EB5: Employment Based Immigration – Immigrant Investor Program

Congress created the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program, in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.

Eligibility

To qualify for the EB-5 program, a foreign investor must make a minimum capital investment into a new commercial enterprise that creates and/or preserves permanent full-time employment for at least 10 qualified U.S. workers.
You may be eligible to be classified as an EB-5 immigrant investor if you:

• Invest in a new commercial enterprise, which is any for-profit activity formed for the ongoing conduct of lawful business that was either:
  • Established after Nov. 29, 1990; or
  • Established on or before Nov. 29, 1990; that was:
    • Purchased and the existing business is restructured or reorganized in such a way that a new commercial enterprise results; or
    • Expanded through the investment so that a 40% increase in the net worth or number of employees; or
• Invest the minimum amount of capital required, generally $1.8 million, for the location where the commercial enterprise will be principally doing business or creating jobs or $900,000 in a targeted employment area investment.
  
  

It may sound simple, but the steps require significant time and in-depth analysis of your immigration history and the legal requirements. We recommend to speak with us as early as you are thinking about it. Do not wait until you are 100% sure you want to hire this candidate. Consult with us in the early stages. Consider as your consultant. We can save you time and stress. We keep you updated every time there is a notice from the government and new policies by the President (Executive Branch).

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