Eligibility & Requirements

 To qualify for the EB-5 program foreign investors must:

1. Demonstrate that $500,000 are being made in a new commercial enterprise located within an approved Regional Center.

2. Demonstrate that the qualified investment will directly or indirectly create 10 or more jobs.

An applicant must meet following requirements:

• Over 18 years old.
• Applicant’s spouse and his or her unmarried children under 21 can apply as dependents.
• Demonstrate that the investment is obtained through lawful means.

Benefits

• Ability to live and work anywhere in the United States, regardless of the regional center location.
• Foreign investor is not required to speak English, have related business experience, or achieve minimum education requirements.
• The right to travel outside of the United States and return to the United States without a visa.
• Education at colleges and universities for students at U.S. resident costs.

Ability to apply for U.S. citizenship once you have been a permanent resident for more than five years.

一、什么是模范认证

模范认证，即Exemplar – 即是指在投资者递交I-526申请之前，地区中心将一个成熟项目的所有相关文件递交移民局作I-924审批。一旦获得移民局批准，就意味着移民局认可了项目的商业计划、经济学就业报告、目标就业区域认证、私募协议等各种文件，特别是移民局在批准函中明确了项目创造就业的人数，以及允许招募投资者的数量，所以投资者无需再担忧就业是否被认可等问题。在以后每个投资者的I-526审批中，移民局将不再审核项目文件，仅审核与投资者个人身份及资金来源相关的文件。

二、模范认证项目的优势

能够获得模范认证批准的项目非常少，对于投资人而言，是一个绿卡的快速通道。与其它普通的项目相比，获得了模范认证批准的项目具备以下优势：
· 项目相关的文件（商业计划，经济学就业报告，目标就业区域认证，私募协议等）已完全获得移民局审批通过；
· I-526批准速度远远快于一般项目；
· 移民局一贯对已经获得模范认证批准的项目持“尊重”态度，即项目不受一般的政策变化影响。