Immigration through Investment to the U.S.A
EB-5 Investor Visa
With an investment of at least $500,000 it is possible to obtain a Green Card to either live and work in the US without restriction or even retire to the US. The visa that can achieve this is the EB-5 Investor Visa.
What¡¯s EB-5 Investor Visa?
EB-5 Visa, (GREEN CARD) allows for you and your whole family to become US Permanent Residents by investing $500,000 in a Structured Investment within a regional center approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.
Under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. ¡ì 1153(b)(5) of the U.S.A, 10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individuals seeking permanent resident status on the basis of their engagement in a new commercial enterprise.Of the 10,000 investor visas available annually, 5,000 are set aside for those who apply under a pilot program involving an CIS-designated ¡°Regional Center.¡±
A "Regional Center":
* Is an entity, organization or agency that has been approved as such by the Service;
* Focuses on a specific geographic area within the United States; and
* Seeks to promote economic growth through increased export sales, improved regional productivity, creation of new jobs, and increased domestic capital investment.
"Alien investors" must:
* Demonstrate that a "qualified investment" (see below) is being made in a new commercial enterprise located within an approved Regional Center; and,
* Show, using reasonable methodologies, that 10 or more jobs are actually created either directly or indirectly by the new commercial enterprise through revenues generated from increased exports, improved regional productivity, job creation, or increased domestic capital investment resulting from the pilot program.
Eligibility
Permanent resident status based on EB-5 eligibility is available to investors, either alone or coming with their spouse and unmarried children. Eligible aliens are those who have invested -- or are actively in the process of investing -- the required amount of capital into a new commercial enterprise. They must further demonstrate that this investment will benefit the United States economy and create the requisite number of full-time jobs for qualified persons directly or indirectly within the United States.
In general, "eligible individuals" include those:
1.Who establish a new commercial enterprise by:
* creating an original business or engage in a limited partnership;
* purchasing an existing business and simultaneously or subsequently restructuring or reorganizing the business such that a new commercial enterprise results; or
* expanding an existing business by 140 percent of the pre-investment number of jobs or net worth, or retaining all existing jobs in a troubled business that has lost 20 percent of its net worth over the past 12 to 24 months; and
2.Who have invested -- or who are actively in the process of investing -- in a new commercial enterprise:
* at least $500,000 where the investment is being made in a "targeted employment area," which is an area that has experienced unemployment of at least 150 per cent of the national average rate or a rural area as designated by OMB; and
3.Whose engagement in a new commercial enterprise will benefit the United States economy and:
* create full-time employment for not fewer than 10 qualified individuals directly or indirectly; or
* maintain the number of existing employees at no less than the pre-investment level for a period of at least two years, where the capital investment is being made in a "troubled business," which is a business that has been in existence for at least two years and that has lost 20 percent of its net worth over the past 12 to 24 months.
Requirements for the accredited investors :
* establishing a new commercial enterprise,
* investing the requisite capital amount $500,000,
* proving the investment comes from a lawful source of funds,
* creating the requisite number of jobs,
* demonstrating that the investor is actively participating in the business; and, where applicable,
* creating employment within a targeted employment area
The EB-5 visa can be used in a various ways. It can be used by individuals wishing to operate their own business in the US or by individuals who would be happy to invest into a scheme operated by a third party provider.
At QDTO we are able to offer impartial advice on the use of the EB-5 visa. We would like to work both with individual investors seeking an EB-5 visa as well as with the ¡°Regional Centers¡± in America who are seeking investment in China.
We strongly recommend legal advice is taken before pursuing an EB-5 visa. If you would like to discuss your options in this respect, please contact us on 86-532-83866118 or e-mail us at qdto666@sina.com.
