United States
The United States EB-5 programme grants a green card — permanent residence, and a five-year path to one of the world’s strongest passports — for 800,000 USD in a job-creating project in a targeted area. The thing to be clear about: a green card also makes you a US tax resident on your worldwide income, the heaviest tax net here, with an exit tax if you leave, and the capital is genuinely at risk.
Residency by investment — key figures
- From
- $800 000≈ $1 068 000 — estimated total, family of four, fees included
- Processing time
- 24–48 months
- Physical presence
- A green card is a residence you must actually keep: extended absences can be treated as abandonment. Conditions are removed after two years, and naturalisation becomes possible after five years of permanent residence, with substantial physical presence.
Investment routes
| Route | Official minimum | Real total, family of four |
|---|---|---|
| Business | $800 000 | ≈ $1 068 000 |
| Business | $1 050 000 | ≈ $1 401 750 |
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Tax at a glance
- Green-card holders are taxed on worldwide income, like citizens
- Federal income tax reaches 37%, plus state taxes in most states
- The US taxes on the basis of citizenship and residence — one of very few countries to do so
- Renouncing later can trigger an expatriation exit tax
- EB-5 leads to citizenship after five years of permanent residence
Compare it with another jurisdiction
| — | Uruguay | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Official minimum | $100 000lower | $130 000 |
| Real total, family of 4 (fees included) | ≈ $133 500lower | ≈ $173 550 |
| Announced processing | 6–12 months | 1–3 monthsfaster |
| Presence required | Uruguay expects genuine presence. | There is no minimum-stay requirement to keep the visa, but the qualifying investment or deposit must be maintained for its whole term. |
| Years to citizenship | 3 yearsfaster | — |
| Investment routes | Real estate, Investment fund | Bank deposit, Real estate, Government bonds, Business |
| A route returns the capital | No | Yes |
| Open to Russian applicants | YesIdentical on this line | YesIdentical on this line |
| Region | Latin America | Asia |
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Frequently asked questions
Does EB-5 give US citizenship?
How much must I invest?
Will the US tax my worldwide income?
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What we do for you
Citizenship or residence, the honest answer often is not the one you arrived with. We take the whole procedure with you — eligibility, the route that fits your situation, the file, the follow-up — with one person on your side throughout.
For United States specifically, you are talking to someone who already knows the file: who to speak to on the ground, what the unit actually asks for, and the points where applications stall.
- One point of contact, from the first call to the certificate
- Vetted partners on the ground — law firms, licensed agents, banks — introduced, not listed
- It starts with a short qualifying call, and no, it is not a sales call
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