Investment Immigration

Immigrating to the United States as an Investor, the EB-5 Investor Green Card Program

US Congress has designed an green card investment program called the Employment-Based category 5 (EB-5) for foreign investors who are considering making a sizable investment in the US economy by injecting the investment funds in an existing company or a Regional Center, or to start a brand new company in the United States and inject the investment funds into the new US enterprise.

The EB-5 program are generally divided into three different variations, which all lead to the green card being approved for the investors.  This webpage will outline the requirements for each type of EB-5 investment program.  To learn more, please contact my office for a free consultation.

Traditional EB-5 Million Dollar Investment Green card

The first type of EB-5 investment program is known as the million dollar investment green card.  This program requires that the investor invest $1,000,000 (one million USD) in a new or existing US Enterprise. The investment must be made after 1990 to qualify under the EB-5 program as the law was enacted in 1990.  The investment funds should be made to an escrow account before the EB-5 application is approved.

Transfer of EB-5 investment funds

To secure the investment in the event that the EB-5 application is denied,

EB-5 Investors are required to prove that the investment funds come from a lawful source

USCIS will expect the investor to provide proof that the investment funds come from a lawful source.  No matter where the investment funds come from, the investor must provide detailed proof that the investment funds did not come from an unlawful source.