There are two different programs in which the EB-5 immigrant investors are allowed to invest in; the regular Direct EB-5 Program and the EB-5 Regional Center Pilot Program. To encourage immigration through the EB-5 category, Congress created the temporary Regional Center Pilot Program in 1993. The Pilot Program was created to stimulate economic activity and to create jobs for U.S. workers, while simultaneously giving eligible aliens the opportunity to become lawful permanent residents.
Through this innovative program, foreign investors are encouraged to invest funds in an EB-5 Regional Center and project that have been approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A Regional Center (RC) is defined by "any economic unit, public or private, which is involved with the promotion of economic growth, including increased export sales, improved regional productivity, job creation or increased domestic capital investment."
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If you are not going to use your own funds to invest or set up in an Italian business then there are several options open to you. The first and most obvious routes are through your accountant (commercialista) and your Italian bank. You will need to make sure you have a detailed business plan and that it has been translated into Italian and is set out in an acceptable format. Italians can be very rigid in the way they expect things to be done, so it is as well to conform to that and present something in a format they recognise.
The perfect scenario is to have an Italian partner who knows the ropes and the people concerned, as Italy is still a country where the personal touch is invaluable when doing business.
Main Lending Types:
The following list shows some of the main lending tools available for business in Italy
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The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is one of the fastest ways to permanent U.S. residence. One route to an EB-5 visa green card is by way of investment into an approved EB-5 Regional Center. The EB-5 Regional Center Investment Program, also known as the EB-5 Investor Pilot Program, was created in 1993. Since the pilot program is relatively new, there is a lot of information that is either unknown or unclear to many prospective foreign investors.
One common misconception is the popular belief that the older the Regional Center is, the better its chances of success. Certainly the more experienced a Center is, the more knowledge the center has of the program and it may be easier to complete the EB-5 process, however it is still important to verify the Center's history and the types of projects it has completed in the past.
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