Can I obtain a green card through investment in the United States?
The EB-5 visa is an immigrant visa category for investors. The basic requirements for this category are: establishment of a new commercial enterprise, the foreign national must play an active role in the day-to-day operation of the U.S. business, the foreign national has already invested (or is in the process of investing) capital into the new enterprise, the amount of the investment must be “substantial” (typically in excess of $1 million), and the investment must create at least 10 full-time jobs. The foreign national receives “conditional” permanent resident status for two years and, at the end of two-year period, must reestablish (through an interview and submission of documentation) that these requirements are still satisfied.
