波士顿联邦储备银行二次发文探讨美国EB5投资移民趋势.docVIP

波士顿联邦储备银行二次发文 探讨美国EB-5投资移民趋势 　　2014年12月上旬，波士顿联邦储备银行在其网站上发表了题为《为移民投资者设立的EB-5签证项目》的文章，作者为布鲁金斯学会的资深专家Audrey Singer和ICIC的副总裁Kim Zeuli。这是继10月亚特兰大联邦储备银行在其官方博客中探讨关于EB-5运行机制之后，又一家联邦储备银行对EB-5项目再次予以重点关注。文章中，作者简要地介绍了美国投资移民EB-5项目的要求和流程，并指出，虽然EB-5项目每年仅签发约10000个签证，但EB-5项目确实为各地提供了就业机会并助力美国经济发展。针对能否实现EB-5项目的根本目的——促进就业，Audrey指出了现有EB-5项目在促进就业上的不足之处，并指出，发挥项目地的本地优势，使EB-5区域中心与当地经济发展机构合作，能够进一步促进并稳定当地就业，并且更好地引导资金流向。此外，Kim还指出，除了投资传统的地产开发项目，利用EB-5项目投资新企业或者引导市中心的开发也是很有价值的选择。 　　以下是英文原文内容： 　　The EB-5 VISA Program for Immigrant Investors 　　by Audrey Singer 　　The Brookings Institution 　　The EB-5 visa program was designed to provide green cards to foreign nationals who invest in economic development in the United States, especially in lower-income areas. Understanding of the program is still evolving, with more communities trying to tap what they see as a potential source of inexpensive, patient capital. 　　Overview 　　Interest in the federal EB-5 immigrant investor visa program surged as the Great Recession made traditional bank financing more difficult to access. Although the program was created as part of the 1990 Immigration Act, it has come into focus more recently as developers have begun exploring EB-5 funding for new projects. Foreign nationals must invest $1 million in a U.S. business (or $500,000 in low-income, distressed areas) and create or preserve at least 10 jobs. In exchange, the immigrant investor receives a green card or permanent residency. 　　A U.S. visa program can benefit lower-income communities by providing a green card for foreign investment in development that otherwise might not be funded. 　　The majority of EB-5 investments are administered through regional centers, which pool investments and are authorized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to develop projects. Regional centers are usually private entities, but some are run by states or municipalities, and others are public-private partnerships, often involving regional economic development organizations