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EB-5 Q&A: Whether an F-1 visa holder can apply for an H1-B and EB-5

Question: How can an F-1 visa holder apply for an H-1B and EB-5 visa?
Question Detail: I am currently still a student working on an F-1 visa, and I will apply for an H-1B sponsored by my employer. I am also considering submitting an application for a green card through EB-5. Will the H-1B application be impacted if I submit the EB-5 application first? In what order should I apply for the visas?

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EB-5 Q&A 移民问答帖：持学生签证F-1可否同时申请工作签证H1-B 和投资移民签证EB-5

问：持学生签证F-1可以申请工作签证H1-B 和投资移民签证EB-5吗？

我目前持学生签证F-1在工作，而我的雇主准备为我申请工作签证H1-B。同时我也在考虑通过EB-5投资申请移民。请问如果我先递交EB-5申请，是否会影响H1-B的申请？我应该选择什么样的申请顺序？

EB-5 Q&A：How to obtain permanent residency via EB-5 while stay outside the U.S.

Question: How can my child who will be studying abroad receive his green card? Question Detail: I plan to apply for the EB-5 visa, but my son, who is 18 years old, will be studying medicine for the next six years in Europe. Will he get his green card if he does not reside full-time in the United States? Would he be eligible if he visited us during his vacations? How can my son also receive his green card through EB-5?

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EB-5 Q&A 移民问答帖：子女在美国境外学习期间如何获得绿卡

问：我的子女可以在海外学习期间获得绿卡吗？
我准备通过EB-5投资申请移民，但我18岁的儿子将在未来6年里在欧洲读医。即便他不在美国居住，是否也能获得绿卡？他如何能通过EB-5获得绿卡?

EB-5 Q&A How to make my business eligible for a standard EB-5 investment

Question: How can I make my EB-5 investment work?
Question Detail: For my EB-5 project, I am planning to buy a company for about $600,000. It it in a targeted employment area and has a dual portfolio: the company develops software and does medical billing, as well as invests in properties. How would it be possible for me to buy that company and through that corporation invest my money in real estate and operations/growth of the company? Most of the jobs will be made in software development, but most of the investment will be in real estate. How can I make this eligible for EB5?

EB-5 Q&A 移民问答帖：如何使自己的企业成为标准EB-5企业

问：我如何运作我的EB-5投资？我打算用600万美金买一个公司，它位于目标就业区，并且有着两个运营组合：公司开发软件和医疗账单，也投资房产。我如何买下这个公司并通过公司投资到房地产并使公司发展？大多数的工作岗位会在软件开发中产生，但是大部分的投资会在房地产上。我怎样使这个公司符合EB-5？

EB-5 Q&A Things you need to prove at the I-829 stage

Question: What do I need to prove at the I-829 stage?

Question Detail: I understand that I need to prove I have created at least 10 direct or indirect jobs. What else do I need to prove besides the job creation requirement? I hear that I need to prove that the economic report went the same way as was stated at the I-526 stage, and that financial goals and milestones have been met too. Is that true? What will satisfy this requirement? What if the jobs are created, but the financial goals and milestones are not met?

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