EB-5 Visa

MSC has made it possible for foreign investors to obtain an Investment Visa (EB-5 Visa) for the United States of America. MSC investments include such things as hospitality projects done by approved Marriott and Hyatt developers, restaurants, mining, education and others. This opportunity allows for an efficient process for investors to receive their EB-5 Immigrant Visa and ultimately qualify for permanent resident status in the United States.

What is the EB-5 Visa?

Under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(5), 10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individuals seeking permanent resident status on the basis of their engagement in a new commercial enterprise.

"Alien investors" must:

• Demonstrate that a "qualifying investment" is being made in a new commercial enterprise; and
• Show, using reasonable methodologies, that 10 or more jobs are actually created either directly or indirectly by the new commercial enterprise through revenues generated from increased exports, improved regional productivity, job creation, or increased domestic capital investment resulting from the program.

Permanent resident status based on EB-5 eligibility is available to investors, either alone or coming with their spouse and unmarried children under 21. Eligible aliens are those who have invested -- or are actively in the process of investing -- the required amount of capital into a new commercial enterprise that they have established. They must further demonstrate that this investment will benefit the United States economy and create the requisite number of full-time jobs for qualified persons within the United States.

Who is eligible for the EB-5 Visa?

In general, "eligible individuals" include those:

Who have invested -- or who are actively in the process of investing -- in a new commercial enterprise, the minimum invested amount set forth by the USCIS

• at least $1,000,000, or
• at least $500,000 where the investment is being made in a "targeted employment area," (TEA) which is an area that has experienced unemployment of at least 150 per cent of the national average rate or a rural area as designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Whose engagement in a new commercial enterprise will benefit the United States economy and:

• create full-time employment for not fewer than 10 qualified individuals; or
• maintain the number of existing employees at no less than the pre-investment level for a period of at least two years, where the capital investment is being made in a "troubled business," which is a business that has been in existence for at least two years and that has lost 20 percent of its net worth over the past 12 to 24 months.

MSC Services

MSC will assist you in filing the requisite forms as well as the following in order for you to meet the qualifications under the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS):

• establishing a new commercial enterprise,
• investing the requisite capital amount,
• proving the investment comes from a lawful source of funds,
• creating the requisite number of jobs,
• demonstrating that the investor is actively participating in the business; and, where applicable,
• creating employment within a targeted employment area.
  
  

What is the application process?

Engagement/Application Process

• Investor will provide required contact information and request information click here to receive initial MSC investor packet.
• Investor must review and return required questionnaire and request second investor packet that will include all necessary documents that are required for submission of investor’s application/petition.

Completing the Investment

• After a prospective investor has returned all signed documents relating to the investment, they will make the minimum deposit into an escrow account.
• Upon receipt of funds, investor will immediately be placed in contact with our immigration attorney to begin the visa application process. It is anticipated that the investor will be able to enter the United States within 6-12 months (depending on investor engagement) from time of deposit.