Immigration to the United States requires your account number100W. What does this mean?

About American investment immigrants, it doesn't mean that you have 100W in your bank account. The other 20 13 places are full, and there is a slot at present. Investment immigration is completed through the following conditions.

In the American Immigration Naturalization Act of 1990, the U.S. government established the fifth priority for professional immigrants (8 U.S.C. 1 153 (b) (5) Article 203 (b)) to encourage foreign investment. Investment immigration (EB-5) has universal advantages for foreign citizens who have sufficient assets and intend to immigrate to the United States. Investment immigration does not require applicants to have any academic qualifications or other resumes and qualifications. No matter what nationality the applicant is, whether he has investment experience, business management skills or even speaks English, he can apply. According to the Memorandum of Understanding on Investment Immigration (EB-5) issued by the US Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration Bureau in June 10, about10,000 visa places are allocated to eligible foreign investment immigrants in the United States every year, of which 3,000 visa places are reserved for investment in targeted employment areas. Also known as TEA), another 3,000 visa places are reserved for investment immigrants who invest in regional centers (also known as RC). So far, investment immigrants have been far below this quota. In the first few years of the law, the Immigration Bureau only issued about 300-400 EB-5 visas each year. Therefore, as long as the applicant's funds are legal and meet the following three conditions, he can obtain permanent residency in the United States:

Object and method of investment

EB-5 investment visa stipulates that the business entity invested by the applicant must be a profit-making enterprise. Such enterprises in the United States include Corporation, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other legal persons or individual-owned enterprises, but do not include non-profit organizations.

As for the investment method, the regulations of the Immigration Bureau are also quite flexible. Applicants can apply for a green card through the following three investment methods.

1. New commercial enterprises. As the most basic investment method, the applicant can:

1. Establish and manage a new enterprise anywhere in the United States, acquire an existing enterprise, and substantially rebuild or reorganize the enterprise;

2. Invest in an existing enterprise to increase its net assets or the number of employees by 40%.

Multiple EB-5 applicants can invest in an enterprise at the same time, but the investment amount and the job opportunities created by each investor must still meet the requirements of the Immigration Bureau.

Two. Enterprises in trouble.

Applicants can apply for EB5 immigrant visa through the acquisition and management of enterprises with difficulties. Difficult enterprises refer to enterprises that have existed for more than two years before the applicant applies for investment immigration (Form I-526) and have lost more than 20% of their net worth in one or two years. For applicants who have acquired difficult enterprises, the US Immigration Service does not require an increase of 10 jobs, but only requires the existing 10 jobs or the employment status at the time of investment to be maintained for at least two years. However, as a special case of the acquisition of existing enterprises, the net value is still required to increase by 40%.

Three. Pilot project of regional center.

Investors can also invest their money in "regional centers" approved by the Immigration Bureau and become partners or shareholders of a certain project. In order to stimulate foreign investment, American immigrants will allocate 3000 visas to EB-5 applicants who invest in "regional centers" every year. Compared with other investment methods, "regional center" is unique, for example, investors are not required to participate in daily company management, and in addition to direct employment opportunities, indirect employment opportunities also meet the requirements of "creating 10 employment opportunities" by the immigration bureau, and so on. At present, almost 90%-95% EB-5 applicants have chosen this investment method. The deadline for the resettlement plan of the regional center was postponed several times, one after another to September 30th, 20 12, and then to September 30th, 20 15.

Minimum investment amount limit

Generally speaking, the US Immigration Service requires an investment of not less than $654.38+00,000. However, there are exceptions. In order to stimulate the economic development of remote or high unemployment areas in the United States, the Immigration Bureau stipulates that if an applicant invests in a "target employment area", that is, a rural area with a population of less than 20,000 or a high unemployment area with an unemployment rate higher than 50% of the average unemployment rate in the United States, the upper limit of the investment amount can be lowered to not less than 500,000 US dollars. It is also worth noting that the investment threshold of regional centers in most departments is not less than $500,000.

Create employment opportunities

In addition to investment funds, another core requirement is to create employment opportunities. Generally speaking, within two years after the I-526 form is approved, investors must directly employ 65,438+00 full-time American employees to start a new enterprise. For investors who participate in the regional center plan, it is necessary to prove that the regional center is operated according to its approved business plan; For investors who buy difficult enterprises, at least the number of employees should be maintained when investing. According to the law, American employees include American citizens, American green card holders, other legal immigrants, EB-5 investors themselves and their spouses' children.