What is the concept of EB5 investment immigration in the United States?

EB-5 American investment immigration is an investment immigration program specially set up to encourage foreign investors to invest in the United States, and it is an immigration visa set up by the United States government for overseas investors to obtain status.

Investors in EB-5 project need to meet any of the following conditions: ① invest US$ 6.5438+0 million anywhere in the United States and employ at least 654.38+0 employees; (2) Invest $500,000 in low-employment areas recognized by the state and employ at least 10 employees; (3) If you invest $500,000 in a specific area approved by the government, you can form an economic entity through investment (according to the relevant policies of the United States, EB-5 project calls such an economic entity a "regional center"), which can be a private entity or a public institution. Through this project, the accumulated funds invested by economic entities will be introduced into specific American regions.

Generally speaking, qualified applicants can know whether their application has been approved by the US Immigration Service within two to six months after the materials are prepared and submitted, and will be issued with a conditional immigrant visa (conditional green card) within six to eight months. After the end of the five-year investment period under the relevant restrictions, investors can only obtain an unconditional green card with the approval of the US Immigration Service, and their spouses and children can also obtain permanent residency. At present, the US government issues 65,438+00,000 EB-5 visas every year, of which 5,000 are reserved for investors who choose to invest in "regional centers".

In addition, the requirements of EB-5 applicants in the United States are relatively loose, and there are no requirements for education, language, age and business background. It is only necessary to prove that its investment funds are legitimate income (including personal accumulated income, bequest, inheritance, etc.).

The EB-5 project in the United States has been highly sought after by applicants since its launch, and countless people have immigrated to the United States through this project. According to the introduction of Immigrant Home Network, EB-5 investment immigrants have very loose requirements for applicants, which are much lower than those in Canada in terms of education, capital, language and threshold. Applicants only need to invest $500,000 in the target employment area designated by the government through the regional center or direct investment to directly or indirectly create 10 jobs, and then they can obtain a two-year conditional immigrant visa. After the two-year conditional immigrant visa expires,