EB-5 The fifth-class priority occupational immigration in the United States
In addition to traditional relative immigration, there are also professional immigration methods to immigrate to the United States.
According to the US Immigration Law, professional immigration is divided into five categories:
First priority category (EB-1): People with outstanding talents
Second priority category (EB-1): Professional talents and people with special talents
Third priority category (EB-3): Professionals, skilled workers and non-skilled workers
Fourth priority category (EB-4): Special immigration
Fifth priority category (EB-5): Investment immigration to create job opportunities
or above are all professional immigration methods based on the US Immigration Law. Today, Xiaoqiao will take you to have a specific understanding of EB-5 among them.
EB-5: The abbreviation of the fifth priority category of American professional immigration, investment immigrants who create job opportunities. The
EB-5 Act was founded by the U.S. Congress in 1990. The purpose of setting up is to make profits from the U.S. economy through investment and create full-time jobs. There are about 10,000 visa quotas per year.
2003, withdrew from the EB-5 regional center plan. Investing $1 million (non-TEA) or $500,000 (TEA) into projects approved by the USCIS to create at least 10 direct or indirect jobs, the EB-5 regional center program experienced several extensions between 2003 and 2021.
On June 30, 2021, the EB-5 regional center program failed to be extended and the bill was not authorized.
On March 15, 2022, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act 2022 was promulgated, and the EB-5 Regional Center Plan was reauthorized until September 30, 2027. At the same time, the new policy has made adjustments to investment amount, TEA area division, visa allocation and employment calculation.
[Applying Qualification]
1. The applicant must be over 14 years old (some regional centers accept young children)
2. The applicant's spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old can apply at the same time (because of the long EB5 schedule, it is recommended that children over 14 years old apply separately)
3. The applicant's business background, education level and English language ability are not required
4. The applicant's assets are not necessarily accumulated by the applicant's victory. Gifts, inheritance... and other methods can be
[Project Advantages]
- invested by one person, and the whole family (unmarried children under 21 years old) can obtain a US green card.
- applicants do not need to participate in the operation
- United States has no immigration supervision restrictions, which is convenient for peers.
- After obtaining a US green card, you can enjoy the right to equal the US permanent residents
[This issue’s dry goods]
According to the EB-5 and Integrity Act of 2022 promulgated on March 15, 2022, the investment amount has been adjusted as follows:
Old policy: US$500,000 (TEA) US$1 million (non-TEA)
New policy: US$800,000 (TEA) US$1.05 million (non-TEA)
PS: After 2027, according to the inflation index, it will be adjusted once every five years, depending on the regional central management agency, an immigration project operation and supervision cost ranging from US$50,000 to US$80,000 will be paid.
