Immigrant investor programs
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Immigrant Investor Programs are set forth by countries to attract foreign capital and business people by providing the right of residence and citizenship
in return.
Targeted inbound FDI can be achieved by these programs. Countries are able to specify which parts of the economy are to be invested in. The US
, EB5 investor program is one such Immigrant Investor programs. This program requires overseas applicants to invest anywhere from US$500,000 to US$1 million, depending on location of project. Further the program has a job creation condition attached to it. In return the applicant obtains United States permanent residence (Green card) for his family. There is an annual cap of 10,000 applications under the EB5 program , and for the past few years has not maxed out its limit.
One of the most popular and sought after is the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program
. Quebec
, the largest province in Canada administers its own Immigrant Investor Program. Similar programs exist for the US
, UK
, Australia
, New Zealand
, Bulgaria
-EU
and others.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Investor Program for Residence and Citizenship in Bulgaria
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
in return.
Targeted inbound FDI can be achieved by these programs. Countries are able to specify which parts of the economy are to be invested in. The US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, EB5 investor program is one such Immigrant Investor programs. This program requires overseas applicants to invest anywhere from US$500,000 to US$1 million, depending on location of project. Further the program has a job creation condition attached to it. In return the applicant obtains United States permanent residence (Green card) for his family. There is an annual cap of 10,000 applications under the EB5 program , and for the past few years has not maxed out its limit.
One of the most popular and sought after is the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program
Canadian Immigrant Investor Program
Created by the federal government to promote the immigration of business people and their families, the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program enables qualified investors to obtain permanent resident status in Canada...
. Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the largest province in Canada administers its own Immigrant Investor Program. Similar programs exist for the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
-EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and others.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Investor Program for Residence and Citizenship in Bulgaria