Hong Kong or China Direct Foreign Investment to California or U.S.

IMMIGRATION THROUGH INVESTMENT

Immigration through Investment, EB -5

The EB-5 visa for Immigrant Investors is a United States visa created by the Immigration Act of 1990. This visa provides a method of obtaining a green card for foreign nationals who invest money in the United States. To obtain the visa, individuals must invest at least $500,000 resulting in the creation of 10 jobs.

By investing in certain qualified investments or regional centers with high unemployment rates, the required investment amount is $500,000. The Immigrant Investor Pilot Program was created by Section 610 of Public Law 102-395 on October 6th, 1992. This was in accordance to a Congressional mandate aimed at stimulating economic activity and job growth, while allowing eligible aliens the opportunity to become lawful permanant residents. This "Pilot Program" requires only $500,000 of investment in exchange for premanent resident status. The investment could only be received by an economic unit defined as a regional center.

A regional center is defined by an economic unit, public or private, engaged in the promotion of economic growth, improved regional productivity, job creation and increased domestic capital investment. Prior law required the imvestment in the Regional Center to generate an increase in export sales, however statutory amendments in 2000 and 2002 no longer require this increase. The individual receiving the visa is not required to actively manage the business invested in. For investors whi wish to invest in a new or existing business, have an active role in the management of the operation (although simply being a Limited Partner in teh organization that owns the business qualifies as "AN Active ROLE"), and have at least one million US Dollars to invest ($500,000 if the business is located in certain areas deemed as Rural or with very high unemployment), then the traditional EB-5 visa is the best option. Start Up visa Act Bill was introduced in Senate on February 24, 2010 by Senator Lugar and Kerry. It is in fact a modified EB-5 Visa to create more jobs in America and it may be called as EB-6 Visa.