EB-5 Investor Green Card Benefits
EB-5 Investor Green Card Program is a fast track path to getting your U.S. green card within 18 months. It has the highest U.S. Immigration approval, more than the Tourist Visa, Student Visa, and Employment based green cards, and Marriage Visa. U.S. Congress designated 10,000 visas to individuals in the EB-5 Category and each year thousands go unused. With a secure investment of $500,000 into a State certified project in the U.S. you and your family will be able to qualify for a U.S. green card with all the benefits of a resident.
You Can Live Anywhere in the U.S.
If you have always dreamt of living next to the beach in Hawaii or the coast of California, you can do so. If you prefer the lights and sounds of Las Vegas or New York, then the option is available. No matter where you want to live in the U.S., the EB-5 Green Card gives you the ability to choose where you can set up your business in a completely different state than where you live.
Travel to U.S. Hassle Free Anytime
The freedom to travel back home when you please. Once you have a Green Card in the U.S., you can return to your home country and then back to your new home anytime you wish. If you have an emergency in your home country or need to return to the U.S. immediately, just board a plane and leave without having to apply for a visa.
U.S. Education at Citizen Rates
Access to education at resident prices. As a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. you can afford to get higher education while paying the same money citizens pay. The same can be said for family that moves here with you, which includes any children under age 21. If you have always wanted the best education for you and your children, you can have it now with the EB-5 Green Card.
Be An American Citizen in 5 years
Fast track to becoming a U.S. citizen. You might think you will never become an American citizen, but it is possible to obtain your U.S. citizenship 5 years after your Green Card is approved. You need an experienced immigration attorney to process the file smoothly, however, the INA clearly allows citizenship application if you meet all the requirements. Once you have your citizenship, you can never lose it and do not even have to travel back to the U.S. to maintain it.
Own A Business
Owning your own business. Many people will never have the satisfaction of working for themselves, but with one initial investment, you can achieve that dream. The investment does not require you to be involved in daily operations if you apply at a Regional Center. You can be as involved in the business as you want, and you get to choose what you do with your time and money. This is a luxury many people in most countries do not have.
Secure Investment Earning Interest
Investment with a projected return on investment. By working with our EB-5 Investor Green Card Program, your investment money is secure and will earn interest higher than at a traditional U.S. bank.
High Immigration Approval Rate Than Any Other Visa
High U.S. immigration approval rate. In 2009, 85% of EB-5 Investor Green Card petitions were approved by U.S. immigration. This is a much higher rate than student visas, tourist visas, and marriage visas.
Our Services For Regular & Regional Center Programs
We are ready to provide you with comprehensive EB-5 Green Card services that apply to both the Regular and Regional Center programs, including:
- Confirm the source and availability of funds available for your EB-5 Green Card business investment, which generally requires the submission of 5 years of tax filings
- Advise on due diligence for your preferred business investment
- Prepare and file your I-526 petition as an alien entrepreneur with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
- Once you are approved, we help you file for an Adjustment of Status or Immigrant Visa
- When you are granted conditional resident status, we monitor your case during the 21-24 month wait period required to verify that the full investment has been made and 10 jobs created (if applicable)
- We help you file the Form I-829 application to remove conditional resident status at the specified time to obtain permanent residence.
EB-5 Green Card Regional Center Application Services
The Regional Center program is ideal for the retiree or inactive investor due in large part to the “indirect employment creation” requirement and usual limited partner feature of this program. If you choose to invest $500,000 plus acquisition costs through one of more than 70+ Regional Centers, we can assist you by discussing the Regional Center program options that may be best suited to you.
There are several steps in the Regional Center program category which vary based on your individual circumstances.
EB-5 Green Card Regular Program Application Services
If you choose to invest $500,000 to $1 million through the EB-5 Green Card Regular Program, we can help you:
- Advise on reorganizing an existing business to become a qualifying new commercial enterprise
- Identify a “troubled business” that may allow you to create fewer than 10 new jobs
Start The EB-5 Green Card Process Now
Getting started is easy. Schedule a consultation to speak to EB-5 Green Card attorney Cathy Tran Reck in more detail about your case, or contact us at one of our international offices in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City.
EB-5 Investor Green Card Program
EB-5 Investor Green Card Program is a fast track path to getting your U.S. green card within 18 months. It has the highest U.S. Immigration approval, more than the Tourist Visa, Student Visa, and Employment based green cards, and Marriage Visa. U.S. Congress designated 10,000 visas to individuals in the EB-5 Category and each year thousands go unused. With a secure investment of $500,000 into a State certified project in the U.S. you and your family will be able to qualify for a U.S. green card with all the benefits of a resident.
If you are a foreign investor from any country looking to enter the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident, then the EB5 investor Green Card Program is the way to go. High net worth individuals are able to make an investment which creates 10 jobs and obtain their Green Cards as fast as one who marries a U.S. citizen. Other relative petitions take 5-15 years and employment based Green Cards 3-8 years.
Consider the following advantages this program has over other visa programs. The EB-5 Investor Green Card process takes approximately 18 months before you have your Green Card, and qualifying family members are approved at the same time. Here are the five top reasons the EB-5 Investor Green Card Program is ideal for foreign investors.
- Live and work anywhere in the U.S. that you choose
- Work or conduct any type of legitimate business in the U.S. that you choose
- Your children can attend school as a U.S. premanent resident and with lower tuition
- You can travel in and out of the U.S. as many times as you wih
- You can apply for U.S. Citizenship within five (5) years of getting your EB-5 Investor Green Card.
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Who Qualifies for an EB-5 Investor Green Card?
There are no limits as to who can qualify for an EB-5 Investor Green Card as long as they can meet the three requirements. Some examples are student visa holders who want to get a green card without having to marry, retirees who want to be able to live and receive some benefits in the U.S., entrepreneurs who do not qualify for E visas, and families with young children who want the benefits of a U.S. school system.
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Our Full Service EB-5 Investor Green Card Program
For one fee, we will provide you with experienced, professional law office to prepare and submit all necessary papers to the U.S. Immigration and the U.S. Consulate. We have American attorneys on the ground at the U.S. Consulate to assist you with your case, assistance and consultation for the U.S. Consulate interview. All translation and notary services in your country and in the U.S. Setting up all business documents, bank accounts, tax identification numbers. Upon arrival to the U.S., we will provide you with airport pick up, assistance with housing (purchase or rental), consultations for school for children, drivers’ license and identification applications. Additionally, we can provide assistance in applying for social security numbers, and insurance.
The EB-5 Green Card law firm of CTR & Associates Ltd. is available to help you pursue your goal of becoming a U.S. permanent resident through an EB-5 Investor Green Card Program.
There are two EB-5 programs, the Regular Program and the Regional Center Program, and CTR & Associates offer legal assistance with both.
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Electronic Employment Verification Loaded with Unanswered Questions
There are many privacy and efficacy issues related to the latest immigration legislation requiring employment verification system from US workers. While it may appear deceptively simple, it is inundated with problems that would negate any true benefits from immigration reform to eradicate illegal immigration problems. Here’s the article from Immigration Impact.
Today the Senate Immigration Subcommittee held a hearing addressing electronic employment verification. While today’s hearing acknowledged that employment verification is an important element of comprehensive immigration reform, serious questions remain about how a mandatory employment verification system should be designed. Today’s momentum building must be paired with serious analysis of the many serious issues involved with a large, mandatory employment verification system.
While employment verification is viewed as an immigration enforcement tool, it is a program that affects every person working in the U.S.—including U.S. citizens.
US Fingerprint Plan to Verify US Workers’ Identity
The latest immigration legislation to pass this year would require US workers to verify their employment status through fingerprints or biometrics. The logic is sound, stop illegal immigration by stopping employers from hiring illegal immigrants.
As part of broader legislation he plans to introduce later this year that would provide a pathway to legal status for some 10 to 12 million immigrants, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is proposing a plan to require that the identity of United States workers be verified through fingerprints or digital photographs.
The fingerprint plan, which the Senate Judiciary Committee immigration subcommittee chair detailed during a Congressional hearing, drew fire from immigration analysts based on technical and privacy concerns, reports the Washington Post.
The senator didn’t say whether the government would maintain a fingerprint or biometric database, or if identifying data could be maintained in a portable card held by workers, the newspaper notes. However, he emphasized that the fingerprint plan would be used only for employment purposes and would include strict privacy controls.
The latest immigration legislation to pass this year would require US workers to verify their employment status through fingerprints or biometrics. The logic is sound, stop illegal immigration by stopping employers from hiring illegal immigrants.
As part of broader legislation he plans to introduce later this year that would provide a pathway to legal status for some 10 to 12 million immigrants, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is proposing a plan to require that the identity of United States workers be verified through fingerprints or digital photographs.
The fingerprint plan, which the Senate Judiciary Committee immigration subcommittee chair detailed during a Congressional hearing, drew fire from immigration analysts based on technical and privacy concerns, reports the Washington Post.
The senator didn’t say whether the government would maintain a fingerprint or biometric database, or if identifying data could be maintained in a portable card held by workers, the newspaper notes. However, he emphasized that the fingerprint plan would be used only for employment purposes and would include strict privacy controls.
Waiver of the INA 212(e) Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement Pertaining to J-1 Exchange Visitors
A J-1 exchange visitor is defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) as an alien “having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist or leader in a field or specialized knowledge or skill” and the broad category encompasses 13 subcategories within the J-1 provision.
The INA originally required all exchange visitors to return to their home country, or country of last residence, for a period of two years before being able to acquire temporary worker H status, intracompany transferee L status, or permanent resident status. Provisions to waive the two year foreign residence requirement has evolved when in instances compliance would cause an exceptional hardship to the alien’s US citizen or permanent resident alien spouse or child, or result in persecution to the alien on the basis of race, religion, or political opinion.
Are you subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement?
An exchange visitor (EV) may be subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement of INA for one or more of the following reasons. The alien’s participation in the exchange program was funded by the US government, the alien’s own government, or an international organization. The other reason is the education, training, or skill the alien is pursuing appears on the Exchange Visitor Kills List for the alien’s country. Additionally, the alien acquired J-1 status on or after January 10, 1977, for the purpose of receiving graduate medical education or training.
If you are subject, what does that mean?
If you are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement, you may not change your status to that of H, L, or K, or to immigrant or legal permanent status until you have fulfilled the two-year foreign residence requirement by going back to your home country or receiving a waiver of this requirement.
If you are subject to the INA 212(e) and want a waiver of the two-year foreign residence requirement, there are five grounds for waivers.
No Objection Statement (NOS): The alien’s home country government issue a No Objection Statement (NOS) through its Embassy in Washington, DC directly to the waive the requirement. The law precludes the use of this option by foreign medical physicians, who acquired J-1 status on or after January 10, 1977, for the purpose of receiving graduate medical education or training.
Request by an interested government agency (IGA): If an exchange visitor is working on a project for or of interest to a U.S. Federal Government agency, and that agency has determined that the visitor’s departure for two years to fulfill the INA 212(e) requirement will be detrimental to its interest, that agency may request an interested government agency waiver on behalf of the alien for sake of public interest.
Persecution: If an exchange visitor believes that he or she will be persecuted based on his/her race, religion, or political opinion if he/she were to return to his/her home country, the alien may apply for a persecution waiver.
Exceptional hardship to a United States citizen (or legal permanent resident) spouse or child of an exchange visitor: If an alien can demonstrate that his or her departure from the US would cause exceptional hardship to his or her U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident spouse or child, he or she may apply for an exceptional hardship waiver.
Request by a designated State Department of Public Health or its equivalent, CONRAD: Pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 103-416, a foreign medical graduate who has an offer of full-time employment at a health care facility in a designated health care professional shortage area or at a health care facility which serves patients from such a designated area, and agrees to begin employment at that facility within 90 days of receiving such a waiver, and who signs a contract to continue to work at that health care facility for a total of 40 hours per week and for not less than three years, may apply for a waiver under this basis.
