The capital investment must be $1,000,000 in high employment areas and $500,000 in targeted employment areas. The capital may consist of cash, equipment, inventory, other tangible property, and easily convertible cash equivalents.
Apply
You may petition for yourself, by filing USCIS Form I-526 with the USCIS Service Center with jurisdiction over the location of the business (currently limited to the Texas and California Service Centers). Your business creation, level of investment, source of funds, employment creation, and management are included in the initial examination.
If your petition is approved, you will receive conditional immigrant status. You must apply to remove conditional status during the 90 days before the second anniversary of the date you received this status, or you will automatically lose your permanent resident status. File Form I-829 to have the conditions removed. Your business and investment will be re-examined to determine compliance with regulatory requirements, including capital committed and employment created. Should the endeavor prove fruitful and successful, the conditions will be removed.