Who should invest?

EB5 investors include people from all walks of life; professionals, business people, persons wanting to facilitate a child's education, and retirees. Because the EB5 visa permits employment in the US, many EB5 investors become involved in charity or part time work. Simply put, the EB5 visa gives you the flexibility to do what you want in the USA.

• If you don't want to actively manage your business, you should consider EB5

• If you have a US citizen parent or child over 21 years of age, you should consider family class visa categories.

• If you have exceptional skills or are famous you may qualify for a green card based on your skills or fame.

• If you want to manage your own business, consider L-1, E-2, international manager visa categories.

• If your goal is to have a green card and not to actively manage a business, it is most often cheaper to utilize the EB5 category rather than to start and maintain a business.

Is EB5 a truly passive investment?

The EB5 regulations require involvement in management or policy making. The regulations deem a limited partner in a limited partnership that conforms to the Uniform Limited Partnership Act as sufficiently engaged in the EB5 enterprise. However, the Uniform Limited Partnership, adopted by most states of the United States, prohibits the limited partner from actively participating in management.

On one hand you must be involved in management or policy making, while on the other hand you can't. We resolve this contradiction by granting the limited partners the right, as a group, to oust the general partner for "cause" and to suggest or recommend issues of overall policy. Furthermore, our limited partnerships complies comply with the Uniform Limited Partnership Act.

How is your investment structured?

Each Limited Partnership owns one building. Your investment purchases an interest in the Limited Partnership. You become a Limited Partner. Your percentage share of the Limited Partnership depends on the percentage your investment bares to the value of the project. The prospectus for each project describes the valuation methodology.

The general partner, renovates the property, leases the property, and manages the property. The Limited Partners receive their share of the income from the properties. All investors receive 70% of the profits. 

For further information please contact:
Mathew Collins,
Ambler Collins, Eden House, 59 Fulham High Street, London, SW6 3JJ
Telephone: 020 7371 0213
Email: mathew@amblercollins.com

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