U.S. business owners seeking alternative, nontraditional ways to fund a new business or expand an existing business may want to consider seeking foreign investment capital through the EB-5 program. Investors from foreign countries seeking entrée to the United States are motivated and often have liquid...
No matter what happens at the end of April with the Regional Center Program facing expiration and an uncertain future, one thing is clear: Navigating the EB-5 process is challenging and time-consuming. The stakes are high – there is no room for error at any...
Since its inception in 1993 as an outgrowth of the EB-5 program first introduced in 1990, the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program has been a productive tool for foreign nationals seeking to immigrate to the United States through passive investment as well for U.S. business...
One of the first questions that potential EB-5 applicants ask is: "How much do I need to invest in order to qualify for an EB-5 visa?” While the answer to this question is quite simple, it is often shrouded in confusion. In this article, we...
Back in March, 2016, we announced the launch of our new animated explainer video, “The EB-5 Process Explained.” Conveniently located on our home page, the video guides viewers through the complex EB-5 process in an entertaining and easy-to-understand format. In response to popular demand, we have now translated the...
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...
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 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,...
In June, two United States senators—Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont—introduced legislation to reauthorize and reform the EB-5 Regional Center Program, which is set to expire on September 30th. The Leahy-Grassley bill was actually the third bill to...
This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s new “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...