Latest news on U.S. Investment Immigration EB-5 visas: Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State, announced at the American Immigration Lawyers Association conference on August 22 that U.S. Investment Immigration EB-5 visas have entered a period of retrogression. This means that visa processing for applicants born in mainland China is frozen until the start of the next fiscal year (fiscal year 2015) on October 1. In response, Worldway U.S. immigration experts stated that this news will trigger a new wave of EB-5 investment, and the number of EB-5 applications will surge.
With the arrival of the U.S. Investment Immigration EB-5 visa retrogression, selecting a project and applying as soon as possible has become critical. However, the U.S. Investment Immigration EB-5 Act requires that EB-5 projects must be "at risk," which makes many investors hesitant. Worldway U.S. immigration experts state that the two major risks of EB-5 investment projects are: employment risk—that is, whether the conditional green card can be converted to a permanent green card in two years; and investment risk—that is, whether the investment can be recovered in five years. However, the EB-5 Act does not specify risk levels; as long as it can be proven that the EB-5 investment is at risk, even if the risk is very small, it complies with the EB-5 Act. The risk level of U.S. investment immigration is determined by the project itself; therefore, choosing a high-quality project is the key to reducing risk and successfully immigrating.
New York Liberty Garden Luxury Apartment Project
Worldway has 17 years of experience in investment immigration, focusing on selecting high-quality U.S. immigration projects and laying a solid foundation for countless clients on their path to U.S. immigration. Recently, Worldway, in partnership with the Lightstone Group, launched another high-quality U.S. Investment Immigration EB-5 project: the New York Liberty Garden Luxury Apartment Project. Located in a bustling area of New York, the project features complete surrounding facilities and provides high-end rental-only luxury apartments for senior white-collar professionals working and living in New York.
The developer's decision to make the New York Liberty Garden Luxury Apartment project rental-only indicates two things: the project developer, the Lightstone Group, has sufficient cash flow for repayment and does not need to rely on sales to recover funds; and the project is a scarce resource that can provide continuous profits for the developer, with broad appreciation potential. As one of the largest private developers in the United States, the Lightstone Group has a 26-year history of success, owns two real estate funds registered with the SEC, and has development projects across 43 states. In 2014, it was named one of the developers with the most projects in New York City by the industry magazine The Real Deal. U.S. immigration investors lending EB-5 investment funds to such a corporate giant is a decision that stands the test of time. At the same time, the mortgage guarantee for the EB-5 fund repayment of this project exceeds 14.5 times, with equity collateral exceeding 2.8 times and personal asset guarantees at 11.7 times, which fully demonstrates the extremely high safety factor of this project.
With U.S. investment immigration retrogression now in effect, Worldway U.S. immigration experts advise investors to select high-quality projects and apply as soon as possible. For more information on U.S. investment immigration, please call 4000-0909-899.
