EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program

The Cavalieri Group can help you in the process to obtain your EB5. 

Our knowledge centers in the ability to locate the business/real estate venture for the foreign investor seeking Direct Investment EB-5 or Foreign Investors looking to safely allocate liquid funds in EB-5 USCIS approved EB5 Regional Centers.

EB5 History

The EB-5 Visa was created by Congress in 1990 (under the administration of George H.W. Bush) to stimulate the United States economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.  The EB5 Visa is overseen by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 

EB-5 Visa is divided into two groups: Direct Investment or Regional Centers.

The EB-5 Visa is one of the most flexible visas available by the U.S. government, offering numerous benefits, including:

• One of the fastest ways to obtain a U.S. green card and U.S. citizenship
• Provides permanent residency in the United States for the applicant, spouse and any children under the age of 21
• Provides similar benefits as a U.S. citizen
• No language, age, or minimum education requirements
• Ability to work and live anywhere in the U.S.
• Ability to travel to and from your homeland without a visa
• Access to education at colleges and universities at U.S. resident costs
• Ability to start a business (Direct Investment).
• Ability to become a citizen after 5 years
• Ability to sponsor family members for a green card.

Direct Investment

10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualify foreign individuals seeking permanent resident status in the United States on the basis of their engagement (investment of at least US $$500,000 or 1,000,000, the creation of at least 10 full-time jobs, and active management or policy-making position) in a new commercial enterprise.

Regional Center

Of the 10,000 EB-5 visas available annually, 3,000 are set aside for those who apply under a pilot program involving a USCIS designated “Regional Center.”  The 3,000 is not a limit, but it reflects an amount specifically reserved for Regional Centers.

An investment that takes place through a USCIS approved Regional Center allows an immigrant investor several advantages:

• The amount of investment is lowered from $1,800,000 to $900,000 if the investment is located in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA), defined as a rural area or an area that has experienced unemployment of at least 150% of the national average rate.
• The 10 jobs to be created by each investor can include direct, indirect, and induced jobs (based on an approved econometric model) such as the RIMS II Input/Output Model and the IMPLAN Model.
• Passive Investment, such as a limited partner, is sufficient to comply with the EB-5 Program’s regulations that require management or policy-making position.

In order to warrant favorable consideration for the EB-5 Program, the petitioner must demonstrate that:

• The investment is being made in a “new commercial enterprise” 
• The investment is being made in a “targeted employment area” for purposes of reducing the threshold investment from one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) to nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) 
• The investor will be engaged in the management of the new commercial enterprise
• The investment is creating the requisite number of full-time positions given the fact that there are “multiple investors” in the qualifying investment enterprise 
• The investment capital is “at risk for the purpose of generating a return on the capital placed at risk”

The Cavalieri group has partnered with the best Regional Centers offering a Diversified Fund structure that complies with these requirements of the EB-5 Program.  Each Fund’s limited partnership interests are only being offered to EB-5 applicants, and therefore non-EB-5 investors will not be included in any Fund.  For additional information please contact us.  Set Zoom Appointment

Partners Completed EB-5 Projects: 

500 Ocean, Boynton Beach

Fresh Market, Orlando

Le Méridien, Tampa