ABIL Webinar Series: U.S. Investment Visas and Green Cards for Foreign Nationals

Many foreign entrepreneurs want to start businesses or invest in the United States. Other wealthy individuals want green cards to live in the United States, but may be hesitant because of real or perceived immigration obstacles. Real estate developers and companies seeking capital for development projects are increasingly looking for EB-5 capital from foreign investors. Several visa options exist, and each has advantages, disadvantages, and limits.

A recent three-part webinar series, presented by the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) and co-sponsored by Invest In the USA, the association of EB-5 regional centers, helped guide individual investors and others, as well as U.S. companies interested in attracting foreign investors and wealthy individuals. Each 90-minute webinar in the series explained immigration options and offered practical real-world strategies:

• Session 1: Visa options for individual investors: E and L nonimmigrant visas; EB-5 green cards through direct investments or regional centers, was held on April 13. (A recording of the webinar is available for purchase.) Moderated by Bernard P. Wolfsdorf. Presenters: Kehrela Hodkinson, Mark Ivener, and Stephen Yale-Loehr.
• Session 2: EB-5 regional center applications and project pre-approval petitions, was held on July 6 at 3 p.m. (ET). Moderated by Laura Danielson. Presenters: Bryan Funai, H. Ronald Klasko, and Steve Trow.
• Session 3: How to successfully navigate the back end of the EB-5 process for both individual investors and regional centers, was held on August 16 at 3 p.m. (ET). Moderated by Steve Clark. Presenters: H. Ronald Klasko, Robert Loughran, and Stephen Yale-Loehr.

The cost is $89 for an individual session or $249 for all three sessions, recorded. For more information, contact Lauren Anderson at lauren@abil.com.