The Most Common Trends of Direct EB-5 Investors
In the current landscape of Direct EB-5 investments, there are three types preferred by foreign investors who are looking to immigrate to the United States. Bernard Rojano, Immigrant Investment Expert and Founder and Principal Consultant at Xecute EB-5 Business Plan Solutions, categorizes these common trends by providing a breakdown of what Direct EB-5 investors are […]
Six Advantages of Making a Direct EB-5 Investment Now
The EB-5 regional center program may have expired, but the EB-5 Direct Immigrant Investor Program is very much alive and Houston EB5 is here to assist. You can make direct EB-5 investments with Houston EB5 through our Moderno Porcelain Works project (details at the end). We visited with three industry experts – Roberto Contreras IV, […]
Regional Center Program Expired – Only Direct EB-5 Investment Now
The EB-5 Regional Center program lapsed on June 30, 2021 because U.S. Congress did not approve an extension of the program before that date and is on recess until July 9. It is unknown how long this will last but the next best chance for it to be reinstated is either September or October when […]
Redeployment: A Lurking Risk to Your EB-5 Investment Funds?
What Redeployment Is and How to Mitigate Unforeseen Risk to Your EB5 Investment At Houston EB5, our immigration investment clients frequently ask us what “redeployment” is in relation to the EB-5 program. Originally only a problem for applicants from countries that surpassed the maximum yearly quota per country of 700 visas (China and Vietnam), redeployment […]
White Paper: Direct EB-5 Investment vs. Regional Center
The United States government provides two options for a foreign investor through the EB-5 Visa program. These two investment options both require a capital investment of either $900,000 or $1.8 million, depending on whether or not the investment is in a targeted high unemployment area or rural area. However, they do have key differences that […]
Is Coronavirus Helping or Hurting the EB-5 Program?
In the most unprecedented pandemic of this era, the coronavirus has caused a dramatic shift in day-to-day life. For investors who are interested in potentially moving to the United States, the question at the top of their minds is surely how coronavirus is affecting EB-5, now as well as in the future. More importantly, many […]
Regional Centers Explained:
The Benefits of Vertical Integration in EB-5 Investments In essence, the role of an EB-5 regional center is serving as an asset management firm. This is the closest description to their conventional business practices, because regional centers primarily deploy equity to projects, handle the management of funds, report on those funds, and hold all fiduciary […]
5 False Claims About the EB-5 Program – Demystified
Why Does EB-5 Have Such a Bad Reputation? On new construction projects in the United States – as well as new non-real estate investments – it has become common practice to generate partial funding from the EB-5 program. Since 2008, a total of $36.9 billion has been invested in the U.S. economy via EB-5. For […]
Is EB-5 Still Open? Potential EB-5 Investors Want to Know
Under the investment based EB5 Visa, dependent family members of the principal applicant are eligible for conditional green cards. For this purpose, dependent family members include spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 years. Eventually, these family members can get a permanent resident status by filing an I-829 petition for the removal of […]
What Happens If An EB5 Applicant Dies During The Process?
Under the investment based EB5 Visa, dependent family members of the principal applicant are eligible for conditional green cards. For this purpose, dependent family members include spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 years. Eventually, these family members can get a permanent resident status by filing an I-829 petition for the removal of […]