With the changing geopolitical scenario, immigrating to the United States of America has become a talk of the town. Increasing difficulties in accessing the H1B route and waiting period having been extended to 25 years, aspiring Indians have realized that EB-5 is the only viable route for migrating to the States. EB-5 as a scheme was introduced by the US Government in 1991, however, it started becoming popular in India since 2015. Prior to that, alternative routes were available. With an investment of approximately INR 3.5 Cr. in a U.S. based project, applicants become eligible to obtain their provisional and subsequently permanent green cards of the world’s most powerful nation. While it sounds simple, EB-5 commands specialized attention for a smooth navigation to achieving your dream green card and at the same time enhancing safety of your investment.
EB5 India Advisory Private Limited is an advisory company, based in India, which has its whole and sole focus on resolving and simplifying the intricacies revolving around EB-5.
The Team of Experts
The foundation of EB5 India Advisory Private Limited is its team’s knowledge of financials and their investigative capabilities. It is important to note that they aren’t immigration agents. Every single team member that works for EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. is either a post-graduate or a Masters. The company has qualified Chartered Accountants, U.S. qualified CPAs, MBAs, and Lawyers as a part of its core team. Unlike a regular immigration process, be it a student visa or work visa, EB-5 requires enormous understanding of financials and legal aspects, both from Indian as well as U.S. perspective. The execution team of EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. thus comprises of extremely well qualified professionals with financial and legal background.
Exceeding in the Race
EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. is India’s one and only EB-5 focused advisory firm, which doesn’t do nor intends to do visas for any other countries or other categories except for EB-5. This specialization makes the company niche in this sensitive space.
Prodigious Services Provided by EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd.
A good successful EB-5 petition involves four different types of services, each of them being a major section of service in it.
Source of Funds – This commands a voluminous amount of paper work and any failure to document it properly leads to a scrutiny, RFE (Request For Evidence), which is issued by USCIS on the applicant. Once an RFE is issued, the chance of your success in obtaining the provisional green card diminishes.
How EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. address this issue?
We have Chartered Accountants who understand the Indian paper-work and fund flow, as well as US eco-system. This dual advantage helps us to bridge the gap underlying in financial interpretation. Dividend, agricultural income, long term capital gain (up to 2018), and several others are tax free in India. However, these sources of incomes are taxable in USA. Hence, when an attorney in USA reads the income tax return while preparing your SOF summary, they would need proper assistance on how different sources of income, tax-free and taxable, have added to the net worth of the applicant over a period of several years.
FEMA & RBI Compliances – The investment under EB-5, as and when done from Indian bank account, would require compliances to RBI guidelines.
How EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. address this issue?
We have a FEMA Consultant who is professionally associated with us, and who advises on various compliances to avoid any possible litigation from RBI.
Indo-USA DTAA Tax Planning – Tax planning is required prior as well as subsequent to receiving the green card.
How EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. address this issue?
We have US qualified CPA who help us assist in double taxation avoidance planning.
Project Analysis & Financial Due Diligence – This is the most crucial aspect. Unless a project is thoroughly vetted, by an independent due-diligence consultant, the risk of losing your investment money shall remain highest.
How EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. address this issue?
There are tons of projects available in USA for EB-5 investment. To a common man, they all look good. All of them have nice websites, good offices, corporate executives, etc. But none of that is required for a successful EB-5 petition. It requires tremendous amount of Financial & Legal Due-Diligence to short-list the most optimal case.
To retain independence in assessment, we have not attached ourselves with any one or two or five particular projects. Our team keeps analyzing various EB-5 projects round the year. The objective is to drill the Regional Centre, and identify the pros and cons of one over the other. This is a horrendous task requiring knowledge of Promoter Background Check, Cash Flow Analysis, Repayment Schedules, Lien Set-up, Project Life-cycle, Collaterals, type of Pledge offered to EB-5 investors, Capital Stack, Strategizing Exit, asking and documenting Questions, Legal vetting of PPMs, DCF Valuation, position of Bank vis-à-vis- EB-5 investors in case of liquidation, Job Analysis, Buffer Provisioning, and several other fact finding techniques.
A Word to the Aspiring EB-5 Applicants
It is important for applicants to not get carried away with fancy project ideas, photos, and videos. The success of one’s application is directly correlated to the efforts put in by their consultant in documenting sources of funds and also in the due diligence conducted prior to the applicant’s investment. EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd. is the smart option to turn to, for honest opinions, smooth process, and right decisions.
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EB5 India Advisory Pvt. Ltd.: An Advisory Firm with an Exclusive Focus on EB-5 Financial Due-Diligence
