One of the earliest couples making an investment in return for a Green Card were Michael and Pamela Green.
Four years ago the couple were among the first to immigrate under the then revised EB-5 regional center program. The Greens bought into a retail project and received an annual return, they did not have to live in the area where they had invested.
For the first two years, their Green Cards had conditions related to maintaining the investment which have now been removed. Coming up to five years, they can seek citizenship if they wish.
They left to move permanently into the holiday home they bought in Florida, 12 years ago and sold two properties in the UK to move to their new home in a complex beside a golf course fairway. “There is a swimming pool, a fitness centre and the same amount of land but other people take care of it,” said Mr. Green. “I don’t have to cut the grass or clean the pool.”
He added: “We now enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, a very nice climate, with English-speaking people, and a low cost of living. The investment is a small amount to pay for that benefit.” “The sun shines through the window virtually every day.” Mr. Green, a 12-handicap golfer, and a former managing director of a car dealership, added: “The comparison in the cost of living is incredible”.
The couple have a son, a grandchild, and another grandchild on the way. “At my stage of life my family can come to me,” Mr. Green said.
This blog entry posted by Andrew Bartlett
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