
Yes and no. The EB5 visa program has been improved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, but your
investment is still "at risk." There are no guarantees.
We have a variety of industries and businesses in Alabama which offer qualified projects. They include: heavy and light manufacturing, agriculture, high technology, construction, hospitality, resort and service industries (hotels, restaurants, resorts), golf courses, entertainment, and the like, schools, health care facilities, infrastructure, cruise line support services.
We recommend that you hire your own immigration lawyer. If you do not know one, we have a short list
of highly qualified members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association who can meet your
needs. Remember that your relationship to the immigration lawyer does not involve your relationship
to ACFI-RC. Your relationship to the immigration lawyer involves a separate, professional relationship.
No. The EB5 visa program allows you to live anywhere you like. Your investment dollars may be at work in
Alabama, but you may live in California, New York, Florida, or your home country.
Yes. Your spouse and minor children are eligible for the conditional immigrant visa that you applied for
when your lawyer filed your I-526 petition.
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Yes. Your entire USD 500,000 will be returned to you.
No. By federal law, your investment must be "at risk" for at least 2 years. If not, your investment is not
considered a "qualifying investment."
Yes. ACFI-RC urges prospective investors to please consult their own financial advisors for advice on
investing through this program.
As a subscriber to a limited partnership unit, you will have as much control over your investment as allowed
under the Alabama Limited Partnership Act.
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The conditional resident petition may take from 60 to 90 days for processing -- sometimes less for expedited
petitions.
Within 90 days prior to the fifth year of your permanent residence, you may file a petition for naturalization (citizenship).
Ten years.
You must spend at least one day of 365 days each year in the United States to preserve permanent resident
status. If you remain outside the United States for one year, you may be deemed to have abandoned your
permanent residence status and it can be taken away from you.
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A rural area is identified as a community of less than 20,000 people. Alabama, in land square miles, is more than 97% rural.
Accredited investor is an individual who has a net worth individually or jointly with a spouse in excess of USD 1,000,000. An investor also qualifies as accredited if an income exists in excess of USD 200,000 for the two most recent years, or jointly with a spouse, for the same period, in excess of USD 300,000. There must be reasonable expectations of the same income level in the current year.
At risk investment is capital not used in exchange for a note, bond, convertible debt, obligation or any other debt arrangement, but used directly into a new commercial enterprise “at risk.”
A troubled business is virtually any business which has been in existence for at least two years and has lost a minimum of 20% of its net worth during the past 12 to 24months.
A high unemployment area is an area with an unemployment rate equal to or greater than 150% of the national average. Even though Alabama’s unemployment rate is the lowest in the State’s history, there are some entire counties that qualify, as well as, pockets of high unemployment that exist in almost every county and city in Alabama.
An expanding business is virtually any business that can show a net worth and/or increase in number of employees equal to or greater than 140% of the existing level prior to the expansion.
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