Green Card Investment

Green card investment visa is issued to nearly 10,000 people every year according to Immigration Nationality Act. This visa is issued to qualified investors who are seeking permanent residence privilege in U.S., based on their commitment to a commercial corporation based in U.S.

5,000 out of 10,000 green card investment visas allotted per year is given to pilot program for foreign investors who invest in CIS designated regional centers in specific geographical areas.

Green card investment under the pilot scheme is meant to promote investors to contribute to rural development, create export profits for the country, implementing new job opportunities for U.S. citizens and above all making a giant share of investment in the domestic market of America.

Green card investment is specifically given to investors who create a visible commercial income for the economy. There are restrictions regarding the minimum investment. Very low investment business personnel are not eligible to apply for green card investment. A minimal investment amount as fixed by the Embassy and also successfully proven commercial results is must to file for green card investment visa.

The business in which the investor has contributed a lion’s share should create at least 10 more job opportunities either directly or indirectly, which means that if the investor has invested in garment manufacturing exports the business creates new opportunities for logistics people, the people who produce packing materials for the garments, the people who make textile machinery get a business out of this investment, service people who service the machinery get job options and things like this. The new job must show sales value and job creation potential.

Eligibility criteria for green card investment has delineated requisites like creating a new and original workshop or business or purchasing an existing sick unit within the designated geographical area and improving it for betterment, strategically improving the business to 150% better.

The investors business should have run successfully for atleast 2 years and the number of employees entertained should have increased or atleast should remain within the minimum 10 employee status; however or whatever be the run rate of the business it should show a profitable commercial turnover. Any investor who runs a business in a loss is not issued with a green card investment visa!

Anyone who fulfils the above norms is happily welcomed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Green card investment for conditional residents is issued too!