You may be eligible for the EB-5 Green Card if you are an individual investor, planning to invest at least 1 million US dollars in new commercial enterprises in the United States, that would provide not less than 10 workers with full-time jobs, or you are intending to invest at least 500 thousand US dollars in certain targeted-employment areas. Besides, you should also:

• Have no prior violations of immigration status.
• Have no criminal history.
• Have your Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, submitted priorly, approved.

Thus, you can self-petition for the EB-5 Green Card. But first you’d have to file the Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur and have it approved. Note, that there are no requirements for your educational background, so you don’t need a degree to file your petition. Neither do you need the PERM Labor Certification.

If, at the time of filing, you are not in the US, you’d have to go through the so-called Consular Processing. Bringing foreign nationals to the US through Consular Processing is a primary way to obtain a green card (permanent resident status) for either employment or family-based applicants. Consular Processing refers to the process where the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition who also has an immigrant visa number available applies for an immigrant visa at a US Department of State Embassy or Consulate abroad to be able to enter the territory of the US and be admitted as a permanent resident.

As you have to file the Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur first, and only proceed when it is approved, it may take an extended period of time until you receive your Green Card. To make sure you pass all the steps at a faster pace and do not miss any details, contact your dedicated Green Card attorney. Call us for a free consultation.