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Those who are interested in seeking out investment opportunities for a U.S. company may wonder about the cost of such an endeavor. You may want to come to the country to oversee the company and your investment.
Of course, this raises a few questions. How much do you really need to invest to realistically accomplish the goal of getting that visa approved?
This question is a bit loaded, and it certainly carries many different answers. To really understand the types of costs you should expect, you must speak with an experienced Miami, Florida immigration attorney. They can look at your particular case, learn what it involves, and help you recognize what sorts of costs will inevitably be required.
This post will explore the basic aspects of what you can expect in terms of your U.S. investment and obtaining a visa. We hope this information will get you started with a ballpark figure on costs. From there, you can speak with an attorney and get a better sense of what costs you can expect.
Following the EB-5 Investor Program, investors and many members of their family could apply for a Green Card in the U.S. Your spouse and any unmarried children who are not yet 21 years old also potentially qualify.
You must meet the following criteria to obtain a Green Card in this way:
1. You must have a necessary investment toward some commercial business or operation in the U.S.
You must invest real money into a commercial enterprise that primarily does business in the U.S. This must be an on-paper business that has an actual operation here. Without these elements, you may not get your EB-5 approved.
2. The business must plan to create, and eventually hire and preserve, 10 full-time jobs with that operation in the U.S
Your business must also provide jobs for other people for your EB-5 to get the green light. You need a thorough business plan that outlines how you will scale business operations up to staff at least ten full-time workers.
You can have a larger staff with many part-time workers. But you will not get approval unless the plan (and eventual business) employs 10 people at a full-time capacity.
International investors must direct their money into a commercial enterprise, which carries multiple characteristics. It must be a for-profit business that provides legitimate products or services.
You may pursue this commercial enterprise as an investor in several different formal designations:
For those interested in this pursuit, you may want to get down to the numbers. And the most important figure is the minimum investment amount you’ll need to provide to be considered for this visa.
As of this writing, the EB-5 visa has a $1.05 million investment-minimum level to qualify. This investment could include multiple types of capital besides cash. However, all sources of capital must reach this minimum while valued at fair-market prices using USD.
Besides minimum investment numbers, your own personal financial history will impact your financial prospects. The review process will assess your past investments, businesses, and other aspects of your business history.
The goal is to get a better picture of your past to understand what your future could potentially look like. Having issues in past business dealings could directly affect your EB-5 visa application.
For instance, if you had to deal with failed businesses, defaulted loans, or bankruptcy, this will assuredly play a role in your eligibility. Your best bet is to remain as honest and fully transparent as possible for all past business dealings. Any attempts to conceal these areas will likely come up in the review – and negatively impact your chance at approval.
Having a difficult or problematic past may not immediately exclude you from an investment visa, though. If you do have some issues in your history, you may have to invest more money than the $1.05 million to get an EB-5 approval.
Additionally, any immigrant investors must also prove that they hold legal ownership over all the potential capital invested for the U.S. business. This is to ensure that all the money assured for the business will remain legitimate for the development and opening of that business.
No matter your exact circumstances, one element remains perfectly clear. You need to get in touch with a qualified, experienced U.S. immigration and visa attorney as soon as possible.
Attorneys know and understand the often-complex laws relative to applying for visas. They can help walk you through the application process, develop a plan, and bring you through any delays or other complications you may face.
Ready to dive into a new business in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida? Get in touch with our team today to understand your options and to move toward that goal.
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