EB-5 Visa Due Diligence

Here are some points for your consideration when carrying out due diligence on regional center projects. You will need to take into account many more points before reaching a decision on your choice of project to secure your permanent residence (green card), your principal investment and of course the eventual return of your funds.

There are over 180 different Regional Centers in the US to choose from offering investments in many different types of businesses. We are the largest, longest established independent EB5 consultants, we work with you (you do NOT pay us any fees) to determine if this program will work for you and to provide all the information and education you need to comply with the EB-5 guidelines and chose a regional center project that fits within your guidelines. We can tell you which ones have a track record of success for their EB5 investors and which ones don’t.

EB-5 Visa Due Diligence - Points to Consider

How do I know the job creation methodology used is sound?
Job creation is the very essence of making your Green Card permanent

Does this project use direct job creation, indirect job creation, or both?
Important you are aware of the implications of the different job creation strategies as they affect the security of your Green Card.

Is the project actually in a Target Employment Area?
Where did the regional center obtain there T.E.A. designation from? Very Important as if this is wrong you would have to qualify with $1,000,000 rather than $500,000

What is my money actually going to be used for?
How secure is it?

What is the projected return on investment? (In prospectus or offering document)
Why this is NOT nearly as important as you might think.
   
Any documentation of returns on past projects?

How many projects have this company completed?

How many successful I-526 petitions?

How many I-829 petitions?

Does the project have a defined exit strategy?
If not, are their any written exit proposals in the offering documents?

Have any of your projects repaid earlier investors?

Will any additional monies above the $500,000 need to be invested at a later date?

Does the EB5 project have Non-EB5 investors as well as immigrant investors?
This is a very important consideration - You need to know why

Is there a written agreement for return of money if I-526 is denied?
How much is refunded? How much retained by the RC?

Does the investor have to make any deposits or pay any fees for the offering materials?
What is that amount? (if applicable)

Does the RC provide regular reporting of the status of the project to the investors?
How, and at what intervals

Have any of the regional centers projects lost money or been in default?

Have any of the regional center principals, their advisers, or anyone connected with the project ever had any negative findings or business failures I should know about?

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