IMMIGRATION BASED ON INVESTMENT

Obtaining permanent residence status is possible in different ways, but each of them requires either the presence of the employer, or the knowledge of the English language, or education, or a close relative of an American or persecution in your country. The only way to obtain permanent resident status that does not require all of the above – it’s a way of investing. Every person has a choice of where they want to invest their funds. Whether it’s the opening of the business, joining the partnership in an existing business, the acquisition of commercial real estate and in the end, investing in the regional center – it’s your choice how you want to dispose of your money. This process is quite intuitive: $ 500,000 may be made to the regional center or $ 1,000,000 to be made in any other business and create 10 new jobs. The most important thing that is required of you is to prove the origin of your money. How would you have them or received, if the law of your country supposed to pay taxes, you must prove that you have paid them.

BENEFITS OF IMMIGRATION BASED ON INVESTMENT

EB-5 program has many advantages in comparison with other visa programs based on employment:

•   EB-5 does not require a job offer or confirmation of employment.
•   EB-5 investor must not belong to any special class of persons, to have any education, or have experience of investing. The successful applicant for the EB-5 program can be of any age, an investor with limited knowledge of English, the investor with no prior investment experience, administrative, managerial skills or experience, and the investor without guidance or management skills.
•   The spouse and unmarried children of the EB-5 investor class have the opportunity to obtain permanent resident status, allowing them to live, work and study in the United States. A distinctive feature of this process is the fact that an unmarried child can get the status of a permanent resident with his parents on the sole condition that he / she was under 21 years at the time of filing the petition. Whatever the time considered the petition for a conditional or permanent status, a child who, even more than 21 years, received the status with their parents. As a general rule, the child must be less than 21 at the time of obtaining permanent resident status. If for any reason the documents were not considered at the time the child must have their own reasons for legalization (as a general rule).
•   EB-5 investor in regional centers does not necessarily have to occupy the position of manager, administrator or employee of the business, as well as run a business or to control it. The rules for the EB-5 require the investor to be involved in the work of the enterprise, which may be limited to the daily control or role in shaping the policies of the organization, but it is not required.

REQUIREMENTS TO INVESTOR

Every year 10,000 investors (their spouses and unmarried children under 21 years) it is possible to obtain an EB-5 visa. There are two requirements for the EB-5 visa – to invest money and create 10 new jobs.
For many potential investors EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program is currently the best option, since about 90% of all EB-5 applicants apply through specially established regional centers. If an investor EB-5 program is investing in a commercial enterprise located within this Regional Centre, the deposit amount is reduced to $ 500,000, and the investor is not obliged to immediately podverdit creating jobs, and it can do so by creating a combination of direct and indirect jobs. Today, there are more than 480 accredited regional centers operating in 50 states. A full list of accredited regional centers available on the website .
Currently, the most popular type of investment is the acquisition of commercial real estate for $ 1,000,000 or more, and the creation of 10 new jobs indirectly, through the rental of premises to other businesses. If such a path requires an investment of more than $ 1,000,000, the number of investors may acquire such property and, accordingly, to create new jobs that are multiples of the number of investors.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A VISA EB-5?

EB-5 visa, which is the basis for obtaining permanent resident status can be obtained from the US Consulate in your country of residence or in the US by changing the status. Family members can obtain a visa / status in different places and at different times. As a result, the first petition you will receive a conditional permanent resident status for two years. The condition of your status is an ongoing investment and continued availability of jobs. After 1 year and 9 months after receiving conditional status served a second petition for permanent resident status. US Citizenship You can get five years after receiving a conditional permanent resident status. Obtaining citizenship – it is your right and the decision, but in any case not an obligation.

Mayzel Law Group will assist you at all stages of the process until successful result of your case.