Description: The LCP Group provides a comprehensive EB-5 visa overview that helps investors make smart decisions about their immigration plans.
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was created in 1990 by the United States Congress to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign investment and create jobs for U.S. workers. The EB-5 visa program is administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) , and provides each participating foreign investor the opportunity to obtain a green card by investing in a new commercial enterprise in the United States that creates 10 jobs for U.S. workers. The current minimum investment amount
At a high level, there are five core steps to the EB-5 program:
Essentially, the EB-5 visa allows for U.S. citizenship by investment . A qualified EB-5 investor is entitled to obtain legal permanent residency in the United States with a green card. In addition, your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 are also eligible to acquire permanent residency in the United States under the same EB-5 application and through the same $800,000 investment (or $1,050,000 as applicable).