EB-5 Visa

The EB-5 visa (U.S. government site) allows eligible investors to become U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) by investing $500,000 to finance a U.S. business. The investment must create at least 10 American jobs.

In June 2021, a federal judge struck down the 2019 EB-5 “modernization” regulation. The 2019 regulation had increased the investment threshold from $500,000 to $900,000. The US government official who issued the regulation had not properly been appointed to his post, in violation of the 1998 Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA).

In parallel,  the EB-5 Regional Center program expired on June 30, 2021 with no expectations of a reinstatement of the program until after September 2021 (at the earliest).

In light of the expired EB-5 regional center program AND a reduced investment amount from $900,000 to $500,000, we have relaunched our EB-5 direct franchise solution.

Our EB-5 direct clients are able to plug into our cumulative franchise network of 100+ EB-5 eligible franchises to power their business search and analysis.

We have vetted operators (generally the franchisor themselves) who can support the day-to-day operations of the business, while the EB-5 investor oversees the financial and strategic direction of the company.  This is vital for those investors who are unable to reside in the U.S. on another visa (like the E-2 visa) while the EB-5 visa is being adjudicated.