The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It is designed for qualified foreign nationals who wish to obtain lawful permanent residency in the U.S. by investing in the economy and creating at least ten full-time U.S. jobs. The program is presently overseen by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The required investment amount is $1.05 million, but this can be lowered to $800,000 if the investment is made in a targeted employment area (TEA), which is defined as a high unemployment or rural area. When investors demonstrate that their investment has created at least ten jobs for U.S. workers, they may receive green cards for themselves and their families. EB5Help offers investment opportunities to meet these criteria.

EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER

In 1992, Congress introduced the Regional Center Pilot Program, which is an additional component of the standard EB-5 program. A Regional Center is a public or private entity authorized by USCIS to coordinate with multiple immigrant investors and pool their investments for greater economic impact. Regional Centers must go through a rigorous application process to obtain approval for operating within defined geographic regions, such as cities, counties, or entire states.

The Regional Center Program and the standard EB-5 program have several differences. Economic modeling is used in the Regional Center Program to determine the direct, indirect, and induced job impacts that each investor’s capital contribution generates. This implies that EB-5 participants (investors) can count job creation from direct, indirect, and induced sources as a result of their EB-5 investment. The Regional Center operator assists investors by conducting all the upfront due diligence, underwriting, and management of the EB-5 investment throughout all stages of the investment and immigration process.