Strategic investment-based immigration pathways for entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners seeking U.S. residency.
For investors and entrepreneurs, the United States offers dedicated visa categories that provide pathways to live and work in America based on qualifying investments. We guide clients through the complex requirements of investor visa programs.
The EB-5 program provides permanent residence (green card) to investors who make substantial investments in U.S. commercial enterprises that create jobs for American workers. We handle both direct investments and Regional Center investments.
Available to nationals of treaty countries, the E-2 visa allows investors to enter and work in the United States based on a substantial investment in a U.S. business. While not a path to permanent residence directly, E-2 status can be renewed indefinitely.
Both EB-5 and E-2 require demonstrating that investment funds were lawfully obtained. We work with clients to compile comprehensive documentation tracing the path of funds from their lawful source to the investment.
Strong investor visa applications require detailed business plans demonstrating viability, job creation, and economic impact. We coordinate with business plan writers and economists to build compelling cases.
Let us evaluate your investment goals and recommend the optimal visa strategy for your situation.
Schedule Strategy SessionInvestor petitions are financial cases as much as legal ones. Before filing, the investment is reviewed from both sides: the capital budget and what counts as an at risk investment; the source of funds trail, from origin to the U.S. account; business plan projections and the hiring plan, reconciled line by line; regional center offering documents for EB-5 investors; and entity formation and banking for the U.S. enterprise.
Where a matter calls for it, Samper Law works in collaboration with Kloss Martino, the firm's business advisory collaborator, so the business and legal sides of a case are built together.
Kloss Martino is not a law firm; its engagements and fees are independent of Samper Law's, and clients remain free to choose any adviser. Legal strategy and every filing are led by Samper Law's attorneys.
We compare the E-2, the EB-5 or both against your nationality, capital and goals.
The planned investment is tested for what counts as substantial and at risk.
Every dollar is traced from its lawful origin to the U.S. account, with records at each step.
Projections, hiring plan and capital budget are reconciled so they agree with the evidence.
The E-2 application or EB-5 petition is prepared and filed with a complete evidence package.
You are prepared for the consular interview, and renewals or next steps are planned ahead.
Founder and Managing Attorney of Samper Law, Lidice leads the firm's uncompromising litigation standards with relentless advocacy and strategic precision honed across federal and state courts.
View Full BioThree questions decide most investor visa cases: is your nationality on the E-2 treaty list, how much capital can you commit, and do you need a green card. This guide walks through each and ends with a decision table.
Lidice Samper, Esq. in collaboration with Kloss MartinoAccurate as of September 29, 2026A DHS proposed rule publishing October 14, 2026 would delete the regulation that tells USCIS officers to defer to a prior approval when the same employer files an extension for the same worker on the same facts. Comments are due November 13. DHS's own numbers show what it would cost employers in time.
Daniel Lopez, Esq.Accurate as of October 13, 2026The EB-5 minimum is $800,000 in a targeted employment area or infrastructure project and $1,050,000 elsewhere, with 10 full-time jobs required per investor. Here is how the amounts, the job rules, the set-aside visas and the January 1, 2027 inflation adjustment fit together, and what drives the timeline.
Lidice Samper, Esq. in collaboration with Kloss MartinoAccurate as of September 29, 2026USCIS published its EB-5 fee rule in final form on September 30, 2026. The initial regional center investor petition goes from $3,675 to $7,850 for any package postmarked on or after November 30. Two regional center fees fall on the same date, so for sponsors the deadline runs in the opposite direction.
Lidice Samper, Esq. in collaboration with Kloss MartinoAccurate as of September 30, 2026Reviewed by Lidice Samper, Esq.. Last updated .