United States

US Immigrant Investor Program offers permanent residency in the United States. Investors may include their spouses and their children under the age of 21 into the program. The applicants and their family members receive EB-5 visas through the US Immigrant Investor Program. The program grants the right to live and work in the United States. Also, the investors can benefit from the public health and education system in the United States. Investors who complete their legal stay for 5 years may be eligible for US citizenship. The American passport offers visa-free travel to 165 countries. There are two different investment options for the United States Investor Immigration Program. The first one is to invest at least $ 1,000,000 into a commercial enterprise. The other investment option is to create job positions for US citizens by investing $ 500,000 in the Targeted Employment Area. The Targeted Employment Area is defined as the ​​rural areas outside the metropolitan area or areas with high unemployment rates of at least 150 percent of the national average rate. Candidates who want to apply to the American Immigrant Investor Program decide first on which investment option they will take. The necessary forms and documents are then prepared and submitted to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Candidates undergo various interviews and medical tests. After filling out the required forms, paying transaction fees and delivering the documents, I-526 Petition is successfully completed. At the end of this transaction, investors receive a conditional permanent residency status which is valid for 2 years. In the last step, investors submit the I-829 Petition with documents indicating that the investment has been realized and employment has been established. At the end of all these steps, investors obtain a US permanent residency status in US and the EB-5 application process will be completed within 20-26 months.