With over four decades of experience in the real estate investment industry, Kevin Fitzgerald has held leadership roles in a variety of companies, including U.S. Advisors, LLC. The former CEO of U.S. Advisors, LLC, Kevin Fitzgerald became the CEO of Global Capital Advisors, LLC, in February 2015. Many of Global Capital Advisors’ clients are based in China, and seek to obtain EB-5 visas by investing in American companies.

1. WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
EB- 5 VISA?
By Kevin Fitzgerald, U.S. Advisors

2. Introduction
 With over four decades of experience in the real estate
investment industry, Kevin Fitzgerald has held leadership
roles in a variety of companies, including U.S. Advisors, LLC.
The former CEO of U.S. Advisors, LLC, Kevin Fitzgerald
became the CEO of Global Capital Advisors, LLC, in
February 2015. Many of Global Capital Advisors’ clients are
based in China, and seek to obtain EB-5 visas by investing in
American companies.
To be granted an EB-5 visa, specific requirements must be
met. First, an applicant must invest a minimum of $1 million
into a commercial United States enterprise, though they may
instead invest $500,000 in an area that is rural or has a high
unemployment rate. The areas that qualify for the lesser
investment amount are known as targeted employment
areas.

3. EB- 5 Visa
 Second, the applicant must invest in either a new
commercial enterprise or a regional center. Any new
commercial enterprise must be a legal, for-profit
business. Alternatively, applicants may invest in an
older business if the investment will create 40 percent
more jobs, a 40 percent increase in the net worth of
the company, or a new commercial enterprise.
The final requirement is that within two years of the
applicant’s receipt of the visa, the investment must
create 10 full- time jobs that are filled by American
workers. If the EB-5 applicant chooses to invest in a
regional center, the 10 full-time jobs may be indirectly
created in the businesses that supply goods and
services to the EB-5 project.