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2011 United States EB-5 visa applicants the number of Chinese, 75% of total

USCIS recently announced that the latest data show that in 2011 a total of 2969 Chinese citizens applied for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa, including 934 approved. In the EB-5 visa total number of applicants, the Chinese people accounted for 75%. Three quarters of 2011, according to U.S. investment immigration statistics, the U.S. EB-5 category has been approved immigration application (I-526) of 2608, compared to the year 2010, 1955 investment immigration applications, up to the year 2010 the total number of 130%; unconditional green card immigration application (I-829) by 93%, a record high.

Unconditional green card immigration application (I-829) is an unconditional green card applicants to secure the final hurdle. 1 to 3 quarters of 2011, USCIS received the I-526 and I-829 application form and in 2010 an increase of 78% and 204%, I-526 approval rate dropped from 89% last year to this year's 82% , I-829 approval rate of 83 percent from last year to this year's 93%. Foreign investment, according to immigration experts, Liu Heap analysis, review and approval by the rate of immigration decreased, which means early in the I-526 audit requirements of the project higher; Once pre-vetted and approved, the latter condition, or green card to lift a lot easier than in previous years .

U.S. EB-5 Regional Center Project to apply for a short cycle, relatively generous eligibility criteria and other advantages of investing has become the world's most popular immigration projects. Applicants only need to invest $ 500,000 to the U.S. government approved regional centers, and indirectly create 10 jobs, you can get permanent residency. Statistics show that as of the third quarter of 2011, approved by the USCIS Immigrant Investor Regional Center has the number of new high of 173.