IMMIGRATION

Overview

Although the process of immigration to the U.S. through the U.S. immigrant investor program may appear complex, the Pennsylvania Regional Center is committed to seeing each immigrant investor through the complete immigration process from the initial application to receiving a permanent green card. Working with the investor and his or her immigration attorney, the Pennsylvania Regional Center will help prepare all evidentiary documentation in support of the investor's immigration applications.

Our Investors

Since our designation as a regional center by the USCIS on April 13, 2007, more than $114 million has been raised through the Fund's investments, creating hundreds of new qualifying jobs.

Our investors have come from many different countries in Asia, Europe, North America, and the Pacific Islands, including China, Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Great Britian, France, Australia, and Canada, among others. Many of our investors have also been individuals in the U.S. on other temporary visas.

Immigration Procedures

There are three (3) primary stages for each applicant to the U.S. immigrant investor program.

First, an investor must submit a Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur.

Second, once the investor's I-526 Petition is approved, he or she will be given a U.S. Consular Interview appointment for biographical and medical review, or if in the U.S., receives an adjustment of status.

Finally, two (2) years from the date that the investor is granted a conditional green card and enters the U.S., he or she must submit Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions, to demonstrate that the investment has satisfied all the requirements of the U.S. immigrant investor program in order to receive his or her permanent green card.

Please see the following flowchart for more information regarding the immigration process:

Sample USCIS Notices