Top 5 Reasons Canadian Investors Should Look at the US EB-5 Visa

Vince Lalonde and Michael O'Rourke from Pace Law Immigration outline the highlights of the EB-5 visa for Canadian investors who want to live in the United States.

What is the EB-5 Visa?

• Who is it for?
  
  
• What does it cost?

Life in the US:

• lower taxes
  
  
• cheaper housing
  
  
• lifestyle options

Investment:

• flexible
  
  
• plentiful options
  
  
• safer (EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act)
  
  
• possible returns on investment

Green Card Advantages:

• better than a tourist/work visa
  
  
• no restriction on employment
  
  
• eventual access to Medicare
  
  
• no restrictions on ownership of property

Green Card Advantages:

• no required return to Canada
  
  
• no requirement to maintain a Canadian company (in the case of L-1)
  
  
• no ticking clock on visa expiry
  
  
• no arbitrary refusals upon renewal

Faster path to green card than employment or marriage-based routes, especially for Canadians.

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Chapters

• 0:00 What is the EB-5 visa?
• 3:20 Life in the US
• 10:35 Investment opportunities
• 14:00 Better than other work visas
• 17:19 Green Card advantages
• 21:11 How long does it take?