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Employment-based fifth-preference green card for foreign investors who invest in a new commercial enterprise that creates at least 10 full-time US jobs. Reformed by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022.
Investors able to make a substantial, at-risk capital investment that creates US jobs.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Your investment must create at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers, generally within about two years of your admission as a conditional permanent resident.
EB-5 is the immigrant investor green card: you invest from USD 800,000 in a Targeted Employment Area (or USD 1,050,000 standard) in a new commercial enterprise that creates at least 10 full-time US jobs.
Yes. Your spouse and unmarried children under 21 can obtain green cards as your derivatives, and you must document that your invested capital was obtained through lawful means.
EB-5 requires a substantial qualifying investment in a new commercial enterprise, with a lower minimum available for investments in a targeted employment area (TEA) and a higher minimum for standard projects.
A direct investment means you invest in and typically help manage your own new commercial enterprise, while a regional center investment pools capital into a USCIS-designated project that can count indirect jobs.
EB-5 investors and their family first receive conditional permanent residence for two years, and must file Form I-829 to remove the conditions and become full lawful permanent residents.
A TEA is a rural area or an area of high unemployment (generally at least 150% of the national average), and investing in a TEA qualifies you for a lower minimum EB-5 investment amount.
