The United States Citizenship & Immigration (USCIS) has made it mandatory for the investors to comply with certain guidelines and requirements to avail the Green card. For an investor, to reside in US is possible under the EB-5 Investor Visa. The investor must invest an amount of $500,000 or $1 million in the US economy. The investment can be made to any commercial enterprise which can be privately owned, public, proprietary, partnership in structure. The investment under the EB-5 Investor Visa project should also produce 10 direct jobs for the local US workers. The immigrant is first issued a conditional EB-5 investor visa which is subsequently converted to a permanent visa upon a successful compliance of the conditions. The visa initially covers the investor, the spouse and the children (below 21 years of age and unmarried).

The migration policy also makes it possible for the EB-5 investor to go in for real estate development as part of their investment. As a provision in the policy the investor doesn’t have to directly associate with the business or be an active part of business. This makes real estate development a preferred choice for many an EB-5 visa investors now a days. The potential in real estate provides a good appreciation on investment and at the same time allows the EB-5 investor to focus on other opportunities.

However, prior to making the investments the EB-5 investors are also required to declare about how the funds have been generated. The legality of the investment should be made clear by submitting the necessary financial papers. The benefits with the investment in the real estate under an EB-5 investor visa avail both i.e. US residency and a good appreciation on the investments made.