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An EB-5 applicant has the choice to make a direct investment (i.e. in a project directly which is wholly or partially owned and managed by him) or through a USCIS approved Regional Center. The difference between the two can be read here .
As of mid-2020, USCIS’s official records confirm a total of 650+ regional centers. This doesn’t necessarily mean that there are 650 different projects in the market. The total available regional centers would have to be adjusted for the following factors to get a count of eb5 projects suitable for eb5 investment:
Once you apply the above 5 filters, less than half of what was originally on the plate would not exist. The most important filter in addition to the above is the project’s eligibility to classify itself under the new TEA regulations. On November 21, 2019, the new EB5 regs came into effect which has not only enhanced the erstwhile investment limit of US$ 500,000 to US$ 900,000, but also redefined the way a project can classify itself under a Targeted Employment Area (TEA). Due to this, significant majority of the projects have lost the TEA status, and which means that an investor would need to invest double, i.e. US$ 1.8 million, in order to make an EB5 application. This issue has not been paid due seriousness because most minds are occupied in the difference between $500K & $900K, but actually $900K would be $1,800K if the project is not having the TEA designation, and which most projects won’t because the new TEA rules have the ability to exclude projects in most of the following locations:
[above list is as an example only for the purposes of explanation; actual determination is by DHS]
Majority of the fancy hotel project locations in above areas will not 100% hold true as a TEA under the new regulations and the worst part is that a project cannot be certain about the status because that would be declared only at the time of adjudication, not in advance as it used to happen earlier (readers willing to learn more on the specific subject of TEA and its importance in project selection can go to: .
Once all the filters are applied, an investor should be able to weed out and make the right choice of an EB5 RC.
This answer has been written by the team at EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. and is intended for educational purposes only. eb5EXPERT is the financial services division of EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd., which is an India based EB5 consulting firm with a 100% exclusive focus on EB5 visa program with offices at Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ghaziabad, & Rajkot. Feel free to meet any of our team members comprising of Chartered Accountants, US CPA, Certified Fraud Examiners, Lawyers, Ex-bankers, FEMA Consultants.
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10th Floor,
Solitaire Corporate Park,
S G Highway,
Ahmedabad - 380015
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L-2A,
Block L,
Hauz Khas Enclave,
New Delhi - 110016
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Level 16,
D-Wing,
Tradeworld,
Lower Parel,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
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Lavate Nagar No. 1 Ashoi,
Jai Bhawani Road,
Nashik Road,
Nashik, Maharashtra 422102
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DCP,
Near Utkarsh Shool,
End of Akshar Marg,
Rajkot, Gujarat 360001
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7th floor,
27 brabourne road No. 706,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700001
A -1002,
10th Floor,
Solitaire Corporate Park,
S G Highway, Ahmedabad - 380015
L-2A,
Block L,
Hauz Khas Enclave,
New Delhi - 110016
Level 16,
D-Wing,
Tradeworld,
Lower Parel,
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013
Lavate Nagar No. 1 Ashoi,
Jai Bhawani Road,
Nashik Road,
Nashik, Maharashtra 422102
DCP,
Near Utkarsh Shool,
End of Akshar Marg,
Rajkot, Gujarat 360001
7th floor,
27 brabourne road No. 706,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700001