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EB5 vs 10 Year Chinese Visitor Visa

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Recently our associates in Beijing took notice of recent APEC comments this month. It was quoted: "Under the new arrangement, student and exchange visas will be extended to five years; business and tourist visas will be extended to 10 years." Understandably Chinese are wondering if this will make it harder for #EB5 Visa or non value based on recent conversations. Mona Shah & Associates have published an excellent blog today stating that this not true.....they quote "this news came a flurry of articles and opinions leading to a number of misconceptions, most notably that a 10-year visa is an equivalent of a 10-year green card. This certainly is not true. A business and tourist visa is a non-immigrant visa, with many limitations. The applicant who is granted a 10-year visa is still not allowed to live continuously or work in the U.S."  http://mshahblog.com/?p=2969

EB5 Investor Program

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Meeting Investor Immigration Agents Beijing Recent Trip to China In a recent interview with Chinese immigration agency, they consider five elements of safety before an investor will embrace investing their capital investment. Including in particular to examine and control of the EB5 investor $ 500,000 via a good fund management company. U.S. investment immigration law does require that every person must bear the risks of an investment from the market, but that does not mean the risk is infinite. So consider these five Priceless clues to success in China for EB-5 funding. read more: http://edu.163.com/14/0716/13/A19FTP7N00294III_3.html Five Elements 1. EB5 fund management company and or Project Company's past history as well as it has professional standards for the protection of your green card while establishing successful 1-526 &1-829 petition 2. The best rated EB5 lawyer in the US 3. Extensive background and history of project developers 4. The most comprehensi

Before Considering #EB-5 Hotel Funding in China

Facts: 1. Less than 10% of the approved regional centers have successfully closed financing's totaling more than $5 million 2. Regional Centers over past ten years from exploded from 10 to more than 532 3. Over 300 Regional Centers were only approved in the last few years 4. EB-5 investors want to know the track record of the regional center marketing a project 5. Chinese Immigration Agencies question hotel projects in smaller secondary markets consider this article:  http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Article/13068/Its-risky-investing-in-secondary-markets 5. Be careful before you move and figure the math-too many regional centers and not enough proven ability Bottom Line: Choose your Regional Center wisely. Choose a marketing group that understands risk and return from investor POV based in Beijing.

Finding and Selling EB5 Investors

EB-5 Candidate Thank you for your interest in our services. You may be a candidate for our group. We are active in various projects and currently closing a few. Please forward your BP. After a simple review of your business plan or summary, we will consider your project for viability. EB-5 is becoming a Mainstream Source of Project Financing in the US. The EB-5 program presents a relatively inexpensive, non-recourse financing option for developers, who can offer returns of less than 4% (some cases higher), to an investor, who is more interested in obtaining a green card than high return on their investment. The typical term of an EB-5 loan to a developer is five years, although a one or two year extension may be possible. What is it: The EB-5 visa program, administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), which allows foreign investors willing to invest at least $500,000 or $1 million in a new commercial enterprise that creates at least 10 full