The EB-5 visa provides a superior and permanent path to the U.S. The economic and political security provided by the EB-5 visa, and the ability to apply for one immediately, make it an ideal vehicle for those with financial means who desire U.S. permanent residency or citizenship. The visa-holder has the lifelong right to live and work in the United States without restriction. The EB-5 visa offers a relatively quick, sure and painless path to U.S. permanent residency and citizenship for those with the necessary financial means. <div class="popup-inn-text"> <h4>Key attributes of the visa include:</h4> <ul> <li>A $500,000 minimum investment is required</li> <li>The entire $500,000 must be invested without deduction for legal fees, commissions, wire transfer charges or other expenses.</li> <li>The investment capital can come from any lawful source, including gift, loan, sale of property, pension, inheritance, etc.</li> <li>Spouse and unmarried children under age 21 receive their own EB-5 visas.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Funds can be provided via loans, gifts, sale of property, inheritance or any other legal source.</li> <li>The investment must create 10 new direct or indirect jobs. All Seattle Regional Center programs produce jobs substantially in excess of USCIS requirements.</li> <li>Passive investment is acceptable, with no requirement for day-to-day management.</li> <li>Projects provide policy-making role and substantial investor voting control.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>No material change permitted from investment project submitted with visa application.</li> <li>Exit from investment possible once employment figures are verified.</li> <li>The investment may be secured or speculative, as long as the capital is technically at risk.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="popup-inn-text"> <h4>Candidates for the Visa</h4> <h6>The EB-5 visa is the best choice for a wide variety of people:</h6> <ul> <li>Those requiring certainty that U.S. permanent residency or citizenship will be available to them.</li> <li>Those requiring permanent residency on an expedited basis.</li> <li>Students, employees, investors, diplomats and others who are already in the U.S. on expiring non-immigrant visas.</li> <li>Those seeking a financial or personal safe-haven.</li> <li>Those wishing to travel freely to and from the U.S.</li> <li>Self-sufficient retirees.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Students wishing to pay reduced in-state tuition at public universities.</li> <li>Graduate students with job offers but H-1B quota problems.</li> <li>Those seeking a permanent visa solution for their spouse and children.</li> <li>Those without existing family ties in the U.S.</li> <li>Those wishing to sponsor relatives in the future for U.S. residency and citizenship.</li> <li>Those without specific educational levels, job skills or special abilities.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Those seeking permanent access to U.S. medical or educational systems.</li> <li>Those unwilling to deal with the risk and uncertainty of non-immigrant visa renewals.</li> <li>Those qualifying for permanent residency through family or employment, but shut out by quotas or long waiting lists.</li> <li>Investors wishing to purchase and use vacation real estate or second residences in the U.S.</li> <li>Those with limited immigration options for legal status in the United States.</li> </ul> </div>