Consider the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

The EB-5 Visa program is a permanent residency program subject to investment criteria

What is the EB-5 program all about?

The EB-5 Visa program is a permanent residency program offered by the US government. Its aim is to stimulate the economy through job creation and capital investment while offering a Green Card, and eventually citizenship, to investors. This extends to the spouse and children under 21 years old.  Retirees are also eligible for this visa.

You and/or your family are able to live anywhere in the USA, subject to investment criteria.

Capital Investment

In order to qualify for an EB-5 Visa, the investor has 2 options:

  1. Invest a minimum of $1.8 million into a viable and successful business that employs a minimum number of 10 American employees.
  2. A more popular option is to invest into a Targeted Employment Area (TEA). A TEA is any designated area that is generally rural or has low employment levels. Choosing to invest into a TEA requires a minimum investment of only $900,000.

As mentioned above, the business must create at least 10 full time positions for U.S. workers. These workers:

  • May include citizens, green card holders, and others who are permitted by law to work in the U.S.
  • May NOT include the EB5 petitioner or their family members.

Use the link below for more details on capital requirements.

Apart from capital for your business, other upfront costs are in the region of approximately US$70,000 for legal fees and administration costs. This is based on a family of four.

On approval, an investor can move to the U.S. There is flexibility of up to a year which allows for the planned move. 

For more information about franchising as a means of gaining permanent residency via the EB-5 Visa Program, please message Craig Taylor craig@franalign.com or visit www.franalign.com

 

Franchise Opportunities

Investing in a Franchise is an ideal option for those looking to gain U.S. citizenship via the EB-5 Visa program. With Franchisor support and a proven business model already in place, buying a franchise suits the majority of financially capable immigrants.

Additionally, when investing through franchising, the investor is most often not required to have any industry knowledge or experience. So, you don’t have to be limited by your industry & business experience abroad. You can enter into a completely new industry knowing that you will be trained, provided a proven business model and support, to be successful. Of course, you need to be willing, and able, to grow the business, and able to follow a system.

Ask FranAlign about the EB5 Immigrant Investor program