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- Silver Surfer
- silver.surfereb5@gmail.com
Address
- Independent EB-5 Business Consultant, Trainer & Advisor
- Buffalo, New York 14220
- United States
- Web Site
- http://www.slideshare.net/bigjoe5
- Contact Email
- silver.surfereb5@gmail.com
- @JoeWhalen1
- Practice Areas
- EB-5 Project Research, Due Diligence & Analysis, Business Plan Development, Business Valuation
- Languages spoken
- English
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Silver Surfer Questions & Answers
- What happens if my I-829 is denied? Must I leave the US immediately?
- What is a Regional Center?
- Can the minimum investment amount ($500,000) ever be increased?
- Can I appeal an I-829 denial to USCIS?
- Can a member of the Communist Party still make a Regional Center investment?
- Can my Regional Center take advantage of indirect job creation by my project outside my area of geographic scope?
- How will USCIS adjudicate I-829 petitions that seek to utilize indirect job creation outside the Regional Center's area of geographic scope?
- What are some reasons for rejection of an EB-5 visa application?
- What issues cause the most problems when applying for an EB-5 visa?
- What is an “at risk” direct investment?
- Regarding to the source of fund, if I have a total income of 0.9 million US dollar for last 10 years, provided the supporting documentation is available,is it acceptable to USCIS that I am capable to make a half million investment through EB-5 pilot program? what if my total income for the last 5 years is 0.7 million dollars?
- If I was denied another U.S. visa, can I still apply for EB-5?
- Can I apply for an Eb-5 visa if I am currently out-of-status (i.e., I live in the United States, but do not have a current visa)?
- If a member of my family or I are already in the U.S. on another visa, do I have to return to my home country in order to obtain an EB-5 visa or permanent residence?
- When will my visa become permanent?
- I want to do due diligence on the Regional Centers before making a decision to invest. This would include visits to the facilities and the management staff in the United States. How do I get a visa to enter the USA for these inspections? I live in Vietnam.
- Why does the Regional Center require fees from investors above the required amount of investment? Are they just ripping me off?
- When was the EB-5 program established?
- What is form I-924?
- If I invest through a Regional Center, does that mean I only have to invest $500,000?
- Is an interview required at the I-829 stage?
- How should I focus my Regional Center search? Should I only consider Regional Center's that have approved I-829's?
- What is the process to become a designated Regional Center?
- Who should consider an EB-5?
- Is EB-5 a truly passive investment?
- What is the premium processing fee for EB-5 petitions?
- Can I travel during the Eb-5 process?
- What is involved in an annual Regional Center compliance report?
- Can I purchase third-party insurance to guarantee my EB-5 investment?
- What is the minimum required amount of capital to be invested in order to apply for an EB5 visa?
- did most of the investors in the past receive back most of their initial capital?
- Are all the English and non-English documents submitted for the application for I-526 need to be notarized? What kind of notarization do we need (ie. notarized by US Consulate, Chinese Embassy or solicitor)?
- Can an I-924 Regional Center DENIAL be appealed? How hard is it? Is it worth it?
- Can the investment amount be raised through angel investors or venture capitalists who are ready to back the petitioner?
- Is a bank loan of US$500,000 acceptable as investment funds? If so, must the investor provide evidence or explanation regarding the loan?
- Upon receipt of Conditional Green Card: 1. Can the investor, spouse and children work and study in US? 2. How long do they have to stay in US every year? 3. Can their stays in US accumulated (ie. accumulated from 2 or 3 trips every year) or do they have to be a continuous stay (ie. stay continuously for 6 months)?
- If I invest $500,000 for the EB-5 project, do I still need to show that I have a net worth in excess of $1,000,000?
- What is the definition of "children under the age of 21"? Is the children eligible if he or she is 21 yrs & one day old (ie. one day after his or her 21st birthday).
- If the investor died: 1. While holding a Conditional Green Card, what will be the outcome? Can his spouse replace the investor's position? Can the spouse and children continue to hold the Conditional Green Card and file the I-829 application? 2. While holding a Unconditional Green Card, what will be the outcome?
- For the "regular" EB-5 program (not the regional center route), must the investment be in a new business? Or do certain categories of existing businesses qualify?
- How am I supposed to "invest" funds in a regional center if I am not in the US, and have no US bank accounts?
- If an RC considered for 20 investors, absorbs sufficient investors in say 1st year, unable to have planned desirable start, it may happen early investors (whose clocks start ticking once entered US soil after getting I-526) fail in I-829 stage in 2 years due to lack of enough created jobs, while those who join later benefit from developed momentum and succeed in I-829. Is there any precautions? Can a specific project have mixed results when it comes to I-829 applications?
- When an EB-5 investor's money provides some of the funds for a business, does the EB-5 investors get credit for all the jobs saved or created?
- If the I-829 is denied, will the client be refunded $500,000 and admin & legal fees? If so, when will the client receive the refund (ie. instantly, 1 year, 2 years etc?
- How do I know which Regional Center to invest in to get my Green Card?
- If the money invested incurs a loss during the conditional period, will the EB5 be cancelled and we be sent back home?
- Can our parents join us on the EB5 visa or can we sponsor them for a green card during the conditional period of two years?
- What is the Administration Fee in EB-5 process that is before fund $500,000 ?and how much is the Administration Fee ?
- We are preparing for petition for eb5 immigration. In the meantime, we hope to apply for a F1 visa for my child to go to America. It is my understanding f1 visa is non-immigration visa and it would be objected if we have apply for eb5 visa. When is the good timing for applying both visa? would F1 visa cause problams when interview for eb5 visa and adjustment for the status from f1 to greencard. Thank you for your answer in advance.
- If we form a management LLP & applicants invest in this LLP and through the LLP purchase Apartment communities and directly employ 10 full time personnel per EB-5 applicant will that be acceptable form of job creation to USCIS or are they changing that also.
- If the child under age 21 is already in the U.S. on F1 visa, does he have to return to home country in order to obtain an EB-5 visa or permanent residency with other members of family? Can he travel abroad during the EB-5 process?
- I have a school investment project that I would like to make into an EB5 project to attract foreign investors. Who should I contact other than the regional centers? Also, which regional center should I select for this school? The school is located in New York State. But there are quite several regional centers to choose from. Thanks.