In recent years, investment immigration to the United States has become popular. Industry insiders believe this is related to the increasing number of students studying in the United States. Some parents feel that: first, sending their children to study in the United States is not as cost-effective as investing in immigration, which could save them $20,000 to $30,000 in tuition fees per year; second, it is difficult for international students to stay and develop in the United States; third, after the financial crisis, asset prices in the United States have declined, and some investors believe they can find valuable projects in the U.S. The EB-5 investment immigration program is defined as an investment immigration program that provides foreign investors with U.S. residency rights and business opportunities in existing or newly established enterprises in exchange for the investor's investment and actual operation of the investment.
As a type of investment immigration program, EB-5 also aims for family immigration as a return on investment. However, apart from the fixed investment amount, it does not impose overly stringent requirements on immigrants, which makes the EB-5 program meet the needs of certain specific immigrants.
Compared to common investment programs in other countries, the EB-5 program has the following characteristics:
First, EB-5 requires investors to genuinely invest in a project, which may carry risks. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services also stipulates that investors must invest in a project that has risks in order to be approved.
Second, the other requirements for investors are relatively lenient. There are basically no requirements regarding age, business management background, education, or English proficiency.
Furthermore, due to the lenient immigration conditions of the EB-5 program, the probability of applicants being denied a visa is quite low. However, there is still a possibility of being denied during the application process, which usually occurs during the investment application and immigration interview stages. A denial is often due to the inability to clearly explain the source of the $500,000 investment, as investors must prove the source of the funds according to U.S. requirements. The probability of being denied during the interview is very low, and only two factors can lead to this situation: first, failing the medical examination, and second, if relevant documents are found to be suspicious of forgery.