EB-5 Investors Visa

The United States Congress created the EB-5 Program in 1990 to enable high net worth foreign investors to obtain a US visa for themselves and their immediate family. The EB-5 visa is gaining popularity as an alternative to the embattled H-1B visa, which is the most popular US visa category for the movement of Indian…

As the H-1B visa program faces future uncertainty, especially under the Trump administration, many H-1B visa holders are turning to the EB-5 Program as a shorter alternative pathway to U.S. citizenship. The H-1B visa program has faced uncertainty ever since President Trump expressed a desire for U.S. companies to hire more Americans. A bill was…

The current administration’s recent crackdown on H-1B visas as well as the lengthy waiting lists for EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based visas has forced many Indians to find an alternative green card to allow them to live the American Dream and work in the United States. A large number of Indian students and workers are now…

Indian investors are pursing EB-5 immigrant investor visas in greater numbers than ever before. The EB-5 immigrant visa allows qualifying investors to receive green cards, based on an investment of US$500,000 in the U.S. that creates at least 10 new jobs. The U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) statistics show that Indian investors and their families received 149…

Washington, D.C., September 25, 2017 – The EB-5 Regional Center Program, approved by Congress in 1993 as a temporary program to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, is turning 25 years old in 2018.  As the EB-5 Regional Center Program reaches maturity, U.S. elected officials, legal advisors and investors throughout the world are aware of…

You were probably unaware of the EB-5 visa program. Here is why it is the best choice to study abroad in the US. Most Indians seeking a future in the US pursue the well-known F1 and H1-B visa programs. However, a lesser known program, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, has recently caught the attention of…