Investor Visa Programs and Their Advantages that can be Acquired in the United States of America in Return of Investment 24 January 2018
There are many programs in the United States of America (“USA”) that gives residence permit (Green Card) to people who are specialized on some topics or provides the investor several rights in return of a certain investment. As the Immigration Law is regulated in federation level, a harmony has been achieved between states. These programs are fundamentally categorized depending on whether the applicant has the intention to stay in the country permanently or temporary.
Even though the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is the most well-known one among the investment programs that gives investor visa or residence permit in return of investment; it is not the only program foreseen for investors.
There are many alternative programs for investors who do not wish to acquire immigrant status or cannot afford the minimum investment amount of EB-5 Program. The most important element, which is considered in order to determine whether the application will be accepted, is the investment that is made. Within this regard, while the investment can be done into a pre-existing company, it can also be done into a company which has been just founded. In other words, the investor may acquire investor visa via establishing his own company in the USA and investing to that company afterwards.
Investor programs in the USA vary depending on the qualification of the rights that the applicant wants to acquire, purpose of the investment and amount of the investment. For this reason; the program which the investor will apply and invest into should be determined in accordance with the rights that he wishes to acquire in return of his investment. For this determination to be done; amount of the investment, rights that the investor wants to acquire in return of his investment, and whether he wishes to live in the USA permanently should be known and in accordance with this assessment which is made in the light of this information, he should be guided to the program which suits him the best.
Generally; amount of the investment, the situation of the sector which the investment will be done into or economic situation of the company in case of investment into a pre-existing company and whether the investment is proportionate with the situation of the company are leading criterion used while the application is considered.
In accordance with these explanations; intention of the investor should be determined in within the framework of criteria stated above and other criteria sought for every individual visa program and in order to avoid effort, expense and time waste, guidance of the investor into the program which suits him the best should be done by expert lawyers.
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