Before You Apply For an EB-5 Visa: See the Guidelines

What is the EB-5 Visa Program?

The EB-5 Visa program is a process of getting a visa for the citizens who are planning to get a green card for residing and doing business in the US economy. Getting a green card is not easy; various stages need to be crossed in the EB-5 visa process. Every year thousands of visa applications are registered under visa authorities for US citizenship.

What steps should be followed before applying for the EB-5 visa process?

·         Consult a willful lawyer who can help in the EB-5 visa process and prevents any avoidance and delay at the initial phase of applying an application.

·         Locate an EB-5 project for suitable business to invest on. This evaluates the investor’s income requirements in order to get an EB-5 visa.

·         For getting the US visa from the UAE you must have a business plan to convince the visa authorities about your willingness and commitment.

·         There must be required capital investment amount needed to spend on the project for a particular business.

·         It is required to be a two-year conditional resident of the US to further the process of the EB-5 investment. I-526 petition has to be signed and approved by the visa authorities for clearing the EB-5 visa process. There are two ways to get the residency for the US-

a)       If the EB-5 investor is already staying in the US, then the person is required to fill an application of I-485 to adjust the status in order to get a green card.

b)      If the EB-5 investor is living outside the US, then the person needs to submit an application of DS-260 at the US embassy to further the EB-5 visa process.

You must require an immigration attorney to issue the EB-5 visa in both cases. During the two year conditional period the investor should fulfill the requirements of physical appearance, the person can’t leave the US for more than a year without getting an entry permit from the US authorities.

·         In the final process, an investor has to become an unconditional permanent resident by removing their two-year conditional status. Then the I-829 petition to the US visa authorities    After fulfilling the requirements of the EB-5 visa process a person can permanently and happily live with his/her spouse and children above 21 years of age.

 

·         There is a possibility of your visa application being rejected by the US visa authorities for multiple reasons. If the person has given inaccurate information, disappointing business plan, using an unauthorized source of investment funds, putting capital at risk, etc, then it might take months or even years to re-appear for submitting a visa application. This will require an immigration lawyer to help in convincing the lawful visa authorities about your seriousness towards US citizenship.

 

If you are planning to get the US visa from UAE you need certain documents’ to have certain documents with you such as a copy of the UAE ID proof, no objection letter from the applicant’s company, bank statement copy of last 6 months, travel insurance certificate along with the return ticket, copy of hotel reservation, two passport-size photograph, and a passport with minimum validity of 6 months which is followed by the interview. Make sure to fill every single detail in the visa application to avoid the future inconvenience.


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