North America Β· residency
US EB-5 Immigrant Investor Programme
US Green Card for the family from $800,000
EB-5 grants conditional permanent residence to an investor, spouse, and unmarried children under 21 in exchange for an $800,000 investment in a targeted employment area creating at least ten American jobs. Rural projects receive priority processing.
Timeline
12β36 months (rural set-aside faster)
Visa-free access
186 destinations
Residence required
Must maintain US residence; extended absences risk abandonment
Family included
Spouse and unmarried children under 21
Investment routes
Ways to qualify
Rural TEA regional centre project
$800k
Passive investment into a rural set-aside project with priority processing. Repayment depends entirely on project performance.
High-unemployment TEA project
$800k
Regional centre project in a designated high-unemployment area.
Direct investment
$1.1m
Direct ownership and operation of a US business outside a targeted employment area.
Why it works
Program highlights
- Green Cards for the whole immediate family
- Rural set-aside visas receive priority adjudication
- US citizenship eligibility after five years of permanent residence
- Concurrent filing allows some applicants in the US to work while waiting
Tax position
US permanent residents are taxed on worldwide income, plan before filing
Do you qualify
Eligibility requirements
- $800,000 into a targeted employment area project, or $1,050,000 elsewhere
- Creation or preservation of at least ten full-time US jobs
- Lawful, fully documented source and path of funds
- Capital genuinely at risk for the sustainment period
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