The United States has always been a popular country for immigration among the Chinese population. In recent years, U.S. investment immigration has remained in a continuous state of fervor in the Chinese market. Especially after Canada and Hong Kong successively suspended their investment immigration programs, many wealthy individuals have shifted their investment immigration targets to the currently more cost-effective U.S. investment immigration.
In the context of a robust U.S. economic recovery, which has once again become the engine of the global economy, and the rapid appreciation of the U.S. dollar, converting Renminbi assets into U.S. dollar assets has become the preferred choice for many high-net-worth individuals for overseas investment and global asset allocation. It is foreseeable that the path for U.S. investment immigration will become even more congested in 2015.
Industry analysis: Since 2014, we have witnessed the closure of the Canadian Federal Investment Immigration and Hong Kong Investment Immigration programs, as well as price increases in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hungary. The United States, which has not raised its investment amount for 25 years, can no longer hold out. It is imperative for U.S. investment immigration, which has maintained an investment amount of $500,000 for many years, to increase its fees.
In 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a bill requiring the investment amount to be adjusted for inflation based on the current investment amount. If this bill is implemented in 2015, even if the investment amount does not increase, the $500,000 investment in TEA areas will rise to $906,500, and the $1,000,000 investment in non-TEA areas will rise to $1,813,000.
So, what impact does the increase in U.S. EB-5 investment immigration have on investors?
First, investors will face increased investment amounts and greater pressure.
When the investment amount rises from $500,000 to $906,500, it means that investors need to invest an additional $400,000, which undoubtedly significantly increases the investment pressure on investors.
Second, the investment risks for investors will correspondingly increase.
What was previously a $500,000 risk investment will become a $900,000 risk investment, which will inevitably increase the amount of investment funds involved in risk management.
Finally, the difficulty of explaining the source of funds will correspondingly increase.
The additional $400,000 that exceeds the $500,000 also needs to be proven regarding its source. After the EB-5 investment increase, the corresponding work and difficulty in preparing the source of funds for investors will also increase.
Experts from WorldWay Immigration analyze that the price increase in 2015 is imminent, and the expiration of the priority dates and regional center legislation (policy changes) further exacerbates the risks of EB-5. U.S. immigration, would you prefer to invest $500,000 or $900,000? Many investors want to select projects as early as possible before the price increase. WorldWay Immigration experts recommend currently choosing projects that have been approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to ensure a successful application and shorten processing time, or to better cope with priority dates and price increases.
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Official briefing session for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Project
Shenzhen
Date: March 22, 2015, Sunday, 14:30-17:00
Location: 29th Floor, Lily Lotus Hall, Four Seasons Hotel, Shenzhen (138 Fuhua 3rd Road, Futian District, Shenzhen)
Special Guests: Mr. Richard C. Dreher, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Mr. Young Min Ban, Director of DVRC Regional Center
Beijing
Date: March 21, 2015, Saturday, 14:30
Location: 3rd Floor, Beijing Hall, Four Seasons Hotel, Beijing (Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Qingdao
Date: March 22, 2015, Sunday, 14:00
Location: Conference Room 2, 5th Floor, The Westin Hotel, Qingdao (8 Hong Kong Middle Road, Shinan District, Qingdao)
Special Guests: Mr. Timothy J. Carson, former Vice Chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and Mr. Joseph P. Manheim, President of DVRC Regional Center
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