The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is a great opportunity for some individuals to get legal status in the U.S. based on business investments, but it's also something that's quickly changing. Investors need up-to-date information to manage the dynamics of the...
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What Your TEA Letter Means
A TEA (Targeted Employee Area) letter can be extremely important for an EB-5 Visa application. Getting one of these letters can decrease the total amount that an investor needs to contribute for a successful EB-5 project by 50% What is...
Targeted Employment Areas – A Quick Look
What is a TEA? A TEA, or targeted employment area, is an area that qualifies for a lower investment threshold under the EB-5 visa program. The minimum investment contribution is $500,000 for a project in a TEA, where projects outside...
Establishing Targeted Employment Areas for EB-5 Projects
In recent years, the standards for identifying targeted employment areas (TEAs) for the purpose of EB-5 investments have been under review. Many regional centers have taken advantage of the lower investment requirement of $500,000 for projects developed in TEAs to...
Targeted Employment Areas as EB-5 Project Site Locations
The minimum investment amount required for each EB-5 investor varies depending on where the EB-5 project is located. If the project is located within a designated Targeted Employment Area (TEA), investors only need to come up with $500,000 to invest....