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EB-5 Investment Opportunities: Spotlight on Manufacturing Industry

EB-5 Investment Opportunities: Spotlight on Manufacturing Industry

This post is part of e-Council Inc.’s “Spotlight” series, in which we feature successful EB-5 projects across different industries and business types. Some of the spotlighted businesses may be our clients’ while others are not, but all have one theme in common:  SUCCESS using EB-5 capital.

EB-5 fundshave been used by manufacturers to successfully expand operations and to develop high-demand…

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Taking the Guesswork out of EB-5 Preparation

The opportunity to do business and secure permanent residence in the U.S. is an attractive proposition for many investors. So why do so few people take advantage of the opportunity?

Since the beginning of the EB-5 program and the passage of the Immigration Act of 1990, participation has been lower than expected. In 2005, a Government Accountability Office Report found that a principal reason for…

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Navigating the E-2 to EB-5 Transition

Navigating the E-2 to EB-5 Transition

Some E-2 visa applicants make their investments with the intention of eventually transitioning to an EB-5 visa. This article will explore the reasons for converting from E-2 to EB-5 and the important factors that petitioners must contemplate when doing so.

Let us first consider the difference between the two visa categories. The E-2 is a non-immigrant visa that allows a national of a treaty…

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Do EB-5 Funds Reach Economically Distressed Areas?

Do EB-5 Funds Reach Economically Distressed Areas?

  The EB-5 program was designed to reward foreign investors who invest $1 million into a new commercial enterprise that creates ten full-time jobs as a result of their investment.  However, most EB-5 petitioners lawfully invest $500,000 for the same benefit. This lower investment threshold is made possible by the TEA incentive, which was passed by Congress to steer capital to poorer areas.[1]A…

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Lawyer leads company specializing in EB-5 program

Lawyer leads company specializing in EB-5 program

By Alexandra Clough – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Lauren Cohen is founder of e-Council Inc., a Boca Raton-based firm that helps businesses obtain financing through the federal EB-5 visa program. Through the program, foreign nationals that invest in U.S. businesses and create jobs can receive green cards for themselves and their dependents.

Cohen said her team of about 30 professionals…

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The EB-5 Program: Fueling Eco-friendly Innovation

The EB-5 Program: Fueling Eco-friendly Innovation

With the recent controversy surrounding fraudulent uses of EB-5 funds, it is easy to forget the many benefits of the program, not only economic—in driving the expansion of American businesses and job creation—but environmental as well.

In fact, EB-5 funds have fueled numerous eco-friendly businesses ventures that produce high-demand products using sustainable processes that do not harm the…

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