Miriam Jordan, Investor Visas Soaked Up by Chinese; EB-5 program allows funders of US projects to bypass normal wait; Supply all but gone for year. Wall Street Journal, Aug 27, 2014.
online.wsj.com/articles/investor-visas-soaked-up-by-chinese-1409095982
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"Started 24 years ago, the EB-5 program allots 10,000 visas annually to foreigners who invest at least $500,000 in US development projects * * * In return, the investor and family members become eligible for green cards, or permanent residency, typically within two years.
"As of this week, the visas—which have come under fire from critics who question their economic impact—are 'unavailable' to Chinese individuals [only] until the 2015 fiscal year, which starts Oct 1, according to a State Department official.
"Investors from China have accounted for about 85% of the visas this year
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