Archive · 2 Jun 2025
EB-5 Visa: Alternative US Residency Route for Indians
Indian professionals are increasingly looking at the EB-5 visa, a way to get a Green Card, due to tougher rules for student visas.
The EB-5 program allows foreigners to invest in US businesses and create jobs.
It requires a minimum investment of $800,000.
This option has become popular with Indian nationals, with applications doubling recently.
The visa allows the investor, spouse, and unmarried children under 21 to live in the US.
However, there may be delays because of limited visa numbers and a high cost.
The government is proposing a new program for wealthier investors, but it hasn't been approved yet.
Immigration specialists can help navigate the EB-5 program.
The EB-5 visa offers a path to US permanent residency for foreign investors.
Minimum investment of $800,000 in a qualifying US business is required.
The investment must create at least ten full-time jobs.
Applications from Indian nationals have doubled due to student visa concerns.
The visa can include the investor's spouse and unmarried children under 21.
- Who
- Indian professionals and students
- What
- EB-5 Visa program as an alternative route to permanent residency
- When
- Created in 1990
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Due to tightened limitations on student visas
- Minimum Investment
- $800,000
- Program Creation Year
- 1990
- Minimum Full-time Jobs to Create
- 10
- Approximate EB-5 Visas Given Annually to Indians
- 700
- Overseeing Body
- USCIS
