EB-5 Immigration Investor Program Visa Details

[Source: State Department/USCIS/Washington Post]

The visual graph represents the total amount of EB-5 visas that have been issued since the inception of the the program back in 1992. The United States has issued more than 29,000+  EB-5 visas which has created over 50,000+ new US jobs and generated $6.8 billion in investment through the EB-5 program to date. From 2008 to 2013 (current) more than 70% of the issued visas were generated during this time frame. The year 2012 was the most productive year of the EB-5 program since 1992 and 2013 looks out grow the previous year visas.

For more information on the USCIS EB-5 Immigration Investor program, investment options, or basic program knowledge:

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Enter the Draggin': Big Promises, Slow Execution Creates EB-5 Turmoil in China

 As busy as some EB-5 megaprojects are in China, and as much money as much as they are collecting, seems the "shovel" in the "shovel-ready" is a bit behind the momentum: our second full week in China has led to a number of conversations with Chinese brokers with clients who funded EB-5 projects many months ago...and are still on "hold".  The reason: most EB-5 projects being marketed in the Far East are EB-5 dependent for execution.  Translation:

1. A bank promises the GP that they'll fund 33% if the project gets local government and EB-5 funding for the balance.
2. The county/city (or both) agree to cover a third of the deal if the balance is covered by a bank and/or EB-5 funding SO...
3. The GP shows up in China with "confirmed" investments from the bank and from the government...but can't even START till the last investor is funded.

There are but a handful of EB-5 projects which are:

• not dangerous "troubled" enterprises and
• already active and operating

It is these rare projects which offer immediate I-526 filings, no delays, and the assurance that the investor's green card doesn't depend on the GP's ability to secure ANOTHER 50 investors before the project can even get rolling.  The logical result of all this is pretty predicatable: Chinese agencies tired of making excuses for stalled EB-5 launches contacting Sharon and me to "switch" escrow to bona fide, working EB-5 ventures with no strings attached.

Fortunately for them, we happened to have precisely what they need. :-D

Written by Jose E. Latour creator of Immigration Insider.

Find original article HERE

Jose is  an A/V rated business/investment-based immigration attorney and former U.S. Diplomat/ Consular Officer. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Florida Bar. As a trusted colleague, Jose is an essential part of our team and to the EB-5 community. 

Orlando: EB-5 Financing of Real Estate

Well,  Brian Su's first "real-estate-focused" EB-5 event yesterday ROCKED...as expected.  The room was packed with the usual suspects -- and a lot of new folks -- and the topical theme was definitely more advanced than Brian's prior events.

Opening speaker Robert Divine - a top-tier EB-5 attorney -- delivered a clear and consice explanation of how construction jobs interplay within job count dynamics in Regional Centers.   Ronnie Fieldstone -- whose excellent article on securities compliance issues for EB-5 I published in Wednesday's Immigration Insider -- did a masterful job in clarifying SEC-related issues.  (I was delighted to see his new partner -- my OLD partner in the 90's -- Randy Sidlosca in attendance!).

Candidly, when you are part of these events on a regular basis, you tend to measure the usefulness of the seminar by the amount of notes you find yourself taking.  Using that yardstick, yesterday's seminar was the most productive EB-5 event I've attended.  Lots of notes, lots of new perspectives.  The speakers were great, the questions were smart, and the event reflected Brian's evolving awareness of the need for more sophisticated EB-5 events.   My old friend Ed Beshara - we were friends 20 years ago, when this whole EB-5 thing was new and very scary -- is now among the country's most experienced EB-5 attorneys and shared his insight with an appreciative crowd. My partner in crime, economist Scott Barnhart, brought the house down Friday afternoon with his "economics-professor-meets-Jon-Stewart" shtick, keeping things fun.  As usual, I was the target of much of his abuse but as always, a steady stream of minor epiphanies about the intricacies of job count calculation were revealed.   Absolutely priceless education you CANNOT get anywhere else.  Thanks as always, Dr. B.

Written by Jose E. Latour creator of Immigration Insider.

Find original article HERE

Jose is  an A/V rated business/investment-based immigration attorney and former U.S. Diplomat/ Consular Officer. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Florida Bar. As a trusted colleague, Jose is an essential part of our team and to the EB-5 community. 

Chicago Trip - SUCCESS!!!!

 

We accomplished a great deal in Chicago regarding the upcoming trip to China for investor meetings. Empire State EB-5 met with Jose Latour of Latour Law, P.A., Sharon Shi of Law Offices of Sharon Shi, as well as Paul Rozier and Derrick Coleman (Retired NBA Star) of Synergy Trade Solutions (www.synergytradesolutions.biz). Synergy Trade Solutions is a management innovation firm that facilitates for small businesses which require a connecting bridge for relationships, capital, and commercial resources. Synergy is a key asset in the process of sourcing quality, not quantity deals for our EB-5 Regional Centers.  New deals from Paul and Derrick are aquaculture, fracking operations, and cloud computing deals, all high end and superb quality. Many deals in the pipeline and with these key people on the team, Empire State EB-5 is your trusted ally when dealing with the complex "red tape" issues. 

We also met with the king of the ALF and Healthcare financing industry, Mr. Jason Gray of Oppenheimer (www.opco.com). Jason has extensive years in the Healthcare industry,managing new business developments, expertise and insight to meet the challenge of achieving customers financial goals. Jason was a pleasure to meet and through our conversations I know that we are going to have long and prosperous business relationship.

Healthcare is really hot right now...

The Healthcare sector is extremely attractive to foreign investors, especially to those located in China, Hong Kong and Korea. Involved in various projects ranging from the pharmaceutical industry to hospital systems and development, we look forward to assisting you in discovering your path to citizenship through the government regulated EB-5 Program. For more information please check out Immigration Insider and our website Empire State EB5.

David

USCIS/DHS Gets Serious About EB-5

To the ABSOLUTE DELIGHT of the EB-5 Community, on August 2, 2011 Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas just unveiled a series of policy, operational, and outreach efforts “to fuel the nation's economy and stimulate investment by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or who otherwise can create jobs, form startup companies, and invest capital in areas of high unemployment.” To paraphrase, they’re clued in on the fact that slo-mo timelines mean foreign venture capital (FVC) takes a loooooooong time to get to job-starved U.S. communities.

I’m linking the Press Release HERE but here are the main points: 

• For the first time, they gave legit airtime to Startup America, the White House-led initiative to reduce barriers and accelerate growth for America's job-creating entrepreneurs, is being publicized FINALLY. (Hey, if EB-5 attorneys aren’t aware of it, it isn’t an “initiative”.)

• They talked about the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

An academically-interesting part of the PR was their clarification that entrepreneurship is now officially a gateway to the National Interest Waiver. While cases like this have certainly been approved, it’s the first time the USG comes out and says it welcomes top tier business veterans to consider the NIW.

But the stuff everyone is yapping about is the ambitious list of plans USCIS has for improving the EB-5:

• extending the availability of premium processing for certain EB-5 applications and petitions

• implementing direct lines of communication between the applicants and USCIS (very welcome but, honestly, they answer when you ask nice (-;)

• providing applicants with the opportunity for an interview before a USCIS panel of experts to resolve outstanding issues in an application. Way cool.

But the part of this that is most notable is their statement that USCIS is “poised to begin implementing the first of these enhancements within 30 days.” Wunderbar! 

Last but not least, they spoke of “launching a new series of engagement opportunities for entrepreneurs and startup companies. These opportunities will focus on soliciting input from stakeholders on how USCIS can address the unique circumstances of entrepreneurs, new businesses and startup companies through its policies and regulations in the employment-based arena.” I’m not sure exactly what this means but this is one seasoned old lawyer who greets all of this with high-fives and “hallelujahs!”.

USCIS, you have a very supportive EB-5 bar ready to help you pave the road through these positive changes and we are at your service! 

Written by Jose E. Latour creator of Immigration Insider.

Find original article HERE

Jose is  an A/V rated business/investment-based immigration attorney and former U.S. Diplomat/ Consular Officer. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Florida Bar. As a trusted colleague, Jose is an essential part of our team and to the EB-5 community.