Investors are increasingly turning towards EB-1C visa option as it is faster, easier, cheaper and safer than EB-5 visas.

Many immigration attorneys and so-called due diligence "experts" fail to disclose important facts to investors. One such set of facts is that it takes 3 years to get a temporary green card and an additional 30+ months to get a permanent green card in EB-5 visa category, while investors can get a permanent green card in 2 years with EB-1C category visas.

Unscrupulous immigration attorneys, Regional center promoters and marketers deliberately conceal the important fact from investors that it is expected that EB-5 visa investors will take at least 2-3 years to get a temporary green card under EB-5 visa category, and an additional 2.5 years to get a permanent green card. In this period, the investor faces an unnecessary delay that can be easily bypassed simply by using the EB-1C visa option, with which investors can get a permanent green card in as little as a year to two years.

The advantages of EB-1C are as follows:

1) Very little chance of fraud, compared to rampant fraud seen in regional centers in the EB-5 visa program.

2) Significantly lower investment amount. In EB-5 visa, a minimum investment of $500,000 is needed, whereas I've had clients get approved with even $350,000 investment in EB-1C visa category.

3) There is total flexibility about location: EB-1C visa investors face no restrictions about location, whereas EB-5 visa investors see significant location based restrictions if they invest only $500,000, and investors have to invest minimum $1 Million to avoid location based restrictions.

4) The EB-5 visa program has onerous proof of fund requirements, whereas the fund documentation requirements are definitely not as stringent in EB-1C visa program.

5) The job creation requirements are a lot more onerous in EB-5 visa, and I've seen that creating even 4 jobs suffices for an EB-1C visa.

6) Unlike the EB-5 visa program, there is no conditional green card in EB-1C visa program.

7) The time to get a permanent green card under EB-1 visa program ranges from 1-2 years, whereas it takes almost 5 years to get a permanent green card under EB-5 visa category. Business owners & executives can immediately move to the US on L1A visa, and get their green card in hand within a matter of months, whereas EB-5 visa holders have to wait for about two years to just get a temporary green card.

Keeping the above factors in mind, most investors are now choosing to go with EB-1C visa as it is a lot cheaper, faster, safer and easier to get compared to the EB-5 visa.

If you are a business owner or high net worth individual interested in migrating to the US, please hire our team. We offer a turnkey solution and have a solid track record of success, as we believe in delivering results and not excuses to our clients. That is why we have a 100% fee refund guarantee while our competitors usually don't offer such a guarantee.

Mohammed Shaikh, MBA (Accounting), CFE, Licensed Business & RE Broker (CA & FL)
Online:  http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com Phone: +1 407 535 0616

SEC continues prosecuting Regional Centers for fraud. Genuine Direct Investments are the ONLY safe choice for immigration under EB-1C (with or without L1A visa) or EB-5 visa categories.

The SEC charged Immigration Attorneys with defrauding EB-5 visa investors and siphoning off their funds (See article at http://www.sec.gov/News/PressRelease/Detail/PressRelease/1370542843452)

In yet another case of fraud against EB-5 visa investors, the SEC announced charges against lawyers for defrauding EB-5 visa investors. It is also expected that another L.A. based lawyer who is affiliated with a casino may also face similar charges for money laundering and securities fraud.

Senators, ICE (See link to the secret ICE memo recommending that ALL regional centers should be shut down to prevent fraud at http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com/EB5_ICE_fraud_memo.pdf) and SEC are warning EB-5 visa investors about regional centers. In contrast, it is almost impossible to be defrauded when it comes to Genuine Direct Investments, and the following reasons demonstrate the undeniable advantages Genuine Direct Investment Businesses offer over regional centers.

As a matter of fact, in EVERY single objective comparison, Genuine Direct Investment Businesses turn out to be the better choice for EB-5 visa investors.

Here are some of the critical reasons that EB-5 visa investors should ALWAYS choose Genuine Direct Investment Businesses:

EB-5 visa investors will not come across even ONE regional center whose CEO and CFO can honestly certify that they disclose ALL material facts to their investors and don't engage in fraud or conflict of interest. In a Genuine Direct Investment Business, it is quite unusual to encounter fraud or conflict of interest. This alone is THE biggest reason why EB-5 visa investors usually experience capital loss if they opt for regional centers or unsafe Direct Investments (such as Twistee Treats or Voodoo or Marcos Pizza), while those who opt for Genuine Direct Investment Businesses will usually NEVER experience capital loss. Most regional centers even fail to disclose that it takes over 4 years to get a permanent green card under EB-5 visa category, and it takes only 1-2 years to do so under EB-1C category, with no location restrictions and easier job creation standards.

EB-5 visa investors who choose Genuine Direct Investment Businesses usually earn annual ROI of 15% to 40%, while those who select regional centers usually earn 0-2% annual ROI.

Genuine Direct Investment Businesses offer easy exit strategies to EB-5 visa investors while those who invest in regional centers experience TERRIBLE exit strategies.

Regional Centers usually commit securities fraud and securities law violations while this is usually unheard of in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses. Remember, Real Estate Brokers owe a fiduciary duty to their EB-5 visa investor clients, regional centers don't.

EB-5 visa investors usually get capital gains upon exit if they invest in a Genuine Direct Investment Business and almost NEVER get capital gains if they invest in a regional center.

EB-5 visa investors in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses see faster processing and approval of their petitions, while it takes about twice as long for EB-5 visa investors to get their immigrant visa through regional centers.

EB-5 visa investors in Genuine Direct Investment Businesses have a significantly higher chance of getting their permanent green card, while those who opt for regional centers have a significantly lower chance of getting their green card.

Keeping the above facts in mind, EB-5 visa investors can only come to a single conclusion: The ONLY safe, fast and usually profitable way to get an EB-5 visa is through investment in a GENUINE Direct Investment Business.

If you are an investor interested in applying for your EB-5 or EB-1C visa, please hire our team. You'll be glad you did, as we offer a turnkey solution with complete peace of mind. We offer 2 guarantees to our clients: a) Guarantee of ZERO FRAUD and Conflict of Interest, b) Guarantee of FULL FEE REFUND in case of a client being denied due to our fault.

Yours truly
Mohammed Shaikh, MBA, CFE, Licensed RE Broker (CA & FL)
Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com Phone: +1 407 535 0616

What are the advantages of EB-1C visa for investors?

It is commonly known that fraud is extremely rampant in the regional center industry, and even in Direct Investments, conflict of interest and fraud is quite common, as we can see in the case of Voodoo BBQ (with Joe Sloboda and Fred Burgess), E3 Investment Group and Twistee Treat being 3 common examples.

EB-1C investors know that for the same amount of money invested in a Direct Investment Business, they can get their permanent green card faster than an EB-5 visa investor gets a TEMPORARY green card. Moreover, with the same $500,000 investment, an EB-1C investor has a far lower job creation threshold and does not have any restrictions on location. The use of Genuine Direct Investment Businesses usually yields annual ROI between 15-40% annually, but in the case of EB-1C visas, the advantages come together to make it a very attractive option.

As such, EB-5 visa investors are always able to avoid the rampant fraud seen in regional centers and choose to use Genuine Direct Investment Businesses to get their green card safely and usually profitably under either the EB-1C or EB-5 category.

If you are an investor interested in an opportunity to earn money while getting your green card in a quick and safe manner, please call me on +1 407 535 0616 for a free consultation. You'll be glad you did.

Mohammed Shaikh, MBA, CFE, Licensed Business & RE Broker (CA & FL)
Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com

Why should EB-5 visa investors consider EB-1C visas?

We are now offering investors the option of simply doing L1A + EB-1C  or directly applying for EB-1C visas to get their visas a lot faster compared to applying for EB-5 visas.

The obvious advantages are as follows:

1. The investor immigrant can invest the same $500,000 but faces no restrictions on location (no TEA requirement), no job creation requirements and of course zero risk of fraud and conflict of interest which is so commonly found in regional centers, as the investor fully owns and controls the business that will sponsor the investor's L1A visa + green card under EB-1C category. 
2. The other advantage is that investors get a permanent green card in hand in about the same time they would only get a TEMPORARY green card under EB-5 visa scheme. As such, the entire reason for even choosing EB-5 visa as an option is moot. 
3. The investor always retains full ownership and control of their funds and their business, so there is no question of fraud or loss of control, as are commonly found in regional centers.
4. The approval time for an L1A visa is approximately 3-6 weeks (if Premium Processing option is used), and the EB-1C visa takes about 8 months to process, at the end of which the investor gets a permanent green card.

For further details, please contact me.

Mohammed Shaikh, Licensed Business & RE Broker (CA & FL)
Skype: Mohammed.Shaikh Phone: +1 407 535 0616.
Online: http://www.smartbusinessbroker.com