What is an EB-5 Regional Center?
- Who is eligible to receive immigration benefits from my EB-5 investment?
- Can I include my family members on my EB-5 visa petition?
- Can adopted children immigrate with me on EB-5?
- Why was the EB-5 Investor Visa Program created?
- What are the EB-5 Investment Requirements?
- Who Can Apply for the EB-5 Investor Program?
- What are EB-5 Eligible Countries?
- What Are the Benefits of the EB-5 Visa Investor Program?
- Is EB-5 a passive investment?
- How many EB5 visas can the US government issue each year?
- Are there any nationality restrictions for EB-5 applicants?
- Can I travel outside the US for extended periods after I get my green card?
- Do I require Tax returns & other financial documentation for EB5 filing?
- When can I apply for US citizenship?
- How long must I remain in the U.S. each year?
- What is a Reentry Permit? (USCIS Guide Download)
- I am a Green Card Holder, Do I need a Re-Entry Permit?
- Re-Entry Permit Process Timeline
- Expedited Processing for Re-Entry Permit
- USCIS requires EB-5 investments to be “at-risk”, so how do your projects have guarantees?
- May two or more investors qualify for immigration based upon a pooled investment in a single business?
- What is the USCIS background check?
- What Can Disqualify an Investor from Participating in the EB-5 Program?
- Can I use a loan for EB-5?
- What documents need to be translated when filing the I-526 petition?
- Can I Use a Gift for EB-5?
- Can I Use 401(k) funds for EB-5 investment?
- I don’t have $800K in cash. What are my options?
- What is the Source of Funds Report?
- 5 Things EB-5 Investors Can Do Preparing for Their Source of Funds Report
What is an EB-5 Regional Center?
A regional center is an organization that is approved and regulated by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to sponsor U.S. projects and pool foreign EB-5 capital to invest in those projects in order to promote economic growth and job creation.
The function of a Regional Center
The regional center is primarily responsible for maintaining compliance with USCIS EB-5 rules and regulations to ensure that its EB-5 investors qualify for a U.S. green card.
A regional center’s responsibilities include:
- Underwriting and structuring EB-5 projects that not only comply with USCIS rules but also provide the highest likelihood of success for our investors to obtain a US green card and the return of their capital.
- Drafting the investment securities documents, including the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) as well as the transactional, corporate, securities, and loan documents pertaining to the investment in a sponsored project.
- Drafting a comprehensive business plan that complies with the Matter of Ho case.
- Drafting an economic report using reasonable methodologies to establish the number of indirect jobs created.
- Filing the I-924 and I-924a forms with USCIS for project exemplar pre-approval and for annual reporting on project/job creation progress.
- Providing EB-5 investors and their immigration attorneys with all project-related documents necessary to file the I-526 petition.
- Providing EB-5 investors and their immigration attorneys with evidence of job creation to file the I-829 petition.
- Tracking construction progress and job creation during the project.
- Providing EB-5 investors with quarterly and annual reports on the progress and status of the EB-5 project and partnerships.
- Administering and tracking the deployment of the EB-5 capital and return to EB-5 investors upon the completion of the conditional residency period and investment term.