Investment Based Immigration

投资移民Investment in Regional Center

Congress created a pilot program in 1993, reducing the amount to no less than $500,000 in “designated regional centers.” The advantage of this kind of investment is that the regional center will be responsible for creating 10 jobs position for US citizens or green card holders.

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投资移民Direct Investment

Invest or be in the process of investing at least $1,000,000. If your investment is in a designated targeted employment area defined by law as “a rural area or an area that has experienced high unemployment of at least 150 percent of the national average”, then the minimum investment requirement is $500,000. Benefit the U.S. economy and create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. workers.

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