| The EB5 immigrant investor visa has quickly become | | | | dollars. Along with this significant cash investment, there |
| one of the most positive and popular visa programs | | | | are several other conditions that must be met in order |
| the United States has ever conceived. Responsible for | | | | for the Eb5 visa to become an unconditional green |
| the creation of thousands of full-time jobs for | | | | card visa. As its name suggests, the Eb5 visa |
| American workers and the influx of well over a billion | | | | (5th category employment based visa), has a direct |
| dollars into the United States economy, the reason for | | | | correlation with certain employment based |
| its popularity is quite clear. However, despite its | | | | requirements. Specifically, these visas require at least |
| popularity, there exists some confusion about the eb5 | | | | ten new full-time American jobs be created as a result |
| visa program. In this article we will examine one of the | | | | of the investment. Beyond merely being created, there |
| common misconceptions people have about this | | | | must be 10 full time jobs in existence for the duration |
| particular visa program. Green Card For Sale – | | | | of two years in order for the requirements of the visa |
| Some of the negative discourse surrounding the eb5 | | | | to be fully satisfied. We see here that the Eb5 visa |
| visa program involves people's perceptions that the | | | | program is in no way a ‘green card visa for sale.' |
| programs offers green card visas in exchange for | | | | For every foreign investor who takes advantage of |
| cash. Some people have gone so far as to label it the | | | | the program, at least ten American workers are being |
| ‘green card for cash' program. In actuality, this | | | | put into full-time positions, and these positions remain |
| program involves a fairly complex process of | | | | active for at least two years. Considering the incredible |
| investment and job creation that goes well beyond a | | | | amount of cash investments, stimulated local |
| simple cash exchange. The Eb5 investor visa program | | | | economies and newly created jobs the eb5 visa |
| requires a foreign citizen to make a one million dollar | | | | program is responsible for, its popularity is easy to |
| investment into a new or pre-existing American | | | | understand. Armed with the knowledge that the visa's |
| business or government certified Regional Center. If | | | | requirements call for such significant and lengthily |
| the investment is made into an area where the | | | | maintained full time jobs, it becomes clear that it is one |
| unemployment rate is at least 150% that of the national | | | | of the most positive immigration programs that the |
| average, the figure can be reduced to half a million | | | | United States offers. |