A market feasibility study plays two crucial roles in the EB-5 process. First, it is an essential component of a proper and thorough due diligence assessment, as it determines the project’s feasibility for EB-5 approval by USCIS and its potential marketability to prospective investors (if...
When Congress established the EB-5 Visa Category in 1990, its goal was to to ensure that the funds committed by immigrant investors were obtained lawfully and not as a result of any illegal activity. Therefore, lawmakers passed a “lawful source of funds” requirement for both...
This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s “Spotlight” series, in which we feature successful EB-5 projects across different industries and business types. Some of the spotlighted businesses may be our clients’ while others are not, but all have one theme in common: SUCCESS Using EB-5...
On Wednesday, December 15th, Congress temporarily extended the EB-5 Regional Center Program for a second time this fiscal year as part of an Omnibus Spending Bill . This temporary extension gives the program a reprieve until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30,...
Congress established the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program as a provision of the Immigration Act of 1990. Through the EB-5 program immigrants can attain U.S. lawful permanent residency by making a substantial investment in a new commercial enterprise that will stimulate the U.S. economy while...
The more well-known avenues to secure a green card via an EB-5 investment include an individual investor either opening his/her own business or investing in a Regional Center project. Recently, another avenue called a “pooled” Direct Investment project has become popular in industries that create...
The number of countries with immigrant investor programs has increased dramatically over the past decade. Countries with such programs are located all over the globe, including Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. What these programs have in common is the exchange of residency rights or citizenship...
e-Council Inc. is proud to announce its official partnership with NES Financial Corp. (NES), an EB-5 escrow agent market leader, through NES’s exclusive Medallion Referral Partner Program. This program is dedicated to improving the EB-5 process. NES only selects “the most ethical organizations to join...
On September 30th, just as the Program was facing expiration, Congress extended the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 11th as part of a temporary spending bill that will keep the government running through that date. While it is probable that the House and Senate...
The EB-5 Regional Center Program was scheduled to “sunset” on September 30, 2015. In a rare demonstration of bipartisan support, Congress passed, in an eleventh hour majority vote, a temporary funding bill, which included an extension of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through December 11,...