With a great spurt in calls requesting EB1A potential, I found myself working very hard to provide a reasonably sound evaluation (>95% accuracy). To overcome some of the subjectivity in the process and to ease the pressure, I took a deep dive into my case history to derive some parameters that could predict likelihood of success. At the time of this writing, my greatest and most successful dataset includes cases involving scientists, technical managers and engineers. The othe

The U.S. Immigration Law and Policy provides several opportunities for foreign entrepreneurs and investors to expand their business in the United States. The most commonly known ways are the EB5 and the E visa programs. The EB5 program allows investors willing to invest $500,000 (minimum) to seek U.S. permanent residency. This is usually a tough road. The investor has to demonstrate the source of funds, create 10 full time jobs in the United States for U.S. persons and sustai