Immigration to the United States through investment
U.S. immigration law allows foreign investors to obtain an immigrant visa, provided significant financial investment in upgrading existing facilities in the U.S. or in the creation of new businesses in the United States. A foreign investor should invest about $ 1,000,000 in the U.S. economy. If the company is located in the so-called economically disadvantaged areas, the amount of capital may be a million and one of $ 500,000. As an investment can act not only funds, but also the equipment, buildings, facilities, materials and supplies for production. Also, thanks for the investor in the company should be created at least 10 new jobs. The investor should actively participate in the management of the enterprise, for example, be a member of the board of directors of the company or its sole director. If the funds are invested through funds approved by the U.S. Government, then, as a rule, the amount of investment is limited to USD 500,000 (not including the cost of legal services, of course). After two years, the investor must provide proof of the existence of the enterprise, the presence of ten jobs, and their participation in the management of the business. As a rule, the proper functioning of the enterprise is to change the status of conditional permanent residence in the USA Green Card. Please be aware that the owner of a green card is required to report annually to the U.S. tax returns even if he left the United States and there is no longer living.
Getting U.S. citizenship
After 5 years of residence in the United States Green Card you will be able to ask about giving you a U.S. citizen. In this case, you do not have to do that, it's just a possibility. In addition to the significant benefits of U.S. passports, such as visa-free entry to most countries of the world, the American citizenship has its drawbacks - in particular, becoming a U.S. citizen, you will have to pay taxes on all their income, regardless of the country in which they are received and regardless of where you actually live in the present moment.Petition for naturalization may be filed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the three months before the expiry of five years (three years for spouses of U.S. citizens) tenure status of permanent resident. You will set a date for the citizenship test. In this exam you will need to demonstrate knowledge of the English language at least a minimal amount, and to answer a number of questions relating to the political and economic structure of the United States and American history.
By submitting your application for a U.S. citizen, you represent that you want to make the U.S. their permanent place of residence. If, while in the status of a permanent resident, you left the United States for a long time and have lived in another country, it may be grounds for denial of citizenship. As a general rule, you should be in the U.S. for at least half the waiting time access to citizenship, that is 2.5 years. Also, you must have lived in your state for at least three months before applying for naturalization to the local immigration office. You also need to be a permanent resident of this state before giving allegiance at citizenship. If you move to another state, you must submit a new application.
Received U.S. citizenship, you will not automatically lose the citizenship of another country as well as U.S. laws do not prohibit dual citizenship. The only exception applies to those countries in which citizens are prohibited from having dual citizenship. The citizens of these states can not make American citizenship as a second citizenship.
