Designed to prepare attendees to take advantage of EB-5, conference topics include preparing for EB-5 investment, legal entities involved in EB-5 transactions, the importance of an EB-5 Regional Center designation and what individual investors must submit to invest in a business (I-526 Visa Petition), as well as new advanced topics including using EB-5 to repay interim financing.

Oasis booth Promoters will address “Unlocking Foreign Capital through the Federal EB-5 Program”. It will explain that under the program, foreign investors must finance commercial projects in the US by investing either $500,000 or $1 million and create at least 10 full-time jobs. They can set up a new commercial enterprise, invest in a troubled business or invest directly through the EB-5 regional centre pilot program.

This event will highlight the fact that the regional centre offers a wide range of investment opportunities in various industries, including real estate, retail trade, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, technology, clean energy, professional services and the arts. The competition among the US EB-5 regional centres is strong .Two years ago, there were only 19 EB-5 regional centres in the US and now we have more than 90 of them. And the number is increasing fast that is why all investors must undergo a background check, identify the source of their wealth and maintain the 10 full-time jobs they create. The investor, as well as the investor’s spouse and children, can obtain US citizenship after five years.

At least 3,000 temporary visas for foreign investors are available through the program. California, which has the largest number of immigrants of any US state, has 26 EB-5 regional centres so far. Immigrating to the US is still to gain a popular move among rich Chinese people, although it’s harder than migrating to Canada or Australia, other favoured destinations.

• The program kicked off in the late 1990s, loosely modelled on a successful initiative started more than 20 years ago in Canada to lure Hong Kong investors. Mainland investors became eligible only four or five years ago, but India has the potential to become the fastest growing EB-5 market.
• Last year, China surpassed South Korea to become the largest source of EB-5 participants, with 1,979 Chinese people getting visas through the program. South Koreans got about 900, these facts will raise awareness.
• The US is a huge attraction to Indian e people and can be the first pick for the most capable investors. And the EB-5 program can be a fast track to a US green card.
• Why Indian investors are not sophisticated investors? They are extremely conservative with lower risk tolerance than other foreign investors.
• Why Indian Investors often choose to invest in familiar industries, such as real estate and retail trade?
• Potential investor’s main concern, aside from the security of the investment, is whether or not a project will be able to create the 10 jobs necessary to eventually get a green card, this will be addressed.