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EB-5 "Regional Center" Investor Green Card
The EB-5 “Regional Center” Immigrant Investor Program Qualifying for Permanent Residence through a $500,000 Investment
Under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, a $500,000 investment in a "Regional Center" enables foreign investors to qualify for the Green Card without the constraints of having to set-up and manage a U.S. business. This immigration option allows investors to live in any U.S. state and engage in a business, employment, or any activity of the choice, or just retire.
Anthony Olson, P.A. has successfully processed numerous permanent residence petitions on behalf of investors who qualified for the Green Card through a $500,000 investment in a "Regional Center" Project.
Please feel free to request a comparative report prepared by Attorney Anthony Olson on “Regional Centers” that have successfully qualified our investor clients for permanent residence in the U.S.
What is a "Regional Center"?
A so-called Regional Development Center is an entity, organization or agency that has been designated as such by CIS (Citizenship and Immigration Services) and that enables foreign nationals to qualify for permanent residence based in their investment in the Regional Center.
Regional Centers focus on specific geographic areas within the United States where they seek to promote economic growth through increased export sales, improved regional productivity, creation of new jobs, and increased domestic capital investment.
Regional Center Operation
A Regional Center sets up limited partnerships, each with its own business activity, and manages the business of the limited partnerships as the general partner.
Foreign investors who wish to obtain permanent residence in the United States may become limited partners through a $500,000 investment in a project.
As a limited partner, the investor does not have to manage the business actively, or live near to the business.
Regional Center Obligations
The Regional Center must show that 10 or more jobs per investor are actually created, either directly or indirectly, by the new commercial enterprise engaging in its business activity.
Investor Obligations
The investor must prove that he/she has invested funds that were obtained through legitimate means such as employment, business ownership, investment, inheritance, or a gift. U.S. CIS typically expects the investor to provide the last 5 years of tax returns from the investor’s home country or country of current residence, and to document clearly how the investment funds were obtained.
Sample Projects and Activities of Various Regional Centers
The Regional Centers throughout the U.S. focus on different economic growth activities. Different programs have different green card approval track records, depending on the project activities, the job creation methodology, and on the length of operation of the respective Regional Centers.
The following are some of the presently available Regional Centers Activities:
- Downtown commercial development
- Conferring low interest loans to expanding businesses
- Commercial development of former military bases
- Development of fuel grade ethanol production facilities
- Commercial, industrial, residential development
- Building of assisted living facilities for the elderly
- Dairy farming programs
- Agricultural investments
We kindly invite you to call attorney Anthony Olson at (941) 362-7100 for a free phone consultation about the Regional Center Investment Program and the Green Card application process. You may also email your name and phone number to info@eb5investorgreencard.com and Mr. Olson will promptly contact you.
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be solely based upon advertisements. Before you decide, please ask us about our qualifications and experience and we will be pleased to send you free written information upon request.
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