Administrative Appeals Office
Adjudicates appeals under authority delegated to the USCIS.
Allows you to travel back to the US without applying for a visa.
Code of Federal Regulations
Is an arrangement of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
GreenCard application for applicants applying from outside the US.
A visa for an investor, from a country under a treaty provision with the US, who can invest a substantial amount of capital to a US business. Visa’s vary from 2 – 5 years.
Employment Authorisation Document
A card that only allows you to work in the US during the period listed on the card.
First Preference Visa
Employment based immigrant visa designed for multinational executives and managers.
Second Preference Visa
Employment based immigration visa that allows foreign professionals with advanced degrees or exceptional abilities in certain fields to work and live permanently in the US.
Third Preference Visa
A third priority visa available for skilled workers, professionals with bachelor degrees (or similar), and eventually unskilled workers.
A type of visa that allows investors to invest in particular projects that create jobs for US citizens in return for residency in the US.
Trust Account Manager
A neutral third-party who holds onto funds and assets related to the transaction until both parties have satisfied their contractual obligations.
A visa that allows a student to temporarily live in the US while studying.
Is a SEC filing form used to file a notice of an exempt offering of securities under Regulation D of the US SEC.
An exemption allowing persons or entities to continue with activities or operations that were approved before the implementation of the new rules / laws.
A permit allowing a foreign national to live and work permanently in the US.
A non-immigrant work visa that allows US employers to hire foreign nationals with specialised skills to work in the United States for a specific period of time.
A temporary or seasonal work visa that allows agricultural employers to hire foreign nationals to work in the United States for a specific period of time.
Temporary visa for the spouse and unmarried children under 21, of the individuals on a H-1B or H-2A Visa.
Application to register for permanent residence or adjust status.
First Application form to determine if the Standalone Investor is eligible for the EB-5 Visa.
First Application form to determine if the Regional Centre Investor is eligible for the EB-5 Visa.
An application to remove the conditions from the investors permanent resident status.
Form for the investor to demonstrate continued eligibility for Regional Center designation. (Replaced by the I-956G)
A status document, which defines the travelers visa status once inside the US, and the length of stay permitted.
Application for Regional Center Designation.
Application for approval for an investment in a commercial enterprise.
Form for required information, certificates, and evidence to support the investors continued eligibility for Regional Center Designation.
Application to attest the investors eligibility to be involved with the EB-5 entity.
Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters.
Invest In USA
A membership based association for the EB-5 program.
Immigration and Nationality Act
The body of law governing US immigration policy.
A document that describes the terms and the allocation of collateral between common lenders in the event of a default by the borrower.
Is a request for USCIS to consider approving a pending GreenCard under an employment-based category different to the original GreenCard petition.
Internal Revenue Service
Administers the federal tax laws that Congress enacts. Tax return processing, taxpayer service, and enforcement.
A non-immigrant visa for individuals to participate in exchange programs in the US. (Au pair, intern, trainee, research scholar, professor.)
Job Creating Entity
An entity that receives EB-5 capital from a separate Regional Center affiliated NCE and that is responsible for creating indirect jobs for the related EB-5 investors.
A comprehensive and detailed business plan that demonstates the feasibility, credibility, and viability of a proposed EB-5 project.
Refers to a precedent setting decision made by the USCIS that capital invested must be irrevocably committed to a new commercial enterprise, and their investment be at risk for the purpose of generating a guaranteed return on all or a portion of their capital.
New Commercial Enterprise
A for-profit enterprise engaged in ongoing lawful commercial activity.
Notice of Intent to Deny
A letter stating that the USCIS does not believe the applicant is entitled to the benefit they are applying for and intend to deny. Further documentation and applications are required to prove eligibility.
Geographically affluent areas.
National Visa Center
Is part of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs. Job is to prepare immigrant visa applications for consular officers to review and adjudicate.
The Office of Management and Budget
Oversees the performance of federal agencies and administers the federal budget.
Private Placement Memorandum
A document that outlines the terms of securities to be offered in a capital raise.
The investment amount is either $800,000 or $1,050,000, depending on whether the project is located in a targeted employment area or not.
Regional Center
An EB-5 Regional Center is an economic unit, public or private, in the US, involved with promoting economic growth. These designated regional centers paticipate in the Immigrant Investor Program.
A regulation that governs private placement of securities. A private placement is a capital raising event that involves the sale of securities to a small number of US investors.
A regulation that allows a syndicator to raise an unlimited amount of money as long as they do not solicit for those funds.
A regulation that permits issuers to broadly solicit and generally advertise an offering, provided that all purchasers in the offering are accredited investors.
A registration exemption that allows securities to be sold to non-US investors exclusively outside of the US.
Request for Evidence
Request for more documentation.
Reform and Integrity Act 2022
A reform of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, with revised amounts, streamlined adjudication processes, and enhanced security aiming to improve the programs effectiveness.
An IRS form used by partnerships, S-Corporation, estates and trusts to declare income, deductions, and credits that partners, shareholders and beneficiaries have received in the tax year.
An Act that regulates securities transactions on the secondary market. Creates reporting and financial disclosure requirements for companies listed on the stock exchange, as well as prohibiting fraudulent activity.
Only granted if investing in TEA’s, the investor can immigrate to America with little to no delays.
Targeted Employment Area
A geographic area of high unemployment outside of the metropolitan area.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Government agency that administers lawful immigration to the United States.