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Some news to report in the Immigrant Investor Visa category. USCIS approved the Southeast Los Angeles Regional Center for the EB-5 Pilot Program. The USCIS also approved and designated the Los Angeles Film Regional Center for participation in the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program.
Click Here to Read the Approval Letters for Southeast LA Download file
Click here for the LA Film Regional Center Download file
So what is a Regional Center? In 1993, an option was created whereby immigrants may invest $500,000 or more in USCIS-designated “Regional Centers” in a high unemployment area.
In this program, an agent, makes an offer to the USCIS. If the USCIS finds it will benefit a regional economy and shows potential for providing significant indirect employment, the project will be designated a Regional Center. With USCIS approval, the agent forms a limited partnership or corporation. Investors may apply for permanent residency upon making the investment.
Investors in a Regional Center do not have to have day-to-day management responsibility or prove the business employs ten workers. Rather, they may rely on industry job multiplier statistics. A Regional Center means that the USCIS is satisfied with the job creation potential. We can provide you with information about specific Regional Center Investments for you to perform due diligence analysis.
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