Italy
An EB-5 investor Visa for Italian citizens is an immigrant visa that helps Italian investors to get U.S. Permanent Residency or a green card. To qualify for this visa, an Italian citizen needs to make a qualified investment in a U.S. business. There is an increasing demand for this category of visa among Italian citizens. This visa allows investors and their dependents to freely move, work, and live in the United States. green card holders have more work opportunities than any other immigrant. To get support with the important documentation and processes for obtaining a green card, we will work with you and legal counsel.
Benefits of EB-5 Visa for Italian Residents
- Obtain a permanent residency in the United States as long as Italian investors meet the minimum investment and job-creation needs.
- Get more job opportunities like government jobs, or start one or multiple businesses, or enjoy a retired life without any sponsorship-related restrictions or any employment.
- Italian investors can freely reside and travel anywhere within the U.S.
- Not just Italian investors but their spouses and children under 21 also get a green card and the right to move, live, or work anywhere within the country just like other green card holders without facing any legal restrictions.
- Investors’ families can relocate through EB-5 and enjoy the best medical and healthcare facilities in the United States.
- As permanent residents, investor's unmarried children can study in the world’s some of the best institutions with no restrictions applied on international students. They can get an education as a day scholar without dealing with long separation from their family. They have to pay 150-300% less tuition fees and can enjoy more scholarship and funding options than foreign students. They can discover more job opportunities without worrying about job mobility restrictions, work permits, processing delays, sponsorship, or expiry of visas.
- Obtaining a green card provides visa-free travel privileges to enjoy foreign mobility.
EB-5 Visa Requirements for Italian Citizens
For obtaining an EB-5 US Visa, an Italian investor has to meet the following requirements :
- Make the investor’s investment of US Dollar 1.05 million or at least USD$800,000 (955K or 727K Euros) in a TEA - Targeted Employment Area.
- The investment must be made through a regional center project in the USA or directly in a new business.
- Create and manage 10 or more full-time jobs for at least 2 years.
- A direct investment can create just direct jobs. Investors also need to actively guide or monitor the created jobs.
- Regional center investment can create direct, induced, and indirect jobs. Investors need only passive management on their part.
Income Requirements for an Italian Investor
An Italian investor must have the financial criteria given below to support a successful business investment :
- A net worth of USD 1.05 million for a person or a married couple or
- A minimum of $200,000 in individual income or at least $300,000 in joint income in each of the past two years, and Comparable future income and assets.
Submit the documentation that ensures the legitimate source and channel of investment funds, and successfully meets the strict requirements of USCIS. In case you don’t have the required documentation, we and immigration counsel will work with you to create satisfactory proof.
EB-5 Visa Process for Italian Residents
A step-by-step procedure for an EB-5 US visa application :
- Selection of an investment advisor and immigration legal expert (lawyer or attorney).
- Pick an EB-5 project that successfully meets the EB-5 visa program requirements.
- Capital investment and the form I-526 petition filing. (I-526 petition needs to be first approved by the USCIS before filing an EB-5 investor visa at a Consulate outside the US or the US Embassy).
- Application for status adjustment (I-485 application) and form DS 260.
- Two years conditional green card.
- Permanent US residency and I-829 petition.
EB-5 Visa Costs for Italian Citizens
- The minimum EB-5 investment amount of either USD $1.05 million or USD$800,000 (955K or 727K Euros) in a TEA
- $3,675 visa admin cost for I-526
- $1,140 charges for I-485 application
- $3,750 fee for I-829 petition.
- Legal fees for immigration counsel.
EB-5 Visa Can Lead to a Green Card!
According to the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) Visa Bulletin from June 2023, there is no extra waiting time and no backlog in the EB-5 applications timeline from Italy. EB-5 visa provides a direct path for Italian residents to American Citizenship and USA residency green card.
We at EB-5 Investor Portal can guide and help you throughout the EB-5 visa immigrant investor program including documentation, application process, and other procedures in conjunction with our U.S. legal partners. We have helped many investors and their families in relocating to the United States by acquiring an EB-5 visa with no stress and no rejection of the application. We have a team of multilingual experts who can speak to you in your native language.
