Law360, New York (April 13, 2012, 6:08 PM ET) -- The EB-5 program, a pathway to U.S. citizenship for foreign investors via the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Immigrant Investor Program, has been a vehicle for domestic economic stimulation and a doorway to the U.S. for foreign investors for over 20 years. However, while the program has seen a recent uptick in utilization, its opportunities for both foreign investors and domestic businesses alike have been less than fully realized.
In the recent past, only about one-tenth of the 10,000 visas available annually under EB-5...