EB-5 Minimum Investment Amount Has Increased to $900,000

July 24, 2019

Dear Friends,

As expected, the Department of Homeland Security this morning published a new EB-5 regulation known as a “final rule.” (Click here to see the regulation.) While we are still reviewing the contents, here are some key changes:

1. Increasing investment amounts – $900,000 for Targeted Employment Area (TEA) / $1.8MM for non-TEA:

The final rule keeps the 50% minimum investment differential between a TEA and a non-TEA and provides that the minimum investment amounts will automatically adjust for inflation every five years.

2. Revising the standards for certain TEA designations:

The final rule addresses gerrymandering — deliberately manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to link a prosperous project location to a distressed community to obtain the qualifying average unemployment rate.

3. Clarifying USCIS procedures for removing conditions on permanent residence:

The final rule makes clear that certain family members who are lawful permanent residents must independently file to remove conditions on their permanent residence. The requirement would not apply to those family members who were included in a principal investor’s petition to remove conditions.

4. Allowing EB-5 petitioners to keep their priority date:

The final rule offers greater flexibility to immigrant investors who have a previously approved EB-5 immigrant petition. When they need to file a new EB-5 petition they now will be able to retain the priority date of the previously approved petition, subject to certain expectations.

This new rule will go into effect November 21, 2019. You have approximately 120 days to get in at the $500,000 level. This will be the new standard for the EB-5 program going forward barring legislative action. Based on our conversations with our advocates and allies in Washington, D.C., we expected this to become regulatory policy and prepared ourselves for such. For prospective investors weighing an EB-5 investment under current rules, you have a limited window in which to act.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you need further clarification on how this might affect you.

Thank you,

Daniel J. Healy
CEO, Civitas Capital Group

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I have annual income in excess of $200,000, or joint annual income with my spouse in excess of $300,000, in each of the last two years and expect to reasonably maintain the same level of income AND/OR I have a net worth in excess of $1 million, either individually or jointly with my spouse, not including my primary residence.

You must have and annual income in excess of $200,000, or joint annual income with your spouse in excess of $300,000, in each of the last two years and expect to reasonably maintain the same level of income AND/OR have a net worth in excess of $1 million, either individually or jointly with your spouse, not including my primary residence, to qualify for this program.

I understand that I must make a minimum investment of $800,000 to qualify for the EB-5 program as an immigrant investor. I have financial access to such an amount and I would like to book a free consultation with Civitas Capital Group to assess my EB-5 eligibility further.

You must make a minimum investment of $800,000 to qualify for the EB-5 program as an immigrant investor.

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