- Create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs for qualifying U.S. workers within two years (or under certain circumstances, within a reasonable time after the two-year period) of the immigrant investor’s admission to the United States as a Conditional Permanent Resident.
- Create or preserve either direct or indirect jobs:
- Direct jobs are actual identifiable jobs for qualified employees located within the commercial enterprise into which the EB-5 investor has directly invested his or her capital.
Note: Investors may only be credited with preserving jobs in a troubled business.A troubled business is an enterprise that has been in existence for at least two years and has incurred a net loss during the 12- or 24-month period prior to the priority date on the immigrant investor’s Form I-526. The loss for this period must be at least 20 percent of the troubled business’ net worth prior to the loss. For purposes of determining whether the troubled business has been in existence for two years, successors in interest to the troubled business will be deemed to have been in existence for the same period of time as the business they succeeded.
- Indirect jobs are those jobs shown to have been created collaterally or as a result of capital invested in a commercial enterprise affiliated with a regional center by an EB-5 investor. A foreign investor may only use the indirect job calculation if affiliated with a regional center.
A qualified employee is a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or other immigrant authorized to work in the United States. The individual may be a conditional resident, an asylee, a refugee, or a person residing in the United States under suspension of deportation. This definition does not include the immigrant investor; his or her spouse, sons, or daughters; or any foreign national in any nonimmigrant status (such as an H-1B visa holder) or who is not authorized to work in the United States.
Full-time employment means employment of a qualifying employee by the new commercial enterprise in a position that requires a minimum of 35 working hours per week. In the case of the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program, "full-time employment" also means employment of a qualifying employee in a position that has been created indirectly from investments associated with the Pilot Program.
A job-sharing arrangement whereby two or more qualifying employees share a full-time position will count as full-time employment provided the hourly requirement per week is met. This definition does not include combinations of part-time positions or full-time equivalents even if, when combined, the positions meet the hourly requirement per week. The position must be permanent, full-time and constant. The two qualified employees sharing the job must be permanent and share the associated benefits normally related to any permanent, full-time position, including payment of both workman’s compensation and unemployment premiums for the position by the employer. Read more here...Capital Investment
Here' you go, now you know what is EB5 Immigration Investor Visa.Capital means cash, equipment, inventory, other tangible property, cash equivalents and indebtedness secured by assets owned by the alien entrepreneur, provided that the alien entrepreneur is personally and primarily liable and that the assets of the new commercial enterprise upon which the petition is based are not used to secure any of the indebtedness. All capital shall be valued at fair-market value in United States dollars. Assets acquired, directly or indirectly, by unlawful means (such as criminal activities) shall not be considered capital for the purposes of section 203(b)(5) of the Act.Note: Investment capital cannot be borrowed.Required minimum investments are:
- General. The minimum qualifying investment in the United States is $1 million.
- Targeted Employment Area (High Unemployment or Rural Area). The minimum qualifying investment either within a high-unemployment area or rural area in the United States is $500,000.
A targeted employment area is an area that, at the time of investment, is a rural area or an area experiencing unemployment of at least 150 percent of the national average rate.A rural area is any area outside a metropolitan statistical area (as designated by the Office of Management and Budget) or outside the boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more according to the decennial census. Read more here...
1. The United States is a market without parallel.
2. The United States has a productive, ready workforce.
3. The United States is business and investment friendly
4. The United States is the world’s center for innovation.(Read more here: http://malaysia.usembassy.gov/doing-business-usa.html)For more information about USA Investor Migration Program, click here to find out more.
The Australian tourism industry encompasses almost 280,000 enterprises across a range of sectors including short-term accommodation, luxury resorts, theme parks, casinos, nature retreats, travel agents, transport companies and retail and education providers.
Tourism is Australia’s largest services export, contributing A$35 billion to GDP. Read more here....We see the tourism industry contributing a large amount to t he GDP which is A$35billion.
Australia is set apart by its vast landscapes and nature-based tourism offerings, indigenous culture and heritage, sophisticated cities and regions, and a friendly, tolerant and culturally diverse population. Supported by highly efficient and inter-connected tourism infrastructure, Australia offers investment opportunities across a wide range of tourism products and facilities.
Australia’s proximity to expanding Asian markets presents significant tourism growth and investment opportunities. Asia is expected to contribute more than half of the projected growth in international visitation to Australia over the next decade and the Australian market is expected to sustain growth from New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe. Read more here....
Australians are enthusiastic holiday-makers in their own country, taking about 70 million overnight trips and spending A$43 billion within Australia each year. Domestic tourism spend continues to underpin the tourism sector, accounting for 62 per cent of total tourism consumption. Read more here....
Australia’s economy continues to perform solidly, building upon 20 consecutive years of growth. For two consecutive years, Australia has ranked as the world’s second most resilient economy. At the beginning of 2012, Australia was one of only 14 countries to retain a Triple-A long-term foreign currency credit rating for sovereign bonds. Read more here....
Australia's political and economic advantages are complemented by its welcoming attitude and excellent quality of life. In 2009, Australia’s quality of life was ranked 6th in the world out of 57 key economies, ahead of New Zealand, the USA and the UK (Source: IMD World Competitiveness Online 1995-2009, Worldwide Quality of Life Index 2009).
Australia ranked second on the UNDP Human Development Index 2009, behind only Norway, and Australia's life expectancy (81 years) was the fifth highest in the world. The level of access to healthcare professionals and services in Australia is also amongst the highest in the world.
Cost of Living Lower Than Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and DubaiLiving the lifestyle
With one of the highest standards of living in the world, Australia offers a superb climate, a unique and beautiful environment, and quality social and cultural infrastructure.Australian cities are regularly judged to be among the most liveable in the world across by a range of international surveys. In the Economist Intelligence Unit Liveability Ranking 2009, four of Australia's mainland capital cities were ranked in the top eight liveable cities in the world. While in Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s Quality of Living Survey 2008, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane were all among the top 31 cities in the world to live in, ahead of notable cities such as London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and New York.
Quality of Education contributes to Quality of LifeThe cost of living in Australia's capital cities is also lower than in most other major capitals worldwide, including Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York City, Singapore, London, Los Angeles and Dubai (Source: Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living Sydney 2009).Welcoming foreign investment
Australia's prosperity has been built on it being a great trading nation and an attractive and welcoming destination for foreign investment. Accordingly, the Australian Government actively encourages and supports foreign investment that is consistent with its national interest – regardless of source country – through a range of services and programs. In August 2009, the government announced legislative amendments aimed at simplifying and streamlining the screening process for foreign investment proposals.Room to move
Australia has space in abundance. It is the sixth largest country in the world, but with one of the world’s lowest population densities at an average of only around three people per square kilometre.
Work Balanced Lifestyle
Education and trainingThe quality of Australia's education and training sector is internationally recognised. The country has well-designed private, state and federal-funded education systems offering high quality primary, secondary and tertiary education, and extensive vocational training, including specialised institutions for teaching English. Expatriate students at Australian schools can continue their schooling at US and European educational institutions without difficulty.
Australians not only work hard, they play hard. Their love of sports is famous. New facilities created for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, along with many other centres, provide options to view and participate in many sports.Australians also love the outdoors. Australia has more than 7000 beaches stretching along thousands of kilometres of coastline, creating access to all water sports. Mountain ranges in Victoria and New South Wales offer a choice of snow sports and hundreds of state and national parks provide access to vast, pristine wilderness areas.Culture
Australia supports a thriving national and local art, theatre, dance, film, opera and music scene which attracts many international performers and artists. Australian restaurants are creating an international reputation for their fresh and inviting menus.The print and broadcast media is robust and lively, with about 1,200 lifestyle and other magazines – among the most per capita in the world – catering for all tastes.A society to grow in
Living in Australia is to share in the culture of openness and a passion for getting the most out of life. Australian society encourages opportunity for all and gives everyone a ‘fair go’, while also fostering a strong spirit of competition.Combined with all the other attributes on offer, Australia is not only a leading location for international companies but the destination of choice for their employees. Read more here....
This visa is for people who have a successful business or investment career, and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved in investing or business in Australia. This visa is also the first step towards being granted a permanent Business Skills visa. (Department of Immigration and Citizenship)
This visa is for investors/business people from overseas who are willing to invest funds in a designated investment in Australia for four (4) years, and are less than 45 years of age. (Department of Immigration and Citizenship)
An analysis of small business taxes by Your Business shows Western Australia is the cheapest state in terms of state taxes, followed by the Northern Territory. (NEWS.COM.AU)Businesses in Western Australia (WA) has lowest impact of land tax and stamp duty compare to business in Australia Central Territory (ACT) where it has the highest amount of property taxes.
Business in the ACT incur the highest amount of property taxes at this level ($40,828 in land tax and stamp duty) while WA businesses have the lowest impact ($25,712).Northern Territory and Western Australia among the top potential business states.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 94.9 per cent of existing and new NT small businesses survived 2011/12 the highest across the country.
the success of a business relies more on economic potential than the underlying cost base, and the NT and WA regularly appear at the top. Read more:WA and NT attracting the private sector investor. Bulk of expenditure is expected to fall to big infrastructure projects.
The private sector is investing big in WA and NT. While the bulk of this expenditure is expected to fall to big infrastructure projects, some trickle down is also expected.For an overall view of business analysis state by state in Australia, please click here to read more....
About $78,855 was invested for every small business in WA in the September quarter, and that investment has grown 225 per cent over the last five years.
NT businesses see $72,015 invested for every small business, and a five-year growth rate of almost 290 per cent.Read more:
