Direct Investment

To qualify you must: 
  • 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 by providing goods or services to U.S. markets.
  • Create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. workers, which includes U.S. citizens, Green Card holders (lawful permanent residents) and other individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. It does not include you, your spouse and children.
  • Be involved in the day-to-day management of the new business or directly manage it through formulating business policy.