USCIS administers the EB-5 Program. Under this program, investors (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) are eligible to apply for a Green Card (permanent residence) if:

• Foreign investors make an “at risk” investment into an EB-5 Regional Center, which is a for-profit U.S. business entity designated by USCIS to administer EB-5 investment projects; or
• Investors invest in a new commercial enterprise that was established:
  • After Nov. 29, 1990; or
• On or before Nov. 29, 1990, that was:
  • Purchased and the existing business is restructured or reorganized in such a way that a new commercial enterprise results; or
• • Expanded through the investment, resulting in at least a 40% increase in the net worth or number of employees.
• All EB-5 investments must create ten (10) full-time U.S. jobs for at least two years.
• The required investment amount under the EB-5 program is either $500,000 or $1 million, depending on the location of the EB-5 project.
• If the EB-5 project is located in a TEA (targeted employment area), the investment will be $500,000. Alternatively, if the EB-5 project is not located in a TEA, the minimum required investment will be $1 million.