WHAT IS THE EB-5 INVESTOR VISA PROGRAM?
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa is a U.S. government program that encourages new investment in job-creating businesses. By making an eligible EB-5 investment that creates at least 10 new U.S. jobs, the foreign investor and his or her immediate family are eligible to receive permanent U.S. residency and immigrate to the U.S.
Significant Changes
to the EB-5 Program
In March 2022, Congress enacted the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (the "RIA"), which reauthorized and revamped the system governing regional centers — entities that pool investments from foreign visa applicants to promote job growth in the United States.
The RIA made the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program more attractive to investors by strengthening the program in several ways:
1) Increased Oversight- To align with RIA requirements, our Regional Center projects will all employ a third-party fund administrator. This third-party fund administrator will co-sign all EB-5 fund disbursements and review developer draw requests, ensuring the safety of your EB-5 funds.
2) Processing Times- Under the RIA, Congress has directed USCIS to decrease I-526E processing times. Specifically, Congress intends for all I-526E petitions to be adjudicated within 240 days, whether or not the project is located in a Targeted Employment Area (TEA).
3) Concurrent Filing- Under the RIA, certain EB-5 investors may move to the U.S. faster than ever before. See below to learn more about Concurrent Filing.
KEY BENEFITS FOR THE INVESTOR
Employment Flexibility
Work or start a business anywhere in the U.S.; change location as often as you like
Higher Admission Rates at Top Schools
Increase the odds of children’s admission to top colleges and graduate school
Medicare Health Insurance Benefits
Receive health insurance benefits if you are at least 65 years old and have held your green card for at least 5 years
Residence Flexibility
Live anywhere in the U.S.; change location as often as you like
Lower Tuition Costs
Pay significantly less for children’s tuition for college and graduate school
Superior Healthcare
Gain access to the most technologically advanced health care services only available in the U.S.
Permanent Resident Status
Renew your green card every 10 years, indefinitely
Safeguard Hard-earned Investment Funds
Protect funds with a passive investment and a successful immigration process
Social Security Financial Benefits
Receive retirement benefits in the form of supplemental income after contributing to the Social Security program
Travel Flexibility
Leave and enter the U.S. freely; no visa required
Backup Plan for Instability
Secure a safe haven during political instability or economic volatility at home
U.S. Citizenship Through Naturalization
Optional path to become a U.S. citizen after 5 years
EB-5 Investors can take advantage of "Concurrent Filing" and move to the U.S. quicker than ever before!
"Concurrent Filing" is the most beneficial change in the updated EB-5 laws. For the first time, EB-5 investors present in the U.S. on non-immigrant visas may apply for adjustment of status (form I-485) at the same time as they apply to become an investor (form I-526). Previously, investors needed to wait until their I-526's were approved--sometimes up to two years before they can live in the U.S. as a conditional resident. Now an investor present in the U.S. can immediately file and remain in the U.S. while their conditional residency is pending. While present, investors are also entitled to receive a work and travel permit.
What We Offer
our valued investors
Project Sponsorship
Ownership by Invest in South Florida LLC
Reliability
and Trust
As a project sponsor, the Regional Center ensures compliance with all federal regulations and Program rules.
The Regional Center monitors and provides information with respect to the requisite job creation numbers assuring the process will be successfully completed. It also oversees all administrative matters involving furtherance of the Regional Center’s economic development goals.
Roger Bernstein and Linda Osberg-Braun are the principals of EB-5 for Florida Regional Center who ensure compliance with all applicable federal regulations and EB-5 Investor Visa Program rules.
Both principals are well-regarded attorneys who are highly respected amongst their peers in the legal profession as well as in the broader communities that they serve.
Invest in South Florida is a Florida Limited Liability Company which owns EB-5 for Florida Regional Center.
Founded by immigration veterans, Roger Bernstein and Linda Osberg-Braun, the Regional Center has been operating from Miami since 2009, when it was designated by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to sponsor capital investment projects for consideration by EB-5 investors.
Featured EB-5 Investment Project
Fairmont Heritage Place - The Cedars
Hendersonville, North Carolina
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$21,000,000 EB-5 offering ($1,050,000 for 20 investors) to fund construction of a Fairmont branded residence nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina.
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Flexible loan term ensures fastest possible repayment of capital.
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Job creation figures are estimated at 34.3 jobs per EB-5 investor, more than 3x USCIS requirements.
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Visit www.fairmontresidencesthecedars.com to learn more about the Project.
EB-5 Investment Opportunities
Updated as of June 2023
EB-5 for Florida is a USCIS approved EB-5 Regional Center located in Miami, Florida whose principals have extensive involvement and experience in the Immigrant Investor Program.
NEWS
EB-5 for Florida
Learn More
The EB-5 for Florida Regional Center management team is an extremely experienced group of attorneys, real estate development and professionals.
With over fifty years of combined experience in immigration law, real-estate development and fund management, our management team is well prepared to face the challenges of the EB5 program. The management team of our Regional Center has been involved with more than a dozen successful EB-5 projects and has contributed to the successful development of restaurants, hotels and office buildings throughout the State of Florida
The Management team and Principles of our Regional Center have also successfully assisted hundreds of families in obtaining permanent residency in the United States through the EB-5 Visa program.
The EB5 For Florida Regional Center shall oversee administrative matters involving the maintenance and compliance of the Projects it sponsors under USCIS guidelines and shall assist Investing Members in providing information with respect to the processing of the I-526 Petitions and the issuance of the I-829 Petition approvals that will eventually be required for Investing Members to obtain permanent residency status.
In particular, the Regional Center shall provide necessary information with respect to job creation and confirmation of expenditure of funds to support each Investing Member's I-526 Petition and I-829 Petition.
It is the responsibility of the Regional Center to properly monitor the use of the investors' funds and to ensure that the business in which the money has been invested complies with all rules and regulations of the EB-5 Visa program.
ROGER A. BERNSTEIN
PARTNER
As an expert in immigration law, representing the diverse interests of foreign investors, and highly knowledgeable of real estate development, Roger Bernstein brings the essential experience to assess the viability of EB-5 investor visa projects that will result in the desired immigrant visas.
Mr. Bernstein has counseled Regional Centers on projects valued at more than $100 Million, many of which have received Exemplar Project Approval. His more than twenty years of experience has resulted in a strong record of I-526 and I-829 approvals.
Mr. Bernstein has also successfully acquired non-immigrant visas and residency for hundreds of individuals who desired to live and work in the United States and has represented Fortune 500 and large privately-held companies. Roger Bernstein co-founded Bernstein Osberg-Braun PL, a highly respected and widely recognized immigration law firm.
He is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Miami School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in Immigration and Nationality Law.
LINDA OSBERG-BRAUN
PARTNER
Linda Osberg-Braun is a partner and co-founder of Bernstein Osberg-Braun PL, a highly respected and widely recognized immigration law firm. Drawing on her many years of high level government service, Ms. Osberg-Braun valued immigration experience also extends to the EB-5 Investor Visa Program.
Ms. Osberg has counseled investors from many countries on a wide variety of issues in both regional center-affiliated projects as well as stand alone petitions. Her clientele have come from Europe, Asia, Central and South America.
Linda Osberg-Braun is Board certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in Immigration and Nationality Law and is on the Board of the American Immigration Law Association (AILA), South Florida Chapter. She is a frequent speaker for AILA and the Florida Bar and supports the Florida Immigration Council endeavors on Cities for Citizenship. Linda Osberg-Braun graduated from Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
She is the recipient of the University of Pittsburgh Marjorie Matson Award for her outstanding accomplishments in helping Haitian and Cuban refugees find freedom and safety in the United States.
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American Life Investments, LLC was designated by USCIS as a regional center in 2009. In 2016, American Life Investments re-branded its trade name to EB-5 for Florida Regional Center. This new brand was introduced to express our regional center's commitment to creating jobs and stimulating the economy in South Florida and the State of Florida. American Life Investments LLC is therefore now doing business as EB-5 for Florida Regional Center.
This does not represent an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities.
Investments are available only to qualified accredited investors via the confidential offering memorandum.
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