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🇺🇸 United States EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Non-US investors with genuine desire to live and work in the USA. US market access. Children's education in US. Non-Chinese/Indian nationals face no backlog in the unreserved category; investors from backlogged countries can still access reserved (Rural, High Unemployment, Infrastructure) categories, which remain current for everyone.

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Permit type: Residence permit
Qualifying requirement: $800k
Processing time: 30 to 90 months depending on country of birth. Non-China/India nationals typically 30 to 48 months. China and India nationals in the unreserved category face multi-year backlogs; reserved (Rural, High Unemployment, Infrastructure) categories remain current for all countries and move faster.
Residence obligation: 183 days per year plus in person biometrics/interview
Principal benefit: Non-US investors with genuine desire to live and work in the USA. US market access. Children's education in US. Non-Chinese/Indian nationals (no backlog).

Last updated September 20266 official sourcesData confidence: source-backed

🇺🇸 United States EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

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