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Wealthy foreigners already do buy their way into the States through the EB-5 visa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_vis
by leecho0 17y ago
Wealthy foreigners already do buy their way into the States through the EB-5 visa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa
The startup visa seeks to change the EB-5 visa to include people who aren't wealthy, but would also create jobs in the US by starting viable companies.
- mechanical_fish 17y agoThis is an interesting link. I always wondered how much money I would need to buy my way into permanent residency in any country in the world. (I am assuming that the USA is among the most difficult -- those with expertise, please correct me if I'm wrong.) It's one of those useful benchmarks for how rich "rich" is. The price is high, but not astoundingly high, if I'm reading this right. You need $500k in capital that you're willing to invest in "certain qualified investments or regional centers with high unemployment rates". You don't even necessarily have to lose the $500k, or even lose anything. You just need the capital.
- ajaimk 17y agoThen it might interest you that Panama requires only proof that you made $500/month to get a retirement visa