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...
Some EB-5 projects involve public-private partnerships between Regional Centers and municipal or state governments. These partnerships appear to be a mutually beneficial way for developers and governments to work together on large-scale, landscape-altering projects that concurrently serve consumers and the public good. Governmental involvement in...
Developers have increasingly looked to the EB-5 program as a less expensive, more easily obtainable source of capital compared to traditional financing. However, one drawback of the EB-5 program is the lengthy processing time of I-526 applications. As a result of the ballooned number of...
Brazilian nationals seeking admission to the United States are not eligible to apply for the E-2 Treaty investor visa[1]. Brazil is not a Treaty Country,[2] so potential Brazilian investors must find alternate options for coming to the U.S. to invest in and manage a business. Fortunately,...
The classic EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program scenario involves a U.S. company seeking a loan from a pooled EB-5 investment as part of its capital stack. However, a new trend in the EB-5 space is the growing number of international developers using EB-5 funds to finance...
Developers have increasingly looked to the EB-5 program as a less expensive, easier to obtain source of capital over traditional financing. However, lengthy I-526 processing times present a challenge to developers with shovel-ready projects. In many EB-5 deals, investors’ funds are placed in escrow until...