EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Attorney
Obtain permanent residence in the United States through qualified investment. The EB-5 program offers a direct path to a green card for investors who create American jobs and contribute to the U.S. economy.
What Is the EB-5 Investor Visa?
What this means for you
A green card for you and your family — through investment, not an employer. EB-5 gives you, your spouse, and your children under 21 permanent residence, the freedom to live and work anywhere in the U.S., and a path to citizenship.
EB-5 lets a foreign investor obtain a green card by making a qualifying investment in a U.S. business that creates jobs. There is no employer sponsor and no labor certification.
The investment must be at risk and must create or preserve at least ten full-time U.S. jobs. You can invest directly in your own enterprise or through a USCIS-designated regional center.
The Atlas advantage
Work directly with your attorney
Same-day response guarantee
Flat fees, no surprises
EB-5 Investment Amounts
The minimum investment depends on whether your project is in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA):
$800,000 — Targeted Employment Area
The most common route.
- Rural areas or high-unemployment areas (150% of national average).
- Most regional-center projects qualify as TEA.
- Lower capital requirement.
$1,050,000 — Standard Investment
Maximum location flexibility.
- Any qualifying new commercial enterprise.
- Anywhere in the U.S. outside a TEA.
- Greater freedom in choosing the business.
Not sure whether your project qualifies as a TEA or how much you need to invest? We'll review it and tell you straight.
EB-5 Requirements
Every EB-5 case must satisfy four core requirements that USCIS examines closely — here is what each demands and how we help you meet it:
Capital Investment
You must invest the required minimum ($800,000 TEA or $1,050,000 standard) in a new commercial enterprise, and it must be genuinely at risk.
How we help: We structure the investment so it is properly committed and documented as at-risk capital.
Job Creation
The investment must create or preserve at least ten full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers within about two years.
How we help: We build a defensible job-creation plan — and count indirect jobs where a regional center applies.
Lawful Source of Funds
You must prove your investment funds were obtained lawfully — often the hardest part of an EB-5 case.
How we help: We assemble a clear paper trail from tax returns, business records, asset sales, and gifts or inheritance.
Active Role
You must be engaged in the enterprise through management or policy formulation.
How we help: We satisfy this through your management role directly, or a limited-partnership role in a regional center.
The EB-5 Green Card Process
Understanding each stage helps you set realistic expectations for the journey to a permanent green card:
- 1
Document Source of Funds
We document the lawful source of your capital through tax returns, business records, and financial statements.
- 2
Select Your Investment
We help you choose between direct investment in your own business and a USCIS-designated regional center project.
- 3
File Form I-526E
We submit your immigrant petition with evidence of the investment, job-creation plan, and source of funds.
- 4
Conditional Green Card
After approval, you obtain a two-year conditional green card via consular processing or adjustment of status.
- 5
File Form I-829
Before the conditional period ends, we file to remove conditions by proving the investment and job creation.
- 6
Permanent Residence
On I-829 approval, you receive your permanent green card — and become eligible for citizenship after five years.
Why Trust Atlas Immigration Law with Your EB-5
EB-5 cases are won on the source-of-funds record and the strength of the job-creation evidence — and lost on weak documentation or poor regional-center due diligence. That is exactly where we focus. Our team removes the guesswork:
Work directly with your attorney
No call centers, no handoffs — the lawyer building your case is the one you talk to.
Flat fees, known up front
You agree on the full cost before we start. No hourly billing, no surprises.
Same-day response
Questions during your case get a reply the same business day.
From tracing lawful funds to evaluating regional-center projects and carrying you through I-829, we build the documented case that takes you from conditional to permanent residence.
Direct vs. Regional Center Investment
Direct Investment
Create and actively manage your own enterprise. Full control and direct job creation — but you must count only direct employees and take on more day-to-day involvement.
Regional Center
Invest in a USCIS-designated project. Passive involvement is allowed and you can count indirect and induced jobs — but you depend on project success and the center keeping its designation.
Source-of-Funds Documentation
Proving the lawful source of your funds is often the most challenging part of an EB-5 case. USCIS requires a clear paper trail showing how you earned and accumulated your capital, such as:
- Business income — corporate records, audited financials, ownership documents, and dividends.
- Asset sales — real estate or stock transactions with purchase history and sale documentation.
- Gifts or inheritance — estate documents, gift deeds, and the donor's own source of funds.
- Five years of tax returns and supporting bank statements.
Exploring investment immigration? See our business immigration overview and the E-2 treaty investor visa.
Common Questions
EB-5 Visa FAQs
You must provide comprehensive documentation including five years of tax returns, business ownership records, employment verification, bank statements, real estate records, gift documentation (if applicable), and any other evidence showing the lawful path of your investment funds.
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