EB-5 Investor Visas
Get Assistance from a Wichita Immigration Attorney
The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as EB-5 is designed to stimulate
job creation and foreign investment in the U.S. EB-5 visas are for investors
designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) based
on proposals for promoting economic growth. If you are a non-citizen looking
to invest in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S., contact a Wichita
immigration attorney to file for a visa quickly and easily.
What is an EB-5 visa for?
Those filing for an EB-5 visa are required to invest in a commercial enterprise
which have been established after November 29, 1990.
A commercial enterprise is taken to mean any for-profit venture formed
for the continuous conduct of lawful business, including:
- Sole partnership
- Limited or general partnership
- Holding company
- Joint venture
- Corporation
- Publicly or privately owned business trust
Significantly, this list does not include non-commercial activity such
as owning and operating a personal residence. Such lawful business must
create or preserve no less than 10 full time jobs for U.S. employees within
2 years of the immigrant investor's admission to the U.S. as a conditional
permanent resident.
Foreign capital investment must be in cash, equipment, inventory, other
tangible property, cash equivalents, and indebtedness secured by assets
owned by the alien entrepreneur. The minimum amount of investment is $1
million or an investment either within a high-unemployment area or rural
area in the U.S. of at least $500,000.
Why do I need an immigration lawyer?
Though you do not need an immigration attorney to complete and file for
an EB-5 visa, you would be wise to retain one. Those who staff the USCIS
are not experts in immigration law and can at most answer basic procedural
questions. You should always get a lawyer's opinion on how to file
your application with the greatest chance for success.
Any visa application comes with forms to fill out and there are precise
instructions on how to gather and include other paperwork and fees. Making
a single mistake could ruin your application.
A Wichita immigration attorney from Gregory S. J. Beuke Ltd. can streamline
this process for you. If you are overwhelmed by the paperwork involved
or are experiencing delays due to the heavy bureaucracy of the USCUS Service
Centers, consider calling an immigration attorney to help.
Contact Attorney Beuke for a private
case evaluation to discuss your needs.