How to break the trap of EB-5 investment immigration in the United States

Investment immigration not only has risks, but also traps. At present, the most traps are concentrated in two aspects, one is the intermediary, the other is the regional center.

Most people in China choose intermediaries for investment immigration, but intermediaries often lack necessary risk warnings, make investment immigration policies beautiful and simple, and even make false propaganda and deceive marketing. For example, the advertisement with "6% guaranteed rate of return" attracts investors, but after the investment fails, it finds various reasons to evade. There are also some intermediaries who cheated from the beginning, circled money under the guise of immigration intermediaries and ran away.

In order to gain the trust of investors, some intermediaries often claim that the project has a government background, which is a propaganda trick to cater to the psychology of Chinese people. Indeed, some local governments in the United States will actively participate in the promotion meeting of local projects, because it will bring taxes to stimulate employment, but the project risks are borne by private companies, and the government does not provide any guarantee or bear any risks.

Trap 2: regional center project fraud

At the beginning of 20 13, the immigration project of Chicago Convention Center, which was widely publicized in China, was suspected of fraud, and more than 200 China people who applied for investment immigration were involved. Seth, the fabricator of this project, invented a person who has more than 30 years of hotel management experience, falsely claiming that Loop Capital is the second largest investment bank in the United States, and the bank guarantees that the funds are in place. At the same time, he exaggerated his cooperation with several five-star hotels and promised to get a green card.

In addition, some immigration agents blindly promote projects without full investigation, which makes a large number of customers fall into the trap of investment immigration. Promoters can still see through the practice of promoting fake immigration projects, but scams like the Chicago Convention and Exhibition Center are often difficult for ordinary investors to identify.

Beware of the false propaganda of the intermediary, and don't believe any propaganda with the word "guarantee", because investment immigration is risky. To be on the safe side, we should entrust a lawyer to evaluate the legality and feasibility of the project, so as to avoid fraud or high risk and cause losses.

So far, there are nearly 600 regional centers in the United States, of which about 50% are investment hotels, so we should keep our eyes open and look for investment hotel projects.

On the one hand, in hotel projects, a lot of money spent on construction and decoration can be falsely reported, so that the project has not started yet, and some of the falsely reported money falls into the pockets of the project sponsors. On the other hand, hotel projects can generate more indirect employment and derivative employment, and it is easier to meet the legal requirements of investment banks and people, so it is easier to attract investors than other projects.

"For example, the actual construction cost of a unit building area is $60, and the regional center may falsely report it as 170. Why are you doing this? Because on the one hand, he can swallow the overpaid 1 10, on the other hand, 170 can create more employment opportunities, which makes it easier to meet the legal requirements of investment immigration and attract investors. "

Trap 3: Poor project management

After all, there are not a few deliberately fraudulent regional centers like the Chicago Hotel Project, and most of them are operated with care, but this does not mean that there is no risk. Because the regional center is the same as the company, if the investment project management is not good, it will bring losses to investors.

Therefore, when choosing a project, investors need to carefully evaluate, find a reliable intermediary or consult a lawyer. Mainly evaluate the qualification of the project sponsor and the feasibility risk of the project. For example, if a project sponsor does not have relevant management experience in this field, the successful operation of the future project will not be guaranteed, and the project may eventually fail due to poor management, which will bring losses to investors.

In addition, it is the choice of investment methods. According to its introduction, there are two investment methods: loan and shareholding. Investors are advised to choose the mode of shareholding, because on the one hand, the mode of shareholding can promote the enthusiasm of the regional center, on the other hand, it can bear the risk of * * * with the project sponsors, and accompany them when they make money, and accompany them when they lose money.

"If it is a loan method, after the project goes bankrupt, the order of compensation is first domestic project personnel, then bank loans, and finally third-party investors. , choose the loan method, once the regional center goes bankrupt, investors may lose everything.

Finally, remind investors in China that American investment immigration is risky. In order to avoid and reduce losses, applicants must fully understand, fully evaluate and do what they can.