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Green Card Through InvestmentEntrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) who make an investment in acommercial enterprise in the United States and who plan to create or preserve ten permanent fulltime jobs for qualified United States workers, are eligible to apply for a green card (permanentresidence).

Up to 10,000 visas may be authorized each fiscal year for eligible entrepreneurs.

You must invest $1,000,000, or at least $500,000 in a targeted employment area (highunemployment or rural area). In return, USCIS may grant conditional permanent residence to theindividual.

For more information, see Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and 8CFR 204.6 (see the INA link to the right).

Eligibility Criteria

You may be eligible to receive permanent residence based on investment if:

You have an approved Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur

You are admissible to the United StatesAn immigrant visa is immediately available

Application ProcessIf You Are Living Outside the United States

You can become a permanent resident through consular processing if you live outside the UnitedStates. Consular processing is when USCIS works with the Department of State to issue a visa onan approved Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, petition when a visa isavailable. For more information on consular processing, see the Consular Processing link to theleft under Green Card Processes & Procedures.

If You Are Living in the United States

You can become a conditional permanent resident through adjustment of status if you live insidethe United States. Once the Form I-526 is approved and a visa number is available, you can applyfor conditional permanent residence on Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residenceor Adjust Status. For more information see the Visa Availability & Priority Dates andAdjustment of Status links to the left under Green Card Processes & Procedures.

Supporting Evidence for Form I-485

You should submit the followin evidence/documentation with our a lication:

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Two passport-style photosForm G-325A, Biographic Information, if you are between 14 and 79 years of ageCopy of government issued photo identificationCopy of birth certificateCopy of passport page with nonimmigrant visa (if applicable)Copy of passport page with admission (entry) or parole stamp (if applicable)

Form I-94, Arrival/ Departure Record (if applicable)Certified copies of court records (if you have been arrested)Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination RecordApplicable feesThe approval notice for Form I-526 (Form I-797)

Family of Entrepreneurs

Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21, (known as derivatives) may be includedon your immigration petition. If they are residing in the US, they will each need to file a Form I-

485. They are counted towards the annual cap of 10,000 visas.

Work & Travel Authorization

Generally, when you have a pending Form I-485, it is possible for you to apply for authorizationto work in the United States and to seek advance parole (advance permission to travel and beadmitted to the United States upon your return). For further information, see the WorkAuthorization and Travel Documents links to the left under Green Card Processes &Procedures.

Last updated: 03/30/2011

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