In 1990, the EB5 visa program allowed many investors to enter the United States of America. The program was initially administered by the US Congress, but today it is under the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The aim of launching this visa was to create greater investment opportunities in order to improve the American economy, and thus it was able to secure a position for it among the top 10 investment residencies in the world for the year 2020.

The EB5 visa is an immigrant visa to the USA  that allows individuals to obtain permanent residence (green residency) by investing in a business in the United States.

It is a visa directed to investors, businessmen, and anyone looking for a commercial investment project in order to start a new life outside his country for himself and his family. Obtaining an EB5 visa is also considered the first step towards obtaining citizenship, as the holder of this visa can obtain American citizenship when certain conditions are met.

What is the EB5 visa?

The EB5 investment immigration visa is for investors and entrepreneurs.

The investor must invest in an American company licensed for EB5 projects or open his own project.

In either case, he must provide 10 full-time job opportunities for US citizens.

What are the target areas for employment TEA? 

A target employment area, or TEA, is a geographic area in the United States that is either rural (population less than 20,000 in extreme border areas and not part of a metropolitan statistical area)or has an unemployment rate of 150% of the national average for America.

The USA is the third largest country in the world in terms of area and nearly third in population.

Tourism and economic importance: In one of the largest countries in the world, there will certainly be a wide variety of tourist attractions throughout the year. There are many charming landscapes, in addition to many historical monuments.

The process may be simplified into the following steps:

Choose the appropriate investment project that fulfills the conditions announced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Department in terms of the required amount, and invest in a project that accepts profit and loss, that is, what is known as the concept of exposing the project to risk. The investment project can be one of the following three types:

• The public investment amount is more than one million US dollars.
• Investing in a targeted employment area, or investing in regional centers specified by the US government. The investor finances an investment project by one of the 50 regional centers.
• Investment through targeted employment areas, either through investment in an area with a very high unemployment rate or in one of the extreme border areas with a population of no more than 20,000 people.

The investor transfers the full amount required for the investment to the Commissioner in the United States of Americ. After confirming the receipt of the amount, the investor submits Form I-526. To immigration and passports with all documents confirming the transfer of the amount to an American bank and proof of a stable source of income.

This residency gives the investor two years of validity to move to America and start his investment project. Later, this conditional period will be modified by one of the following methods:

• If the investor resided during this period in America, he must submit Form I-485 through the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.
• If the investor is not a resident of the United States, then he must file a Form DS-260 application with the Department of State.