You can get a USA green card by investing money in a US-based business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can even start your own business and if you can create 10 jobs, you will be eligible for a green card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are allowed to buy an existing USA business and still be eligible for an EB5 green card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#1 Investment Amount<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Form I-526e) petition form is required to file your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n #2 Priority Date Retention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have multiple approved EB5 petitions, then you can use the earliest priority date, <\/strong>which is the date on which the petition was properly filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, you cannot use your EB2 or EB3 PD date with the EB5 application. Basically, you cannot port your EB1\/2\/3 green card queue date to the EB5 application.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t Example<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have filed a new EB5 application due to circumstances beyond your control (for instance, DHS might have terminated a regional center associated with the original petition), or might choose to do so for other reasons.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\n\n #3 Managerial Control<\/strong> \/ Money at Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your investment for the EB5 Green card should be at risk, meaning that it is invested in a real business. No risk means that USCIS will reject your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t Example: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You cannot keep money in a bank account or a Robinhood stock investment account and then use it for EB5 investment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\n\n #4 Full-time jobs for 10 workers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your company should create 10+ full-time jobs in the USA for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (Green card holders), or other immigrants lawfully authorized to be employed in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can count the jobs for these people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You cannot <\/strong>count the jobs where these visa holders are working:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You cannot\u00a0<\/strong>count yourself, your spouse or your family members to satisfy this 10-employee requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are strict rules for starting a new business or buying an existing one if you want to use it to file your EB5 Green card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business should be run for profit. Non-profit companies are not eligible for EB5 green cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This company can be run as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You cannot count 10 jobs for EB5 if you hire H1B workers on all those 10 jobs.\n
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You can certainly hire H1B or H4 EAD workers but you cannot count them for your EB5 green card application.<\/p> <\/div>