La Visa EB-5 es una Oportunidad para obtener la "Green Card", usted y su familia, invirtiendo al menos $500,000 en un proyecto que genere empleo en EEUU.

El proyecto debe estar ubicado en los "regional center" que fueron mas golpeados por la crisis.

La “EB-5 no requiere conocimiento del idioma y no requiere que usted trabaje en EEUU a tiempo parcial o completo.

El programa permite 10,000 visas por año. En 2009 se triplicaron a 4,200 las visas otorgadas en el 2008 que fueron 1,400.

La lista de los "regional center" de Florida y las actvidades promovidas son los siguientes ( la lista puede cambiar periodicamente ):

Geographic Scope: Florida High Tech Corridor
Industries: Traveler accomodation; Food services and drinking places; Retail trade; Real Estate; Manufacturing; Performing Arts; Museums, historical sites & similar institutions; Professional, scientific, and technical services
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Geographic Scope: Palm Beach County, FL
Industries: Intermodal traffic and cargo distribution center; Manufacturing and research facilities; Commercial and office space, Film and TV production
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Geographic Scope: Counties of St. Johns, Flagler, Brevard, Volusia, Orange and Seminole
Industries: Shopping & Retail Centers, Light Industrial Centers, Hospitals, Hotels, Medical Offices and Nursing Homes
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Geographic Scope: Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe in Florida
Industries: Infrastructure, Real estate, Agriculture, Clean energy, Aviation and Aerospace, Tourism, Hospitality and Entertainment, Information Technology, Healthcare, Life sciences, Maritime, Manufacturing, Education, Homeland security and defense, and Financial and professional services
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Geographic Scope: Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, FL
Industries: Construction of a hotel complex (includes spa, restaurants, and retail space
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Geographic Scope: Florida counties of: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Hamilton, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Columbia, Baker, Lincoln, Bradford, Alachua, Marion, Nassau, Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler, Volusia, Seminole and Alachua
Industries: Agriculture, Construction, Cruise line support services, Health care facilities, Heavy manufacturing, Hospitality industry, Light manufacturing, Resort industry, Schools, Service industry, Technology
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Geographic Scope: All 67 Counties in Florida
Industries: Commercial & Industrial Real Estate
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Geographic Scope: Orlando-Kissimmee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Industries: Development and expansion of Lake Buena Vista Resort Village and Spa.