A few years ago the EB5 investor visa was a little known U.S. visa, offering those in the know an opportunity for green cards and permanent residency in The USA.

It has now become much better known, but increasing familiarity and popularity has bought a number of potential problems for the unwary immigrant.

As one of the longest established immigrant investor advocates specializing in the EB-5, we have seen an ever increasing demand for our services and since the publication of our book on the EB-5 we have also been approached by a steady stream of Attorneys and Consultants.

Are we flattered by this interest in our services from Immigration attorneys?  No, as in a number of cases it has become apparent that some of these attorneys may be giving an impression to potential clients that they are experts on the EB-5 visa and then approach us (sometimes anonymously or using an alias) for the information to give their clients. Some have even copied sections from our book on their website to give an impression of being knowledgeable on the EB-5 visa.

Having worked with immigrants for many years and being immigrants ourselves to the USA many years ago, we understand all too well the reliance immigrants place on accurate and independent advice and we are concerned about this behavior. It is extremely important that with so many regional centers offering the EB-5 visa, the advice you receive is knowledgeable, in-depth and preferably based on thorough research and visits to multiple regional centers, rather than from an Attorney or Consultant masquerading as an expert on EB-5 programs.

On the positive side we are aware of a few attorneys who have specialized in the EB-5 visa, have worked successfully with hundreds of EB-5 immigrants, have expertise in all types of EB-5 cases, have processed applications relating to many different regional center programs, have worked with many nationalities and are in close contact with all developments, the governmental and judicial process and importantly are seen by other immigration attorneys as leaders in the field. Our research indicates that their fees are often the same or even less than lawyers who have much more limited or indeed no experience in EB-5 cases.

We also have examples of a few regional centers that do not need to actively market and do not need the sales talk. They have not only successfully worked with EB-5 immigrant investors all over the world, they can also point to the fact that unlike many who rely on sales talk, they have actually returned investors $500,000 and the families who have worked with them are now happily established in the USA living their American dream.

For more information on the EB-5 and our investigations please contact us using the form on this page or via our website.