Three decades ago, Congress established the EB-5 Visa Program (EB-5) in order to stimulate the economy and create jobs through foreign investment in the United States. EB-5 has been another route for foreign nationals to obtain U.S. permanent residency by making a "capital" investment in the amounts at least $1,000,000, except $500,000 in certain regions with higher unemployment rates, into a "commercial enterprise" to create at least ten full time jobs in the United States.

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