United States — Investment routes
| Route | Official minimum | Real total, family of four | Hold | Recoverable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BusinessAn 800,000 USD investment in a new commercial enterprise located in a targeted employment area (a rural area or one of high unemployment) or a qualifying infrastructure project, which must create at least ten full-time US jobs. The capital is at genuine risk — the jobs must materialise — and is only returned, if at all, once the project runs its course. | $800 000 | ≈ $1 068 000 | — | Yes |
| BusinessThe standard threshold of 1,050,000 USD applies to any project that does not qualify as a targeted employment area or infrastructure project. The same ten-job and at-risk rules apply. | $1 050 000 | ≈ $1 401 750 | — | Yes |
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