After 26 years, U.S. investment immigration is undergoing a significant transformation. The U.S. Congress is in heated debate, the EB-5 visa backlog is currently alarming, and to catch the last opportunity for a $500,000 investment immigration to the U.S., another round of quota competition for the fiscal year 2016 is about to begin. WorldWay Immigration experts believe that in response to the changes in U.S. investment immigration policies, the following three types of EB-5 projects will be highly favored.
1. Projects Pre-Approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Projects that have been pre-approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have the distinct advantage of potentially entering a fast-track approval process and successfully obtaining approval, which not only reduces the green card risk for investors but also saves time on processing project documents and supplementary materials. This is currently the best choice to cope with backlogs, application delays, and changes in the 930 policy.
2. Popular Projects Around Metropolitan Areas
Overall, restrictions on metropolitan areas may become a basic consensus in the new EB-5 proposal. Once the new EB-5 proposal is introduced, it may mean that EB-5 projects in metropolitan areas will no longer meet the requirements. Conversely, some projects around metropolitan areas may become popular EB-5 choices to defend against price increases and changes in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA).
3. Projects with Sufficient Employment and Low Repayment Risks
Whether EB-5 investors can obtain a permanent unconditional green card ultimately hinges on job creation. Even if investors obtain a temporary green card, after two years, their temporary green card will face termination if job creation is not completed, which poses a significant potential risk to obtaining a permanent green card safely.
In addition, whether EB-5 funds can be recovered, whether the project is designed with exit strategies acceptable to Chinese investors, and whether repayment is guaranteed are also important issues that investors need to pay close attention to. Controlling these risks requires investors to be discerning and carefully select projects, as well as to choose an experienced project operation team.
WorldWay Immigration Group focuses on the concept of selecting high-quality projects and, through rigorous review methods, selects U.S. investment immigration EB-5 projects with low risk and high investment value for investors. This approach is more adaptable to the current critical period of U.S. investment immigration, where "projects are king" has become the new norm.
Currently, WorldWay Immigration Group serves as the exclusive chief agent for three high-quality projects in China—DLJ Four Seasons Hotel Resort Project (a successfully approved project with a trillion-dollar real estate fund for investment and repayment), and Columbus 90 Apartment Project (a Manhattan concept apartment project with a full set of I-526 documents already sample approved). Both are popular projects around metropolitan areas, with strong developers, sufficient employment, low investment and repayment risks, and good exit mechanisms. Currently, WorldWay Immigration's 10th anniversary celebration is in full swing with significant discounts. For more information on activities and projects, please inquire at: 400-138-2929.
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