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- According to the definition of "A troubled business is an enterprise that has been in existence for at least two years and has incurred a net loss during the 12- or 24-month." When is business considered opened? is it the time an enterprise was incorporated? or when the enterprise paid the first month's rent? or it is no considered opened for business till you have payroll and sell products? In my case the business was incorporated in Aug 2009. Planning and permits took till end of May 2010. First rent was paid in June but the business was open in July 2010. What date will I be able to use to determine the if the business has been in existence for two years? (2012-05-22)
- If I have applied for EB-5 visa, ca my child apply for B1 visa? (2012-05-18)
- 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. (2012-05-05)
- 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? (2012-05-02)
- 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. (2012-04-27)
- 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. (2012-04-26)
- What is the Administration Fee in EB-5 process that is before fund $500,000 ?and how much is the Administration Fee ? (2012-04-08)
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Eb-5 Immigration Process
- How many EB-5 visas are issued every year? (4 answers)
- When was the EB-5 program established? (5 answers)
- What happens if my I-829 is denied? Must I leave the US immediately? (4 answers)
- Can I purchase third-party insurance to guarantee my EB-5 investment? (4 answers)
- Can the minimum investment amount ($500,000) ever be increased? (3 answers)
- Can I appeal an I-829 denial to USCIS? (2 answers)
- What is an NTA and why is it relevant in I-829 adjudication? (1 answer)
- What is form I-924? (4 answers)
- What is the fee for Form I-526? (2 answers)
- What is the fee for Form I-829? (3 answers)
- Where can I find the I-829 regulations? (2 answers)
- Is an interview required at the I-526 stage? (3 answers)
- Is an interview required at the I-829 stage? (3 answers)
- What is the minimum required amount of capital to be invested in order to apply for an EB5 visa? (3 answers)
- What is the EB-5 Investment Visa Program? And what are the obligations of the investor who wants to participate in the investment? (2 answers)
- What is the process to obtain lawful permanent residency through the EB-5 visa program? (2 answers)
- Can my spouse and children also receive "green cards" under the EB5 visa program? (3 answers)
- How long does it take to have an I-525 approved by USCIS? (3 answers)
- Is "premium processing" available for I-526 petitions? (3 answers)
- Is premium processing available for I-829 petitions? (2 answers)
- What issues cause the most problems when applying for an EB-5 visa? (4 answers)
- What are some reasons for rejection of an EB-5 visa application? (3 answers)
- 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)? (3 answers)
- Can I travel during the Eb-5 process? (3 answers)
- 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? (3 answers)
- If I was denied another U.S. visa, can I still apply for EB-5? (3 answers)
- When will my visa become permanent? (3 answers)
- Is EB-5 a truly passive investment? (2 answers)
- 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? (4 answers)
- If I have total income of 0.9 million for the last 10 years, and my tax return for the last 5 years is available, will USCIC accept my source of fund? However, my bank statement does show my money accumulate a bit by a bit since I transfer my money so randomly for other usage or lending to my family. (3 answers)
- How will USCIS' release of materials used to train officers in adjudication of EB-5 cases affect the EB-5 community? (2 answers)
- are Iranian citizens eligble for EB-5 ? (2 answers)
- Are Iranian citizens eligable for EB-5 ? (2 answers)
- Why are Requests for Evidence "commonly necessary" for EB-5's? (2 answers)
- Hi I have read that to prove lawful source of invested funds, the applicant must provide at least the last five years of records, including tax returns and bank statements. However, say an applicant was only 20 years old and has earned the money from a fast growing successful business, but only have 2-3 years of bank records and tax returns, as the business is only 2-3 years old. Would that be sufficient prove if it firmly proves lawful source of the invested funds? (1 answer)
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- What is the premium processing fee for EB-5 petitions? (3 answers)
- if i recieve a visa eb-5 can ithen leave the us and continue to work overseas after my initial arrival to validate the visa and how long can you remain outside the usa (2 answers)
- What Due Diligence questions should I ask Regional Centers to decide investment choices? (1 answer)
- 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)? (1 answer)
- Can the investment amount be raised through angel investors or venture capitalists who are ready to back the petitioner? (1 answer)
- Is a bank loan of US$500,000 acceptable as investment funds? If so, must the investor provide evidence or explanation regarding the loan? (1 answer)
- 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)? (1 answer)
- 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? (1 answer)
- 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). (1 answer)
- 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? (1 answer)
- 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? (2 answers)
- How am I supposed to "invest" funds in a regional center if I am not in the US, and have no US bank accounts? (1 answer)
- How am I supposed to "invest" funds in a regional center if I am not in the US, and have no US bank accounts? (1 answer)
- Must an EB-5 foreign investor, whether by direct investment or by regional center, live in the immediate area where his investment is being made? (2 answers)
- Even though the statute requires an EB-5 petitioner to have invested or be in the process of investing the required capital, does USCIS effectively requires the entire capital amount to be already invested and at risk in the commercial enterprise at the time the I-526 petition is filed? (1 answer)
- 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? (1 answer)
- If the money invested incurs a loss during the conditional period, will the EB5 be cancelled and we be sent back home? (2 answers)
- 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? (1 answer)
- What is the Administration Fee in EB-5 process that is before fund $500,000 ?and how much is the Administration Fee ? (2 answers)
- 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. (1 answer)
- 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. (1 answer)
- 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? (1 answer)
- If I have applied for EB-5 visa, ca my child apply for B1 visa? (1 answer)
- According to the definition of "A troubled business is an enterprise that has been in existence for at least two years and has incurred a net loss during the 12- or 24-month." When is business considered opened? is it the time an enterprise was incorporated? or when the enterprise paid the first month's rent? or it is no considered opened for business till you have payroll and sell products? In my case the business was incorporated in Aug 2009. Planning and permits took till end of May 2010. First rent was paid in June but the business was open in July 2010. What date will I be able to use to determine the if the business has been in existence for two years? (1 answer)
Regional Center
- What is a Targeted Employment Area and why is it important? (7 answers)
- What is involved in an annual Regional Center compliance report? (2 answers)
- What is the process to become a designated Regional Center? (5 answers)
- What is an “at risk” direct investment? (3 answers)
- What is a Regional Center? (3 answers)
- Can my Regional Center take advantage of indirect job creation by my project outside my area of geographic scope? (2 answers)
- How will USCIS adjudicate I-829 petitions that seek to utilize indirect job creation outside the Regional Center's area of geographic scope? (2 answers)
- When is the next USCIS EB-5 stakeholders meeting? (4 answers)
- Other than China, where are the other 'hot' markets for EB-5 investors? (3 answers)
- Is there a fee required for I-526 exemplar filings? (1 answer)
- Where can I get a copy of the laws and regulations of the U.S. EB-5 Regional Center Program? (2 answers)
- What is the definition of "shovel ready" for EB-5 premium processing? (3 answers)
- did most of the investors in the past receive back most of their initial capital? (2 answers)
- From time of submission of an I-924 to USCIS, what is the typical time for acceptance or rejection? I am also curious if someone could tell me the typical Finders fees, incentive fees or commissions charged by Regional Center Promoters or agents and if that is typically on a preformance basis. (2 answers)
- Can an I-924 Regional Center DENIAL be appealed? How hard is it? Is it worth it? (1 answer)
- May a Regional Center continue to build upon initial projects with new projects, i.e. introduce new enterprises in addition to what was originally planned before RC designation? (2 answers)
- 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? (1 answer)
- When a Regional Center (RC) uses an escrow account for investors’ investments, can the money be held in escrow until the investor’s conditional immigrant visa is issued or only until the I-526 is approved? (1 answer)
- 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? (2 answers)
- How do I know what Regional Center to invest in ? (1 answer)
Tax
Regional Center Project selection
- What is the definition of a 'troubled business'? (4 answers)
- How should I focus my Regional Center search? Should I only consider Regional Center's that have approved I-829's? (4 answers)
- Can a member of the Communist Party still make a Regional Center investment? (3 answers)
- What are the benefits of investing in Regional Center projects? And what are some financial risks involved with Regional Center investment projects? (4 answers)
- What questions should EB-5 Investors ask in a Due Diligence regarding an EB-5 project? (2 answers)
- What questions should EB-5 Investors ask to do Due Diligence of a Regional Center ? Will a Regional Center company and principals be in business in the future for Removal of Conditions? (1 answer)
- 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. (2 answers)
- Why does the Regional Center require fees from investors above the required amount of investment? Are they just ripping me off? (2 answers)
- If I invest through a Regional Center, does that mean I only have to invest $500,000? (3 answers)
- Can "Limited Partnership" be considered as a kind of security against possible higher inflation rates in next 5-6 years in the US, if the invested RC project proves to be a commercially healthy entity. In other words, if invested business market value match or exceeds inflation, can investor benefit from his/her investment at the end of investment period by at least getting day's equivalent of initial $500k investment? (2 answers)
- How do I know which Regional Center to invest in to get my Green Card? (2 answers)
- 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. (1 answer)
Visa Selection Process
- What makes the EB-5 Visa program different from the L-1 (manager transfer) or E-1/E-2 (Treaty /Investor)? (2 answers)
- What are some of the benefits of a Green card? (2 answers)
- Who should consider an EB-5? (4 answers)