Capital Committed


Posted on 12/19/2011 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

In order for the immigrant investor to show that he or she has actually committed the required amount of capital, the evidence presented may include, but is not limited to, the following:

  1. Bank statement(s) showing amount(s) deposited in United States business account(s) for the enterprise;
  2. Evidence of assets which have been purchased for use in the United States enterprise, including invoices, sales receipts, and purchase contracts containing sufficient information to identify such assets, their purchase costs, date of purchase, and purchasing entity; or
  3. Evidence of monies transferred or committed to be transferred to the new commercial enterprise in exchange for shares of stock (voting or nonvoting, common or preferred). Such stock may not include terms requiring the new commercial enterprise to redeem it at the holder’s request.

Taken from USCIS Policy Memorandum regarding EB-5 Adjudications Policy on November 9, 2011.

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