Blank immigrant petition by alien entrepreneur (form I-526) from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Steve Polivy with Akerman gave a brief presentation covering the basic features of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to the Urban Land Institute Young Leaders Group. In the presentation, Polivy describes the essential functions of a regional...

This study by the Carlson Consulting Enterprise explores how Minnesota can best leverage the federal EB-5 Program to drive employment in the state. Basics of EB-5, detailed processes of the program, historical data, assessment, models and projects,...

Daniel McRae of Seyfarth Shaw provides information on the resources which are available for energy projects throughout the country including bonds, tax credits, public-private partnerships, EB-5, and much more. McRae explains the benefits of...

The California Financial Opportunities Roundtable (CalFOR) created this document encompassing all the access to capital financing tools available in California. CalFOR identified opportunities and developed recommendations for leveraging existing...

City of Dallas Office of Economic Development provides a variety of development finance tools to businesses and developers in the Dallas area to support new, expanding and relocating businesses or development.

Cleveland International Fund created an easy, informative graphic which outlines the general steps for the EB-5 immigration and investment process from potential investor to receiving a permanent green card.

Anyone who has financed a new hotel in the recent economic environment knows that assembling a viable financing package is very difficult. But, we are beginning to see new hotels, from Portland, Oregon to Columbus, Ohio to New York City, rise and...

The recent economic environment has made hotel development difficult. Now, many deals are being financed with creative uses of funds, including bonds, tax credits, and EB-5. This webcast, DJ Effler of Bellwether Enterprise, Laura Radcliff of Stifel...

The Association to Invest In USA released a variety of data sets and graphs to analyze the EB-5 Visa program. Statistics were gathered from 2006-2012.

Toby Rittner with the Council of Development Finance Agencies describes a variety of federal financing programs affecting the reshored manufacturing movement.

Report published by the U.S. Department of Commerce intended as a guide to Federal level resources available for investors in the United States. Summaries are provided for each program.

Julie Ferguson with Carlton Fields discusses EB-5 Investor Visa as an option for financing projects. The presentation provides an overview of the EB-5 program.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published this guidance memorandum intended to facilitate adjunction of cases involving issues related to the "tenant-occupancy" methodology for establishing job creation in EB-5 cases.

IIUSA published this report by Lincoln Stone covering trends in new EB-5 regional centers over the course of the program. The report covers applications, timing, geography, and more.

This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.

Business Oregon produced this summary of the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, with an emphasis on how the state identifies targeted employment areas for $500K investments.

This article by James R. Butler Jr. of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell discusses a potential complication for EB-5 financing of hotel projects, which is addressed through a report by Catherine Holmes and Victor Shum.

Project finance, the CDFA Policy Agenda, the EB-5 visa program, and a number of other development finance tools are covered in Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The cover of the issue features photos of projects from CDFA members....

The Immigrant Investor Program, or EB-5, is addressed in this feature article from Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, for Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article overviews the program and discusses EB-5's value as a gap...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the agency responsible for administering the EB-5 investor visa program. This presentation by the agency documents trends in Regional Center creation and visa approvals through first quarter...

This document produced by Miller Mayer provides a flowchart for how an individual investor uses the EB-5 investment process to obtain a permanent US visa.

This presentation by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, demonstrates how Vermont's Regional Center, the only state-wide, state-run Regional Center in the country, has used EB-5 investments to upgrade the Jay Peak Resort.

This presentation by Kosmont Companies, California Golden Fund, Global Law Group, and CRA/LA gives an overview of the EB-5 program, which provides qualified foreign investors with visas. The presentation includes several examples of projects funded...

You may have heard about EB-5, the investment program that connects foreign investors to qualified U.S. economic development projects in exchange for residency. These investments are tied to jobs, and certain requirements must be met in order to use...

This document is a promotional flyer for the public-operated Vermont Regional Center which administers EB-5 investment capital.

This article from EB5info.com discusses when EB-5 investments can count indirect and induced jobs as qualifiers for visas.

This paper argues for a redefinition of the Targeted Employment Area (TEA) to allow for a more predictable environment for EB-5 investors.

This presentation by Ivener and Fullmer provides an overview of the EB-5 program.

This document by Kahler Slater describes how a Marriott Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was able to receive funding and proceed through financing received from EB-5 investors.

The Association to Invest In the USA (IIUSA) has created this best practices document that covers the due diligence required by Regional Centers when getting to know their investors.

This 2008 presentation by the Dallas Economic Development Committee examines various models for creating a Regional Center in a community to administer EB-5 investment money.

This 2010 white paper written by Miller Mayer discusses how various economic models are used to verify that job creation requirements for the EB-5 program are being met.

This document created by IIUSA provides numbers on job creation and investment dollars spent that demonstrate the growing impact of the EB-5 program on the US economy.

This is the USCIS presentation from a 2011 EB-5 Stakeholder meeting. Addresses trends in EB-5 timelines, approval statistics and answers questions on how jobs data should be computed.

This article from Finance and Commerce examines Minnesota's decision-making process on whether to establish their own Regional Center to attract EB-5 investment capital or rely on neighboring states' Regional Centers.

This 2007 white paper by Miller Mayer examines how USCIS has approached grey areas in the EB-5 program such as defining full-time employment, job-location, and proving a legal source of income.

The Association to Invest In the USA (IIUSA) has created this document establishing ethical policies for its Regional Center members.

This is a timeline of the immigrant EB-5 visa process created by American Life Inc.

This article by PerkinsCole examines recent growth in demand for EB-5 visas.

The USCIS proposed these changes to the EB-5 program in November 2011 seeking public feedback. Proposed changes include how investments and capital are defined and how business plan changes are handled by regional centers.

This white paper by Miller Mayer discusses how U.S. and state securities laws impact EB-5 investors and the regional centers that manage their investments.

This newsletter from EB-5Info.com describes the challenges facing two different EB-5 projects: an Idaho gold mine and a Chicago area Sportsplex.

This brochure by Miller Mayer provides a two page overview of the EB-5 program.

This 2011 presentation by Economic and Policy Resources discusses the necessary team members to establish a regional center to channel EB-5 investments.

This resource from Novogradac & Company LLP discusses investment rules that apply to the EB-5 program.

This brochure from Noble Outreach describes EB-5 investment opportunities in New Orleans.

Novogradac & Co. provides this case study of how EB-5 investment capital was pooled with the Historic Tax Credit to finance the renovation of the Alaska Building in Seattle, Washington.

This flowchart shows the process EB-5 investors undergo to attain legal US residency.

This best practices document created by the Association to Invest in the USA (IIUSA) provides a list of topics that regional centers should cover when dealing with EB-5 investor recruiters.