The EB5 program is officially Basis of U.s. immigration issued from 1990 to date is still the investment path, to obtain a green card safety for the global investors. With investments from 800,000 USD into the project EB5 investors can be considered permanent resident status conditions within 2 months to Us and please switch permanent resident status permanent in the next 2 years. To choose to be of good investment projects yield results during the process, investors need to consider several key factors related.
Assess the reputation of the developer project
The reputation of the developer of the project is expressed through the capacity, experience, quality and success of the development project. This determines the ability to complete the project on schedule, standards, ensure the creation of necessary work and recover funds for investors. If the project developer has no credibility, investors may be at risk of financial, legal and immigration. Investors can refer to the source, the following information about the project:
EB-5 projects are the USCIS approved the I-956F
Choosing a project has been approved I956F is very important to ensure safety and success in the eb-5 investment. All projects need to apply I956F and only if the project is approved I956F new means that the project has passed the test of USCIS eligible under the EB5 program. The conditions USCIS review project, including financial factors and the number of jobs created could ask for. Choosing a project is approved I956F will bring many benefits for investors, reduce risks related to the investment.
On the contrary, the project not be approved I956F can lead to the denial of the application for approval I526E of investors or be denied a green card when applying I829 to adjust status to permanent resident.
Create sufficient number of jobs EB-5
One of the important things when choosing projects EB5 project is likely to create sufficient number of jobs to meet the requirements of investors applying for a green card. According to the law of the EB5 program, each investor must invest at least $ 1 million into a new project or 800.000 USD if that project be located in areas with unemployment rates higher than the national average. Projects should be designed to create at least 10 jobs per investor, means need to plan finance clear and durable guaranteed to maintain the number of labor throughout the duration of project activities. If the number of jobs surplus fold from 1.5 times in comparison with the request, this will be considered a safe level for participants.
If the project is not eligible to create sufficient number of jobs, requirements, investors may be denied a green card (Green Card) when filing the I-829 petition to adjust status to permanent resident.
Structure capital logical
Capital structure (capital stack) is used, the various capital to finance a project. In the projects, EB5 capital investment of investors, often only occupy a small percentage of the total amount of capital of the project. Therefore, the design of the capital structure should be reasonable assurance and to ensure that investors do not risk when investing in the project. At the same time, has a capital structure reasonable also ensure that the project will be fully funded to execute on schedule. According to the general assessment, the project has the proportion of EB-5 funds compared to the overall cost as low, then the better. Security level is usually below 30% (ideal is between 15% – 20%) because of 2 reasons:
Plan payback for investors feasible
Investors need to be planned payback reasonable from the project owner to ensure that they can recover the funds after the completion of the conditions for granting permanent residence cards. It is important to plan payback can be realized in the expected time and does not affect the success of the project. From the analysis of capital structure, operation of the project, investors can assess the likely payback on time and priority level of return to the investors. According to the law, loans, high priority will be given to repay ago, then new to the EB-5 investment, if simple capital structure only the investor and the investor, then the investor is priority payback.
If ignored, the feasibility of the funds, investors can find it difficult to get a refund on capital investments of his own after the time limit specified.
Duration of construction projects
Duration of construction projects is the period of time from the start until completion of the project, including the stage of preparing, implementation and end construction works are put into operation and use. Duration of construction projects can affect many aspects of the project such as cost, risk, efficiency and ability to succeed. In addition the duration of construction projects also affect the time to get your green card. According to the regulations of USCIS, the investor must maintain his investment during the application processing time for a green card, usually from 2 to 4 years. If the construction project for too long, investors may have to wait longer to get a green card, not to mention the risk factors such as policy changes, market volatility...Conversely, if the construction project too quickly, investors may have to find a way to keep your investment in another project to meet the requirements of USCIS.