Recently, multiple media outlets, including World Journal and the American Legal Network, published a special report titled "Investment for Green Card: A Surge in China," covering the increasingly popular investment immigration market in mainland China.
The report particularly focuses on the Regional Center investment immigration program established by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which involves the government setting up companies in designated areas to promote and enhance economic development in those regions. Foreign investors can obtain a two-year permanent resident status by investing $500,000 in these companies, with the possibility of converting to a permanent status after two years. The $500,000 investment can also be returned to the investor after three to five years. Mr. Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Executive Director of the U.S. Regional Center Industry Association "Investment in US," pointed out that currently, Chinese individuals are the most interested in investment immigration.
