EB-5 Investor Immigration Visa Program Growth

With the increasing number of EB-5 visa being issued and only a limited amount will result in more competition for gathering investors in the EB-5 industry. The chart below shows how the EB-5 program has shown an increase of visas being processed and received since 2008 and representing projections for the years to come.

For more information on the USCIS EB-5 Immigration Investor program and investment options,

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Rochester, New York 14618

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USCIS ELIS and the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Invitation - May 23, 2013

(Source: USCIS)  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a conversation regarding USCIS ELIS and the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program on Thursday, May 23, 2013, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern).  Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, will be the first of the EB-5 forms available for e-filing in USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS). At the March 28th stakeholder teleconference, we heard concerns about multiple investors submitting the same documentation with the Form I-526. To address this concern, we plan to add a “document library” to USCIS ELIS later in the year. The document library will allow Form I-526 petitioners to share documents related to a new commercial enterprise that were previously submitted with an approved I-924, Application for Regional Center, rather than submitting these same documents with the Form I-526. During this engagement, USCIS officials will give an overview of the concept for the document library and solicit feedback regarding managing access to the document library; uploading and storing documents; and Regional Center and Investor expectations.  To Participate in the Session: You may attend this engagement either in person or by teleconference. If you wish to attend in person, attendance is limited to the first 25 people who register. Those attending via phone will be in listen-only mode.  To Join the Session in Person: If you wish to attend in person, please email Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov no later than May 22, 2013. Please include your full name and the organization you represent, if any, in the body of the email and reference “ELIS EB-5” in the subject line. Also, be sure to bring government-issued photo identification and plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early to complete the security process.  To Join the Session by Phone: If you wish to attend by phone, please visit our registration page to register for this engagement. All registrations must be received no later than May 22, 2013. Be sure to complete and update your subscriber preferences by answering all questions on the “Event Registration” tab. Once your registration is processed, we will confirm your attendance in person or by telephone. If you have any questions regarding the registration process or if you have not received a confirmation email within 2 business days, please contact the Public Engagement Division at Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov. On the day of the session, please use the information below to join the teleconference. We recommend that you call in 10 to 15 minutes before the start time.  Toll-Free Call-in Number: 1-800-857-0174      Passcode: ELIS

Top Five EB-5 Industry Sectors in Chinese Market

[Source: EB5NewsBlog]

There are various EB-5 projects available to Chinese investors this year, they range from casino hotels, mixed-use developments, charter schools, dental clinics to high end apartments. However, considering project's marketability and popularity, the following categories are getting attentions from Chinese investors:

1) Large full service hotels with well-known or international brands;
2) Large scale mixed-use real estate development projects in large metropolitan areas;
3) Direct EB-5 projects with top brand franchises;
4) Assisted living and memory care facilities; and
5) High end apartment development projects in large metropolitan areas

For more information on the USCIS EB-5 Immigration Investor program and investment options,

CONTACT EMPIRE STATE EB5 REGIONAL CENTER TODAY!

2815 Monroe Avenue, Suite 2100

Rochester, New York 14618

Tel: (866) 763-6515

                                                     EMAIL HERE or WEBSITE HERE

Three out of five wealthy Chinese want to immigrate

[Source: Jason Chow; WSJ]

China’s rich continue to want to invest and move abroad in large numbers, but their goals have begun to shift, consulting firm Bain & Company said in a report released Tuesday.

Three out of five wealthy mainland Chinese are looking to immigrate out of China while another third own investments abroad, Bain said in its “China Private Wealth Report, 2013,” based on a survey conducted earlier this year of 3,300 “high-net-worth individuals” with at least 10 million yuan (US$1.6 million) in investable assets.

Jennifer Zeng, the lead author of the report, said the desire for overseas immigration and investment is a defensive measure for China’s rich. “The more they look for risk diversification, the more they look elsewhere,” said Ms. Zeng in a phone interview from Beijing.

She pointed out that the proportion of wealthy Chinese with overseas investments has doubled to 33% since 2011, the last time the survey was completed. Among the ultra-high-net-worth Chinese – those with at least 100 million yuan of investable assets – 51% said they had money invested overseas.

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