Table of Contents
- EB-5 Program Guide
- Job Creation Requirements
- Capital Investment Requirements
- Reauthorization - 15 March 2022
- Reauthorization - 24 June 2022
- Benefits of the EB-5 Investor Program
- EB-5 Application Process
- Regional Center Projects in 2025
- US Attorney's Advice
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
EB-5 Program Guide
In 2025, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, administered by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), allows Investors, their spouses, and unmarried children under 21 years to apply for High Net Worth Immigration to the United States and obtain a green card (permanent residence) if they:
- Make the required investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States; and
- Plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers
Job Creation Requirements
- Create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers within two years (or under certain circumstances, within a reasonable time after the 2 year period) of the immigrant investor's admission to the United States as a Conditional Permanent Resident.
- Create or preserve either direct or indirect jobs:
Direct jobs - actual identifiable jobs for qualified employees located within the commercial enterprise into which the EB-5 investor has directly invested his or her capital.
Indirect jobs - those jobs shown to have been created collaterally or as a result of capital invested in a commercial enterprise affiliated with a regional center by an EB-5 investor. A foreign investor may only use the indirect job calculation if affiliated with a regional center.
Capital Investment Requirements
The required Minimum Investments for the EB-5 Visa Program are:
Targeted Employment Area - (High Unemployment or Rural Area). The minimum qualifying investment either within a high-unemployment area or rural area in the United States is currently $800,000 USD. Since 15 March 2022, the minimum investment in a Targeted Employment Area is $800,000 USD
Non-Designated Targeted Employment Area - For example, investment in a Project in a large metropolitan city like Los Angeles or New York. Since 15 March 2022, the minimum investment in a Non-Targeted Employment Area is $1,050,000 million USD.