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EB5 USA Visa Requirement

For Investments from India

What are the requirements for EB5 visa for an Indian?

EB5 offers a red-carpet treatment to all Indians. There are only two requirements for EB5 Visa:

  1. 1.   Invest US$ 800,000 (US$ 500,000 immediately)
  2. 2.  Give required paperwork (i.e. Source of Funds)

What are the benefits of EB5 for getting US Green Card?

EB5 should not be pursued unless you or your children are inclined to live in USA.

Following are the benefits of EB5 visa / green card:

  1. 1.    Indian students on F1 visa in USA can immediately adjust their status through EB5 visa
  2. 2.   Indian professionals on H1B visa in USA can pursue AOS and opt for concurrent filing
  3. 3.   As compared to citizenship programs of several other countries, EB5 is relatively cheap (in spite of USA being the most       preferred country in the world for studies as well as business)
  4. 4.   Entire family (applicant + spouse + children under 21 years) can benefit under a single EB5 investment
  5. 5.   Parents / Grandparents can get free citizenship once the EB5 applicant has obtained his/her citizenship
  6. 6.   Your children will be comfortable and will always have the option to live/work/retire in USA

If your or your family’s dream is America, then go for it as there is no immigration program that can give as much comfort & convenience as EB5.

What are the top 5 things to know about the EB5 Visa Program?

EB5 is the US citizenship investment program that requires an investment of US$ 800,000 (approximately INR 6.5 crore) into a US project. Below is a bird’s eye view on important things to know:

  • Investment of US$ 800,000 is required to be done in a Regional Centre or a direct eb5 project. This amount will not be returned back to the investor normally until a period of 6 years. Capital repayment is not guaranteed, and so is not the interest portion on that capital.
  • Application has to be done by a single individual only, although benefit of green card & citizenship is available to the whole family (family includes spouse and children under the age of 21 or less depending on retrogression). Further, parents can be sponsored for free of cost once citizenship is successfully obtained.
  • The first stage of application is called I-526 which takes 2 years to get adjudicated following which an applicant gets the conditional green card (along with his entire family members); two years after which I-829 is to be filed for removal of conditions.
  • While there are no requirements of language, age, caste, etc.; however, one must be able to prove sources of funds (i.e. how the investment amount was generated).
  • It is important to not violate FEMA & Indian laws as that will hit you back not only for the purposes of getting American green card but also with local regulatory authorities in India.

All the answers have been written by the team at EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. and is intended for educational purposes only. We are an EB5 consulting firm with a 100% exclusive focus on EB5 visa investments for Indian investors. Feel free to visit one of our offices in India.

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Hyderabad, Telangana 500001

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Kolkata, West Bengal 700001