1. Approved investors, their spouse and unmarried children less than 21 years of age all will be granted U.S. Lawful Permanent Residency.
2. EB-5 requirements pertain primarily to investment specifications, unlike other visa programs throughout the world that put conditions on: age, business training, management skills, experience, and language aptitude.
3. EB-5 is an expedient way to obtain permanent U.S. residency. Once investment requirements are met, investors and their families are automatically qualified for permanent Green Card.
4. Investors may work, live, or own their own proprietary businesses anywhere in the U.S., but are not obligated to be employed.
5. EB-5 Visas provide the same education benefits as permanent residents. These benefits include access to state universities and related in-state tuition costs.
6. Permanent residency obtained through EB-5 provide the same benefits extended to every other United States resident.
7. Permanent residents do not have to be continuously and physically present in the United States. As a permanent resident, the investor and his or her family are free to return to their homeland for visits or business purposes, as long as a residence is maintained in the United States.
8. EB-5 investors who decide to change their status to “U.S. citizen” can apply their time in the U.S. under the conditional visa toward the five year permanent residency requirement.
