Milwaukee EB-5 Visa program
The Milwaukee Regional Center was established in 2007 when it was approved by the Department of Homeland Security to sponsor investment EB-5 in Southeast Wisconsin. Created to stimulate investment in the U.S. economy and to create new jobs for U.S. workers, the federal EB-5 regional center program has grown rapidly in the last several years. The program offers foreign investors and their families the opportunity to apply for green cards in exchange for qualified investments in qualified local projects. Investors must be approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to obtain conditional green cards and permanent green cards. To qualify for a green card, a qualified foreign investor must invest a minimum of U.S. $1.05 million (or U.S. $800,000 in targeted employment areas) in qualified businesses that create at least 10 full-time permanent jobs for U.S. workers. Provided that the investment is maintained and achieves the job requirements of the program, a foreign investor may apply for a permanent green card two years after he or she obtains a conditional green card. Sponsored by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), the Milwaukee Regional Center includes the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha, and Walworth in Wisconsin; Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will counties in Illinois; and Lake County in Indiana. The Milwaukee Regional Center has received IIUSA’s I-829 Award for 4th consecutive year. The award honors those regional centers whose clients’ I-829 petitions have been approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Success Stories
Investment Benefits
- Qualified investors and their families (spouse and any unmarried children under age 21) are eligible for green cards after approval of their applications
- Although investment must occur within a regional center’s territory, the investor and his/her family may live and work anywhere in the United States
- No minimum requirements as to the investor’s business training, experience or language skills
- Ability to travel outside of the United States and return to the U.S. without a visa after an investor obtains a green card
- Education benefits of permanent residents, including admission to state universities at resident costs for qualified residents
The Milwaukee Regional Center is administered by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Regional Center LLC (“MMAC-LLC”). While MMAC-LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “MMACRC”) generally welcome investment in the Milwaukee Regional Center area, MMACRC does not have sufficient information about the investment opportunities identified below to be able to recommend, nor does it endorse any particular investment opportunity. MMACRC is not, by listing and providing basic information about each investment opportunity, promoting any of the investment opportunities listed. Investment offerings are not open to U.S. investors; the descriptions of the investment opportunities are neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities.
