International students under the F-1 visa may want to consider another option to remain in the USA after graduation as the EB-5 green card could be a more viable option in comparison to the H-1B visa. For those international students who have the monetary resources on their own or from their parents, it may be time to have the discussion and do some early planning on how to stay and work in the USA after graduation. In years back with the EB-5 Program, a permanent green card could have been reasonably attained within 5 years but now you are among the lucky ones if you can get one within 7 to 8 years and it depends on the country you were born.
Some international students and their parents had difficulties coming up with ready cash for the old amount of $500,000 before the deadline that almost doubled and increased the amount to now $900,000 as more time was needed to come up with the amount in cash ready to invest. This may be due to the general premise that most families who send their children to study in USA have their wealth tied up in their assets of family businesses and real estate. If they were given an 18-month payment plan to come up with the investment then it may provide some welcome flexibility and still allow the EB5 process to start. Look into our new product, "F1 Path" we will introduce in March which starts the EB5 green card process with an amount as low as $100,000 that can still allow the Petition to be filed, setting the Priority Date as early as the same month the first payment is made, with 18 months to complete the EB-5 investment.
One of the most important events in the EB-5 world is to secure the Priority Date as early as possible since the line for visas has been getting longer and will likely not get shorter any time soon given the demand in green cards. As a result of this high demand, the USCIS website is showing the processing time for the I-526 petition phase taking between 33 to 50 months with the average being 41.5 months or 3.5 years.
Find out if our "F1 Path" product is suitable to your plans as it is available only to qualified persons with priority given to those who register first. Learn more on it by calling the offices of South Texas EB-5 Regional Center, LLC at (210) 846-1592 or email bart.sanchez@stxeb5.com or visit our site www.stxeb5.com to arrange an introduction call.
South Texas EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
5415 Clover Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78228
For further media queries, please reach out to:
Bart Sanchez | +1-210-846-1592 | bart.sanchez@stxeb5.com
About South Texas EB-5 Regional Center, LLC
A U.S. EB-5 company founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas that provides capital to mostly existing projects who work under the Direct EB-5 model where the Project Sponsor creates operational jobs for expansion.
About the EB-5 Program
The EB-5 Investor Visa Program is the fastest and most reliable way for Indian high-net-worth investors to get a U.S. green card. The program provides U.S. green cards and permanent residency to an investor and their immediate family (all children up to age of 21) through an investment of $900,000 USD into a new U.S. business that creates ten or more American jobs.
