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Minimum in a rural area, high-unemployment TEA, or qualifying infrastructure project. Standard projects require $1.05 million.
UNITED STATES · EB-5 PATHWAY
Investment that earns a green card.
EB-5 is the permanent-residency route for investors who can place capital in a qualifying US project and stand behind ten full-time jobs. It is not a treaty visa. It is a long-horizon move for the whole family.
The numbers that frame the file.
Under current EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act rules. We re-check thresholds before any capital is committed.
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Full-time positions for qualifying US workers the investment must create or preserve.
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Typical conditional green card period before removal of conditions, when job and project tests are met.
When EB-5 beats E-2, and when it does not.
E-2 suits treaty nationals building an operating business they will run day to day, renewed while the venture stays real. EB-5 suits families who want a direct path to permanent residency through a vetted project, often regional-center backed, with capital fully at risk. Many clients compare both on the first call. We help you choose on facts, not brochure promises.
Four gates every EB-5 file must clear.
USCIS reads for substance at each step. We build the narrative once and carry it through.
Project diligence
Regional center or direct, TEA or standard, I-956F approval status, developer track record, and how jobs will actually be counted.
Lawful source of funds
A documented trail from earned income, business sale, inheritance, or gift, strong enough for USCIS and your bank.
Capital deployment
Investment placed and at risk in a new commercial enterprise before or as the I-526E petition is filed, with escrow and release mechanics understood.
Residency sequence
Conditional green card, job verification at I-829, then permanent status for the principal investor, spouse, and unmarried children under 21.
Three ways clients enter EB-5.
Same statutory test. Different project shapes. We match the route to how you actually hold and move capital.
REGIONAL CENTER
A USCIS-approved sponsor pools investor capital into larger developments. Indirect job creation is counted. Most files we see land here.
DIRECT / NCE
You invest in your own new commercial enterprise and hire directly. Higher control, heavier operating burden, cleaner if you are already building in the US.
RURAL TEA
Projects in rural set-aside categories can move on the lower threshold and, under current USCIS queue rules, often see faster attention than standard metros.
Talk to the North America investment desk.
We pressure-test the project, the source-of-funds story, and the family timeline before you wire a dollar. Immigration counsel stays in the loop from day one.
Book a consultationPlan the investment. Earn the residency.
A confidential conversation, project shortlist, capital plan, and what happens after you land.