Get a Green Card by Investment
The EB-5 investor program offers permanent residency to foreign nationals and their families so they can live, work, and study in the United States.
We’re here to help investors and businesses navigate the EB-5 process to achieve immigration and financial success.
Review EB-5 projects that meet our due diligence standards.
EB5 Energy
Why EB-5 could be your best immigration option
Quick Process
Quick and direct route to obtaining a US Green Card by investment without the need for a sponsor or employer or any special abilities.
Family Inclusion
Bring your spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old to the US.
Lifestyle Flexibility
Live, work, study, and travel anywhere in the US.
Profit Potential
Opportunity to earn significant profits on your investment capital.
Education Benefit
Lower tuition fees are available for permanent residents compared with international students.
EB-5 Requirements & Eligibility
Investment
Amount
Minimum of $800,000 in a rural or high-unemployment area or infrastructure project. Otherwise, the minimum is $1,050,000.
Source of
Funds
The investor must prove a lawful source of funds. Potential sources include earnings, a loan, an inheritance, a gift, or home sale.
Key Investment
Requirements
Capital must fund a for-profit business, be “at risk” for a chance of loss or gain, create 10 full-time jobs, and be sustained two years.
EB-5 Immigration Process
The US government's EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program enables investors, along with their families, to receive Green Cards by making substantial investments in US businesses that either create or preserve a minimum of 10 American jobs.
Connect with Immigration Lawyer
Meet an experienced EB-5 lawyer [link to directory] who will document your source of funds and file your application.
Choose EB-5 Investment
Contribute $800,000 - $1,050,000 to a qualified EB-5 project.
Application Submission
With your lawyer's assistance, submit Form I-526E to USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services).
Conditional Green Card
Following I-526E approval, you and your family are eligible for conditional Green Card.
Consular Processing or AOS
Applicants outside of US must go through consular processing. Applicants in US adjust status.
Permanent Residency
After Form I-829 approval, conditions are removed from permanent residency. You and your family are eligible for citizenship in five years.
Timelines for EB-5 Process
The EB-5 timeline involves two key considerations:
Application Processing
The I-526E petition processing time varies depending on the project's type and location. Rural petitions take 3 months to 1 year for approval. Petitions for projects in other locations may take 2 years or more.
Visa Availability
Investors from most countries will have a visa available for permanent residency immediately upon I-526E petition approval. Investors from backlogged countries (China, India, and Vietnam) who don’t have reserved visas may have to wait several years. However, investments in rural, high-unemployment, or infrastructure projects offer reserved visas that may be immediately available to anyone.
Use our I-526E Processing Estimator to learn how long your application might take to be processed.
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Due Diligence and Choosing a Safe Investment
While the investment being “at risk” is a program requirement, thorough due diligence can help an investor feel he or she has made the safest EB-5 investment possible.
An EB-5 immigration lawyer can help understand the likelihood of immigration success for a project. However, lawyers are not qualified to advise on the financial risks of an EB-5 investment; thus, an investor should work with an experienced EB-5 financial professional to assess the likelihood of a full and timely return of investment capital.
Visa Allocation
Annual Total
The EB-5 Green Card By investment program offers a minimum of 10,000 visas per year, including family members.
Reserved Visas
Each year 32% of visas are reserved: rural 20%, high-unemployment 10%, and infrastructure 2%.
Reserved Advantages
Set-aside visas are immediately available for investors from any country. Rural investments have priority processing.
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