The individuals who are most interested in immigrating tend to be from the middle class (with an income of ~$100,000), working either for large corporations or in their own small businesses. These investors have four primary interests in investing:
Investors are interested in coming to the United States, but also seriously consider locations such as Canada, Australia, and Singapore. Of these countries, the U.S.’s immigration process is the most difficult to navigate and has the lowest rate of success for immigrants. Because of this, immigration agencies in China push opportunities in the other countries over American options.
Within the U.S., investors are indifferent as to where their investment goes. Most investors do not consider the U.S. in terms of different states and do not consider major legal or regional differences between states.
For an immigration process to be considered successful, it must result in a permanent green card. Investors want to know from the start what it will take to get a green card and do not want to be surprised by any additional regulations in the process. Investors are skeptical of programs like EB-5 and need assurance that they will not be deported. Investors do not hope to lose their investments, but the profit motive is secondary to the successful immigration process.
