Ali Jahangiri

6 min

The ‘American Dream’ slipping away, some H-1B aspirants are turning to an alternative

📈 Amazon led H-1B visa approvals for FY2024 with 3,871. The U.S. H-1B visa program, established in 1990, is capped at 85,000 visas annually, yet over 343,000 applications were submitted for FY2025. Amid scrutiny, some are turning to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which offers 10,000 visas annually for $800,000 investments. With new EB-5 rules, H-1B holders can adjust their status without leaving the U.S., providing a more secure pathway to residency for skilled professionals.

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Solid gold? How Trump’s Gold Card visa could impact EB-5 investment

💰 On Feb. 25, 2025, President Trump proposed modifying the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program with a "Gold Card" visa requiring a $5-million investment. The EB-5 program, generating $5 billion annually and setting aside nearly 10,000 visas each year, results in about 4,000 new investments. Trump suggests maintaining EB-5 alongside the new visa, removing the 10,000-visa cap and potentially attracting up to one million investors. Congress reauthorized EB-5 through 2027, and any major changes would face legal challenges.

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