Introduction to the application requirements and process of American investment immigrants

# American Immigration # Introduction The time of investment immigration in the United States is relatively short. As long as you can find a suitable project and confirm your qualifications, you can apply. Let's take a look at the application requirements and process introduction of American investment immigrants.

1. Investment type

In addition, in 1993, the U.S. government specially added the "regional center pilot program" to EB-5 immigration regulations, relaxing the requirement that "ten jobs must be created directly" to "ten jobs must be created directly or indirectly". Make EB-5 a convenient channel with the shortest application time and the least qualification conditions among all immigration categories in the United States.

(a) Investing in new commercial enterprises, including innovative enterprises or restructuring of old enterprises.

(2) To expand existing enterprises, you can invest or inject capital to increase assets or employees by more than 40%, that is, after the capital injection, the number of assets or employees will be 1.4 times of the original scale.

(3) Investment by enterprises in difficulty. During the period from 12 to 14 months before capital injection, the enterprise lost one-fifth of its asset value.

Investment immigrants in the United States are investment and practical operation and investment, but investors do not need any business experience or education, provided they have enough funds.

The new enterprise must be guaranteed to operate for at least two years. If it is difficult for a new enterprise to maintain losses for two consecutive years, investors may not get an immigrant green card.

About the green card granted to investors.

Investors can only apply for a visa after actually investing, and they cannot apply for an immigrant visa before investing. Even if the Immigration Bureau approves its application for investment immigration, investors will get a conditional temporary green card within two years. After two years, the Immigration Bureau will review its investment projects, and those who pass can be converted into permanent green cards. If investors fail to invest for two years, they must bear the corresponding risks.

2. Application conditions

EB5' s qualification requirements for applicants are quite relaxed. Investors don't need to be restricted by any business background, age, education level and language ability, as long as they can prove that the source of their investment funds is legal. Moreover, this fund is not required to be obtained through the operation of the enterprise itself, but can also be inherited or donated. This immigration category is characterized by "family immigration", that is, investors and their spouses and unmarried children under 2 1 can apply for immigration at the same time.

(1) Investors must be at least 2 1 year old.

(2) Investors do not have to have any academic qualifications, business or work experience.

(3) The investor must have an asset certificate of $500,000 (the applicant does not need to accumulate it himself, and there are gifts and inheritance, etc.). It is also acceptable, but it must be through legal and proper channels. )

(4) Investors must have invested or are actively investing the specified investment amount.

(5) The investor is in good health and has no criminal record.

Step 3: Apply

You can apply if you meet the conditions for applying for investment immigration in the United States.

EB-5 application procedures and time periods of each procedure are as follows:

1. It takes about 2 months to evaluate the establishment of American companies or "limited partnerships" or regional investment projects.

2. It takes about 3 months to submit the I-526 form to the Immigration Bureau for approval of investment immigration.

3. After the examination and approval by the Immigration Bureau, the applicant's materials will be forwarded to the National Visa Center NVC for the green card number, and finally the US Consulate General in Guangzhou will give the applicant the No.4 file bag, that is, the interview notice. About six months.

4. Wait for the face-to-face visa of Guangzhou Consulate General and get the visa. About 1 month

4. Application process

American EB-5 investment immigrants, we often hear people mention it in our lives. Since its inception, the project has been touching people's hearts. The application process of EB-5 program for American immigrants has always been a topic of concern. What is the application process of EB-5 program for American immigrants?

1. Entrust an immigration agency to handle investment immigration and formulate an application plan;

2. The applicant prepares the basic application materials according to the list;

3. A complete set of application materials is compiled and produced by the US Immigration Service;

4. The applicant will remit investment funds, management fees, attorney fees, etc. Transfer to the relevant account;

5. American lawyers submit a full set of application materials to the Immigration Bureau;

6. Approved by the US Immigration Bureau (I-526) (if the application is rejected, the Immigration Bureau will refund the investment money to the investor).

7. Supervise the remittance of investment funds by banks;

8. Submit the documents to the National Visa Center and then forward them to the consulate to inform the applicant of the interview;

9. Obtain an immigrant visa after passing the interview; (If the interview is rejected, the immigration agency will refund the investment money to the investor and deduct the relevant administrative expenses. )

10. After the visa is approved 180 days, he will land in the United States and get a conditional green card within one month;

1 1. 1 year and nine months later, submit I-829 application materials and apply for a permanent green card;

12. You have the right to apply for American citizenship after obtaining a green card for 5 years.