Aransas Pass, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

The program you are referring to is the EB-5 program. There are two types - investing in your own project or investing through a designated Regional Center. Usually the investment amount is $ One Million; but if the project is in a rural area or designed Targeted High-Unemployment area (most Regional Centers fit this designation) then the lesser amount of $500,000 is permitted. This does not include administrative fees or attorney fees so you are likely to need $570,000 approximately. You also must show that 10 new jobs will be created from the commercial enterprise in which you are investing. For the Regional Centers the project is set up to do this and can include direct, indirect and induced jobs; for your project the 10 jobs must be full-time direct jobs. This program will provide a conditional (2-year) green card for yourself, your spouse, and any unmarried children under 21. At the end of the 2-year period another round of paperwork is filed to show the money has been fully invested, the project has not changed substantially, and the required number of jobs have been created. Then you are each issued a 10 year green card and can apply to become U.S. citizens 4 years and 9 months after the initial 2-year green card was issued. We have handled a number of these if you would like to contact me directly I can provide more details as I am sure you will have many questions. Best is to call my secretary and schedule an appointment to talk.

No. After your non-immigrant visa(as shown on your I-94) expires, even if your asylum application is pending, you do not have a valid non-immigrant status in the US and you may not apply for another non-immigrant status in the US.