The United States is amongst world’s most developed countries, also known as superpower and has a flourishing economy and adequate resources. The USA is a dream-destination country for foreign investors for offering a business-supporting atmosphere and an opportunity to make your business huge profitable.
The US has opened its doors for welcoming overseas entrepreneurs for propelling economic growth and creating employment opportunity in the country. Being highly popularized for offering lots of benefits and privileges to the applicants, the EB-5 visa is mainly introduced to allow foreign entrepreneurs to enter the USA territory.
The process of obtaining the said visa consists of fulfilling several requirements that actually determines whether or not you will qualify to get a conditional Green Card under EB-5 program or not. Meeting the investment requirements and personal net worth is something that needs to be satisfied by all the candidates by demonstrating proper documentary evidence.
The overall processing duration for the EB-5 visa takes around one year. Overseas entrepreneurs need to reveal their business plan to the immigration authorities and persuade them that how their business will make country and its economy prosper.
Here is an important list of visa requirements that need to be taken into consideration by those intending to apply for EB-5 investment requirements.
a) The applicant needs to be an accredited investor, for that, they must have a net worth (jointly held with spouse) of at least $ 1 million if he/she wishes to invest under the 1 million dollar program.
b) Under regional program, the investor must meet the minimum investment amount criteria of at least $ 5, 00,000 and they must invest within the targeted employment area. This investment is done in a regional center.
c) To meet the USCIS requirements, the applicants need to generate 10 full time – direct or indirect – jobs in the country, through the investment made by them in the designated areas.
d) The applicants must have to prove that they have earned the investment amount ($ 5, 00,000) legally.
