EB5
I got my EB5 Visa and Green Card in record time and I will show you how can you get yours too!
The EB5 program is one of the best kept secrets in the immigration world. It is not as well known as the other visas but if you have the right qualifications it is one of the most direct, straightforward, simple and fast routes to getting a green card and permanent residency in the US. I should know as I am a successful EB5 Visa applicant and I got my green card incredibly quickly and smoothly.
My name is Paul Hannam and I want to welcome you to this site. I have teamed up with Mirzam Investor Green Card, LLC to help you get your EB5 Visa as quickly and smoothly as possible. They run a great Regional Center and their CEO and President, Clifford Morris, is a recent immigrant himself so he, like me, knows first hand what is involved in getting a visa and moving to the US . Yes, we will coach you through the whole process of getting a green card, preparing you and your family for life in the US and giving you all the inside information that only someone who has actually obtained an EB5 visa would know!. Our website is dedicated to helping you get your green card and going down the investor immigration route. Obtaining your green card with the EB-5 program is one of the most important projects you will ever undertake. So it is well worth getting the best advice and guidance you can get, and this begins by talking to experts who can guide you through the process.
We will provide you with everything you need to help you get your own EB5 Visa
On this website you will find a range of tips, techniques and strategies to help you get your green card with the EB5 investor program. We are confident you will find this information valuable because most of the content is written by people who received an EB5 visa themselves. It is quite possible for you to apply for the visa, make your investment, spend two years with a provisional green card and have your restrictions removed within a few weeks of the end of the two year period. It is all about planning and doing the right things at the right time. We cannot promise you that your application will be as smooth. What we can promise is that you can greatly increase the probability of getting your green card with careful preparation
Everything goes very smoothly for most applicants, and we want to help you enjoy the same experience and achieve the same result. So, we have written the articles on this website to reveal all the things that you will need to know to complete your EB5 visa application successfully. Indeed, when you visit our website you will gain the following benefits: -
A clearer idea of whether the EB5 visa is the right Green Card for you
The inside secrets to completing a successful EB5 application
A roadmap to get you successfully through the process
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We know from applying for other visas like the L-1 visa and examining all the other visas, especially the E-2, that the EB5 is unquestionably the right choice for the right applicant who has the investment available and is looking for a direct route to living in the US. Now that the investor visa has been extended by Congress there is going to be a rush of new applicants who will enjoy all the advantages of this program. It does not matter what is happening to the US economy, there are always hundreds of thousands of people who want to emigrate to this wonderful country and enjoy all the benefits of the American lifestyle. There are still many opportunities for the good life and it all begins with an effective EB5 application.
An effective application begins with you and your mind-set. Is this what you really want? Are you prepared to go through all the legal, administrative and financial effort to make it to the United States? Are you prepared to leave your home land and move to a new country even if it means uprooting your family and leaving your friends? These are big life changing questions that require a lot of thought and discussion with your loved ones. This might well be the biggest decision you make in your life and you want to be absolutely sure it is the right one.
You need to consider both the pros and the cons of immigration. Do you want to build your future in the USA? Do you really want the stress and the upheval of moving thousands of miles? What are you going to do in the US, how are you going to live and work? Think it through. There are so many great advantages of living in the US. There is the great standard of living, the climate, the open space, the positive attitude, the excitement and sense of hope and possibility. Yet there are also disadvantages and you need to reflect on them, and even write them down.
Once you have made your decision to get an EB5 visa the key is to make a firm commitment to the EB5 process itself. Many of us dream of living somewhere new and a few of us do something about it. The key is commitment, and taking consistent action. Plan all the tasks you need to get going, and take action now. At first, you will need to get professional guidance. You will need specialist financial and tax advice, especially if you are high net worth investor. Decisions you make now will have a huge effect, and I recommend you find an advisor who understands both US and your country’s tax laws. These can be hard to find, but it is essential you take the time. If you are a business owner it is especially important that you understand the personal, corporate and capital gains tax implications of your move. Decisions you make now will have a profound effect in the future.
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When you apply for an EB5 program you will need to make an investment in a regional center to create a minimum of ten jobs and it is vital that you find the right regional center to satisfy your needs. A few years ago, the choice was quite limited and applicants found that some regional centers were better than others. Now, there are many more to choose from and you should do your research carefully. Speak to the senior managers of the centers and evaluate their responses. When you invest over $500,000 and make the commitment to putting in the time and effort to getting a green card it is essential that you choose the right regional center for you.
There are a number of experts at the different Regional Centers around the US who can answer your questions and guide you smoothly through all the paperwork. In addition, we recommend that hire your own professional advisors too. The more information about the EB5 visa you have the better.
Here are some of the key terms and definitions of the EB5 program.
There are many different green card and non green card visa programs offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”). These programs provide a number of ways for non U.S. citizens to live and gain employment lawfully in the United States. One of the less well known but increasingly popular programs is the Employment Based Immigration: Fifth Preference (“EB-5”) program, also commonly called the Immigrant Investor Program. This particular program was started 21 years ago in 1990 as an ingenious means way to stimulate growth in the U.S. economy by attracting overseas entrepreneurs and businesses to the U.S. to create growth and jobs. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa confers a form of conditional residency upon its holders, and offers the potential for permanent residency, or the full green card, after two years. The good news is that a successful application also gives the same permanent residency status to the applicants spouse and any unmarried children who are under twenty one years old.
The EB5 Visa Qualification Requirements
Few people can qualify for this coveted visa. The challenge is that eligible investors for the EB-5 Visa, need to prove that they have invested in a current venture or are able and planning to actively invest in a new venture in the US that will create a minimum of ten new American jobs. This means that the visa is only for high net worth individuals. Eligible applicants need to invest either one million dollars in a new enterprise or a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars in a regional center in an area of above average unemployment. In these targeted regions the program is normally administered by a regional center that has been authorized by the USCIS to manage the investor program. The regional centers have less formal requirement for new job creation, and just need to show that your investment will likely create ten new American jobs even if indirectly.
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The Stages in Getting an EB-5 Visa
There are a number of significant stages to getting your visa and you should be fully aware of the whole process. The initial stage in the process in getting an EB-5 visa is to file an Immigrant Petition as an Alien Entrepreneur. In this detailed petition you will need to include a full range of evidence and supporting documents that show the exact details of the new commercial enterprise, full details on how you will manage the business day to day, proof of the investment you have made or plan to invest in the venture, and the number of new American jobs that you will be creating with this venture
Once the petition has been approved , you may then apply to obtain a conditional green card that will give you and your eligible family members the ability to live and work in the United States for a period of two years.
The Requirements for a Commercial Enterprise in the EB5 Visa Program
It is important to note that the commercial enterprise that the investor is associated with must be a for profit new commercial enterprise. This means that to be eligible, the business must have been established after the set up of the investor visa program in November 1990. Alternatively, if the business existed before that date then the investor needs to demonstrate that they will be restructuring it to create either a 40% increase in its net worth or in the number of employees of the business. This can be difficult to prove and the application can be held up by its own complexity. We receommend looking for as simple a route forward as possible that involves the minimal evidence required by the USCIS. The more complex the application and the commercial enterprise, the more chances of something going wrong and some investors have been frustrated by the length of the application.
The new commercial enterprise needs to be for profit and the investor needs to demonstrate that they have invested the required amount of funds. The funds can either be one million dollars or five hundred thousand dollars. Most investors would rather invest the smaller amount, and this means that the investor will need to show evidence that the new business is being located in a “targeted employment area.” This means that the commercial enterprise will be located in either a rural area, or an area with an unemployment rate of one hundred and fifty percent of the national average rate. This is quite specific and can be hard to meet. Generally, the standard minimum investment is one million dollars. Moreover, the investor needs to demonstrate that they are investing their own money and not borrowing the amount from other people or an institution like a bank. It is important to know you have the right amount of funds before embarking on this significant journey. You do not want to find out this restriction later on when you have done so much of hte work.
How many jobs do you need to create?
For a long time, the standard number of jobs that your new commercial enterprise needs to create is ten full time jobs, and the jobs must go to qualified American workers. The jobs must be created as a direct result of the commercial enterprise. If the jobs are to be created indirectly, the investor will need to be associated with a specific regional center who are authorized to create jobs on behalf of the investor. This distinction is critical and needs to be understood. In addition, you should know that a full time job means a minimum of thirty five hours a week. And by “qualified” we mean that the worker must be either an American citizen, a permanent resident, or an immigrant who is eligible to work in the United States . In addition, the ten jobs must be full time, meaning at least thirty five hours a week.
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What exactly are EB-5 Regional Centers
n simple terms, the regional center is a public or private economic venture that is actively committed to stimulating economic growth, increasing the productivity of its region, creating new jobs, and increasing domestic capital investment. All regional centers need to be firstly approved by the USCIS. There are regional centers in every part of the United States and in every type of industry. You can choose from retail, manufacturing, agriculture, real estate and many more. You need to carefully choose your center and we recommend that you speak to the managers and owners. Also, you should know that just because you invest with a regional center, this does not mean that you will automatically have your conditions removed from your investor visa after the normal two year term. As the investor you will need to demonstrate that the investment was at risk, and that the required number of jobs were created irrespective of whether they were direct, in a commercial enterprise, or indirect in a regional center. There is still work to be done, and you cannot afford to take you eye off the ball until those conditions are actually removed. never take anything for granted and keep in regular touch with the managers of your regional center and also the attorneys advising you throughout the two years
Congratulations! You have reached the Finishing Line
You have come a very long way since you first wondered what it would be like to live in the US, and took those first tentative steps towards obtaining your green card. Now you have reached the last stage in the EB5 visa process. Now it is time to petition the USCIS to remove the conditions on your investor visa and get your permanent green card. There is yet another deadline that is critical at this stage. You simply must file the petition to the USCIS within the ninety days just immediately before the two year anniversary of your entry into the United States as an immigrant investor. You have this ninety day window of opportunity to file the petition and prove that you have met all the legal and financial requirements of the investor visa program.
Hopefully, everything will go smoothly and you will receive that magical letter confirming that the conditions have been removed from you immigration status, and that you are free to live and work in the United States for as long as you like. Now you and the eligible members of your family have full permanent residency, and you really are green card holders. You will feel elated and deservedly so. You have come a very long way indeed.
Now you are also free to apply for citizenship, and go through the naturalization process. Do not worry. This is a lot simpler than getting your green card. Yes, it will take a while and yes there are some requirements about where you live and how long you spend in the US but you can do it. For now, just enjoy the moment and be grateful for living in the wonderful United States of America for as long as you like.
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