Helping investors clearly understand the US immigration Program EB-5

Immigration attorney Lincoln Stone

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is widely regarded as a very attractive immigration programme. Requiring a minimum investment equivalent to $500,000 per application – creating at least 10 jobs – investors and family members are granted US green cards and obtain the benefits that go with permanent residence. Given this information, the question raised is, “How can we verify the accuracy of information, make assessments, and select viable projects while the US is halfway around the world and has a highly rigorous legal regime?”

Many more questions follow: Am I well informed about the EB-5 programme? Is the investment capital certain to be reimbursed in full? What are the investment risks? Who is handling matters? Is the claimed 100 per cent visa success rate factual? Is obtaining a green card ever straightforward? How can I ensure that legitimate procedure is followed, and that financial proof is processed in compliance with USCIS’s requirements, if I am illiterate in the American legislative system? How should I search for schools for my children, rent a house, open a bank account, and obtain a social security card when I arrive?

Lincoln Stone is recognised as an immigration expert in the US, with more than 25 years of unparalleled work experience. Lincoln has successfully represented hundreds of investor clients and entrepreneurs in startups and emerging businesses, across a wide range of visa categories. He has also successfully processed over 4,000 investor applications in the EB-5 investor visa category. In Vietnam, Lincoln is a strategic partner in the USIS Group – a pioneer and leading agent in the investment-based immigration industry, specialising in US, European, Australian, and Canadian immigration.

Immigration in the US has many difficulties for those new to the process, explained in a workshop by Lincoln Stone

With the aim of helping potential investors achieve an understanding of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program as well as the latest US regulation updates, for the first time, the USIS Group and Lincoln Stone Lawyers are organising a workshop on the topic. “Insights on the EB-5 from a leading American immigration attorney” will be held at the New World Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City at 5.30pm on October 10, and at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi at 5pm on October 12.

Due to increasing demand for US permanent residence cards for families, many individual investors are greatly concerned by the imminent expiration of the EB-5 programme, with the minimum investment capital of $500,000 due on December 8, 2017. A question-and-answer session will take up the majority of the forthcoming workshop. This is a valuable opportunity for potential investors to consult Stone and representatives of CMB Regional Centers regarding significant issues relating to EB-5 investment, the US legislative system, and crucial considerations for ensuring high application success rates.