How do American investment immigrants apply for direct investment

When it comes to EB-5 investment immigration in the United States, many investors know that there are two ways of immigration: direct investment projects and indirect investment projects (that is, TEA target employment area projects). According to statistics, the number of regional centers in the United States has suddenly increased from more than 60 five years ago to more than 600 today. The direct investment projects and tea projects in regional centers are also mixed, which makes many investors worry. How to choose? Next, senior immigration experts from Main International will introduce the differences between direct investment projects and indirect investment projects.

It should be noted that whether the investment amount is US$ 500,000 or US$ 6,543.8+0,000 has nothing to do with whether the investment passes through the regional center. If the direct investment project is located in the tea area of the United States, the investment amount can also be 500,000 US dollars. If the regional center project is not located in the tea area, it also needs to invest 6,543.8+0,000 US dollars.

The difference between direct investment projects and indirect investment projects;

1. investment amount: As mentioned above, the investment amount of direct investment projects is 1 10,000 USD, and the investment amount of EB-5 project in TEA target employment area is 500,000 USD.

2. Job creation: The EB-5 project invested by the US Immigration Service requires the applicant to create 65,438+00 full-time jobs. Direct investment projects can only use direct employment; Indirect investment projects that create employment are widely used, including direct employment, indirect employment and extended employment.

3.EB-5 investor participation: investors who handle direct investment projects usually need to participate in entity operations, mostly equity investments, which require investors' management experience and are difficult to control; Investors in indirect investment projects do not need to directly manage the project, but indirectly participate in the EB-5 project through investment and loan, and the mature team in the United States will build and operate the project, but investors must choose the safe EB-5 project, and it is best to control the project rights in their hands.

4. Speed of examination and approval: I-526 application for direct investment projects is fast, and it can be approved within 6 months at the earliest; The approval speed of I-526 for indirect investment projects is slow, which takes about 12- 18 months. However, due to the schedule of EB-5, the approval speed of I-526 is slightly slow for both direct investment projects and indirect investment projects. However, investors can choose EB-5 projects that have been approved by I-924 to apply. In the case that I-924 has been approved by the US Immigration Bureau, the Immigration Bureau does not need to process the project information, but only the personal data of investors, which greatly reduces the waiting time of investors, and I-526 can be approved in six months at the earliest.

Because it takes a long time for USCIS to apply for the approval of the investors of the regional center project, many investors began to turn to the direct EB-5 immigration project. Most of the direct investment projects are labor-intensive small and medium-sized industries, such as supermarket chains, chain restaurants, brand restaurants and other service industries. We see more and more American project developers coming to China to promote EB-5 direct investment projects.

Most direct investment projects are invested by foreign investors in the form of subscription equity, and they also have part of the ownership and management rights of investment projects. Investors can choose to make direct investment anywhere in the United States. The investment in tea will be $500,000, while the investment in economically developed areas will be $654.38+00,000. Hesitant only looks at the direct employment certificate, and the US Immigration Service does not entangle the employment algorithm, which makes the process of hearing the investor I-526 relatively simple. Immigration usually only needs to use the payroll to prove the actual employment, so the approval is very simple.

The main advantages of EB-5 direct investment projects are:

* Equity investment mode, in which the investor owns the shares of the enterprise and the return on investment is high; And it has a certain direct investment in the operation decision-making power of the driving company.

* Most projects are basic salary and labor-intensive, employment is generally guaranteed, and the risk of project migration is low.

* How much mitigation and unit comparison does the project involve? The operation process is relatively simple and transparent, and the operation risk is low.

* The speed is fast, generally about 10 months, and investors can be granted I-526, which is guaranteed to change to a permanent green card.

* Flexible investor exit mechanism. Some projects allow investors to continue to hold shares after five years, enjoy dividends brought by the company's benefits, and can also withdraw their shares and withdraw funds as agreed.