Therefore, according to the different investment methods, American investment immigrants EB-5 can be divided into two categories:
Regional center investment
Target employment area (high unemployment rate or sparsely populated area). The minimum qualified investment in areas with high unemployment or sparsely populated areas in the United States is $500,000.
Non-regional center investment
Under normal circumstances, the minimum qualified investment in the United States is $654.38+$00,000.
The target employment area refers to the area where the population is sparse at the time of investment or the unemployment rate is at least 150% of the national average. A sparsely populated area refers to an area that is not within the statistical range of big cities (designated by the Bureau of Management and Budget), or an area with a population of 20,000 or more outside the boundaries of any city or town, according to the last ten-year census of the United States.
Application conditions for EB-5 investment immigrants in the United States:
Investment conditions 1: invest in a new commercial enterprise.
All EB-5 investment immigrant applicants in the United States must invest in a new business enterprise, which should be established after1990165438+129 October, or1990165438+/kloc-.
Investment condition 2: creating employment opportunities
It is necessary to invest a certain amount of money in new enterprises and thus create at least 10 full-time jobs. For a new enterprise that is not affiliated with a regional center, the calculated full-time position must be directly created by the enterprise. For new enterprises attached to regional centers, full-time jobs can be created directly or indirectly by enterprises. If you invest in a poorly managed enterprise, you can maintain your existing position.
Investment conditions 3:
Capital investment capital refers to cash, equipment, inventory, other tangible property, cash equivalents and assets secured by mortgage owned by foreign entrepreneurs who bear personal and major responsibilities. Usually, the minimum qualified investment required is $654.38 million+$000 million. The minimum qualified investment in areas with high unemployment or sparsely populated areas in the United States is $500,000.
Further reading: American immigrant welfare
First, the employment advantage.
With a green card, there will be no restrictions on working in America. In order to protect the interests of Americans, many jobs in the United States (high-tech, biochemical, military and other research, production, security work) are not open to foreigners, even if foreigners have corresponding knowledge and expertise. This situation makes international students in an extremely unequal competitive situation with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. Green card holders can turn this "disadvantage" into "advantage".
If you really can't find a job, the US government also has a special agency to find jobs for our people free of charge. Green card holders can get free basic employment skills (such as computer and English) training as long as they register in this department. At the same time, the organization will also provide corresponding job opportunities according to the skills, expertise and interests of the registrant.
Second, the tuition advantage.
Tuition is an expensive investment for students studying in the United States. Students who get a green card can attend all public primary and secondary schools in the United States for free before 18 years old. At university, students who immigrate to the United States can enjoy the same tuition as local students. Take the University of California at Berkeley as an example. Local students only need more than $65,438+00,000 for one-year undergraduate tuition, while international students need to pay $36,000.
In addition, green card holders above 18 can apply for various kinds of student loans after getting a green card. Take the excellent private universities in the United States as an example, the annual tuition fee is as high as 30 thousand dollars; If a green card holder wants to study for a master's degree for two years, he can probably apply for a student loan of 60,000 to 70,000 dollars. In case you can't find a job after graduation, the loan can be paid off temporarily and paid off in years after you find a job. Usually you only need to pay one tenth of your salary every month to repay the loan.
Third, the advantages of admission and scholarship
After having an American green card, in addition to attending public primary and secondary schools, the chances of entering a top university in the university application stage will be greater. Only 65,438+00% of the places in the top 20 universities in the United States will be reserved for international students (including China students). Not only that, quite a few popular majors have high requirements when recruiting international students. After having a green card in the United States, children can enjoy the same admission treatment as American children.
For China students who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding students from all over the world for very limited scholarship places open to foreigners. But for students with green cards, the scope of scholarships they can enjoy far exceeds the scope that a foreign student can apply for. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States limit scholarships to "Americans." Therefore, after immigrating to the United States, children are far more likely to apply for scholarships than overseas students.
Extended reading: a common way for American immigrants
A detailed introduction to American relative immigrants
Relatives immigrants account for the vast majority of all immigrants. If you have eligible relatives in the United States who are citizens or green card holders, they can submit an application to the immigration office to confirm your relationship, so you can get a green card.
Relatives who can apply for a green card include spouses, parents, children, brothers and sisters of American citizens, spouses and unmarried children of green card holders. Although the amount of relative migration is large and looks simple, there is a huge drawback that the scheduling period is too long, ranging from 6- 12 years.
A detailed introduction to American professional immigrants
Professional immigrants, immigrate to the United States through working relationships. It is divided into EB- 1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4 and EB-5.
Detailed introduction of American investment immigrants
EB-5 is an investment immigrant. It is an immigrant visa for business investors who invest 1 10,000 or 500,000 US dollars in the United States and create at least 10 jobs in the United States.
A great phenomenon brought about by the improvement of national economic level is that more and more people plan to invest overseas and then immigrate smoothly. Among them, investment immigration is one of the popular immigration methods. Its advantage lies in getting a green card to the United States in the shortest time, which meets the requirements of a large number of China people.