| If you have considered getting your green card | | | | financially. |
| through investment, otherwise known as the eb5 visa, | | | | Additionally, the hiring process might not run as |
| you have several decisions to make. One of them is | | | | smoothly as you would like. In a perfect world, you |
| whether you will choose to use the eb5 direct route by | | | | could hire your friends, who would make your business |
| creating your own business, or if you will opt for a | | | | a success as well as fun to be at. However, friends |
| regional center instead. Learning the drawbacks of the | | | | and family are not always the best employees, and |
| direct pathway may help you decide. | | | | the people you do hire could turn out to be much less |
| Having a successful business is probably your dream. | | | | reliable than you thought at first. Though it can be |
| In fact, many people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens, | | | | rewarding to be the employer of great workers, it can |
| would love to be their own boss. Making more than | | | | be disappointing to be the boss of people who do not |
| enough money to survive and saying you did it on your | | | | care about their job. |
| own can be a great aspect that can come from the | | | | During the hiring process, you might also find that you |
| green card through investment. On the other side of | | | | can run your company well on only five employees. |
| the coin is the possibility of failure, which exists with all | | | | They could be very productive, and perhaps your |
| businesses. | | | | business is thriving. However, it will not meet the |
| You might draw up a great business plan, but it could | | | | requirements and you could be sent home if you do |
| be possible that there is no need for a business like | | | | not hire at least ten fulltime employees. You need to |
| yours in this country. Or perhaps your idea is great, but | | | | account for this in your business plan, so your |
| you did not think it all the way through when writing | | | | company must be large enough to require at least 400 |
| your plan. If you do get the chance to form the | | | | hours of work per week total. |
| business and it fails, you run the risk of losing your | | | | Like anything else, the direct method of the green card |
| entire investment. Being penniless in another country is | | | | through investment has its drawbacks and benefits. |
| often not the best situation, which means you will likely | | | | You will have to weigh them both before making a |
| return home, especially if your business never met all | | | | decision. Then you can learn in-depth about the |
| of the requirements for the green card through | | | | advantages and disadvantages of joining a regional |
| investment. While the experience could make you | | | | center, instead. |
| richer in life lessons, you will certainly be poorer | | | | |