EB-5 Investor Visa

Program Overview

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is the only pathway to a United States Green Card that is based purely on investment — no employer sponsorship, no job offer, no skills test, and no lottery. Administered by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), it grants conditional permanent residency (a two-year Green Card) to investors who make a qualifying capital investment in a US commercial enterprise that creates at least ten full-time jobs for US workers.

The programme has a unique and strategically powerful feature that sets it apart from every other residency-by-investment programme in the world: the main applicant can be a minor child. This means parents can file an EB-5 petition naming their child as the principal applicant, securing the child's Green Card and US residency rights — including access to in-state university tuition rates — while the parents accompany as derivative beneficiaries. For families planning long-term US education and career pathways for their children, this is an unmatched instrument.

After two years of conditional permanent residency, investors petition to remove conditions and receive a permanent (10-year) Green Card. After five years of permanent residency, they become eligible to apply for US citizenship — one of the world's most powerful passports with visa-free access to 185+ countries.

Key Highlights

Suited For

Eligibility Requirements

• Any nationality — the EB-5 programme has no nationality restrictions (though per-country visa backlogs apply for nationals of China, India, Vietnam, and South Korea)
• Minimum investment of USD 800,000 in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA) or USD 1,050,000 in a non-TEA
• Investment must create or preserve at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying US workers
• Lawful source of investment funds — comprehensive source-of-funds documentation required
• No criminal record that would render the applicant inadmissible to the US
• No requirement to manage the business — investment through a USCIS-designated Regional Center is the most common route
• The main applicant can be a minor child — a unique strategic feature of the EB-5 programme

Investment Options

Key Benefits

• The only US immigration pathway based purely on investment — no employer, no job offer, no lottery
• Green Card grants full US permanent residency: live, work, and study anywhere in the United States
• Main applicant can be a minor child — strategic for US education planning and in-state tuition access
• Path to US citizenship after five years of permanent residency
• US passport: visa-free access to 185+ countries
• Spouse and all unmarried children under 21 receive Green Cards as derivative beneficiaries
• No requirement to live in a specific state or city — full freedom of movement within the US
• Regional Center route is passive — no business management required