EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Our experienced EB-5 team provides regional center support, business plan preparation, economic impact studies, fund administration services and much more.
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Baker Tilly EB-5 expertise
Connect with our teamAs one of the leading EB-5 consulting practices in the world, our team brings deep industry experience to EB-5 projects.
Leveraging the resources of Baker Tilly International, a top 10 professional services network in the world, our proven process offers a comprehensive perspective for achieving program success from all industry stakeholders, including the EB-5 professional team, the investor, the developer, as well as the USCIS adjudicator.
Global reach
- firms in 143 territories
- 650+ offices globally
- 43,500 global workforce
A world of experience
1,500+
business plans composed
200+
regional centers created
1,200+
economic impact studies completed
300+
source of funds reports prepared
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Ensuring EB-5 investment integrity and compliance through construction management
By implementing a comprehensive construction management program, EB-5 investors and project owners can not only stay compliant with the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 requirements, but also mitigate risk, deploy cost saving strategies and successfully meet project timelines.
Our EB-5 solutions
Pre-offering solutions
We assist with the documentation needed for successful USCIS adjudication.
- Regional Center formation and expansion
- Regional Center operational plan writing
- Business plan writing
- Economic impact studies
- Source of funds analysis
- TEA eligibility letters
Post-offering solutions
- Transaction reporting
- Funds monitoring and tracking
- Cosigner services
- Transfer verification services
- Documentation reporting and compliance
- Real-time job creation updates
EB-5 fund administration solutions
Connect with our teamThe Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) requires that EB-5 transactions need to be either audited or controlled by a fund administrator that is independent of the new commercial enterprise, regional center and job-creating entity, and must be a licensed CPA, attorney or broker-dealer.
We offer fund administration services that meet your ongoing needs:
- Quarterly fund accounting and reporting
- Co-signatory services
- Investor onboarding/screening
- Document storage
- Quarterly jobs reports and assistance with completion of the I-956G report
- Regulatory reporting assistance
- Secure online investor portal
- Audit assistance
- Annual financial statement preparation
- Client accounting services for job-creating enterprise (JCE) and new commercial enterprise (NCE) manager
- Tax/K-1 assistance
- Loan administration
Baker Tilly’s experienced fund administrators have decades of experience managing hundreds of unique projects. We provide oversight to ensure that projects are meeting their reporting obligations to investors and USCIS and that there is a high degree of transparency with every transaction.
Awards
EB5 Investors Magazine recognition
EB5 Investors Magazine recognizes Baker Tilly Managers Warren Oakes and Terri Goforth. Warren is honored as a top business plan writer, and Terri as a top EB-5 economist. The magazine highlights five professionals in each field.
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
The United States Congress created the employment-based immigration fifth preference (EB-5) visa category in 1990 for qualified foreigners seeking to invest in a business that will benefit the U.S. economy and create or save jobs for U.S. workers. The EB-5 program authorizes up to 10,000 green cards (U.S. permanent residence visas) per year for foreign individuals who make a qualifying job-creating investment. The program is administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and gives investors an opportunity to rapidly obtain a green card in exchange for making a qualifying, job-creating investment in the U.S. The investment amount is currently $800,000 for investments in certain specially qualifying areas and $1,050,000 elsewhere.
Services for developers and Regional Centers:
- Business plan development
- Economic impact studies
- Appraisal and feasibility studies
- Regional Center Operational plans
- TEA analysis
- Regional Center formation and expansion
- Back-office accounting and tax preparation for Regional Centers and New Commercial Enterprises
- Fund administration services and ongoing reporting of fund activities
- NCE/JCE audits
- Direct employee census
- Construction management
- Construction costs verification
Why Baker Tilly?
When you work with Baker Tilly, you will be working with a team of seasoned EB-5 professionals bringing insights from each side of the deal. We provide the guidance to ensure you meet all of your objectives with the EB-5 program and all necessary USCIS approvals. Leveraging our national comprehensive project finance solutions, we work with you to complete a capital stack utilizing EB-5 that can fill financing gaps that cause projects to stall.
Our team of experienced fund managers, business plan writers, economists, and network of immigration attorneys work in collaboration to ensure alignment of the proper strategy and focus on your specific project. Our experienced team will advise on current market trends to ensure that your EB-5 offering is structured to appeal to investors in a highly competitive market.
If you are seeking EB-5 pre-offering support or fund administration services, Baker Tilly will be an invaluable resource to ensure your success.
EB-5 leader
Top 5 Business Plan Writer Warren Oakes
Warren oversees Baker Tilly's EB-5 consulting and advisory services team, including business plan writing and economic and targeted employment area analysis.
Prior to joining Baker Tilly, Warren worked at an EB-5 regional center funding a mixed-use development in Southern California. He also specialized in consulting and structuring successful EB-5 projects across various industries in the U.S., representing billions in EB-5 financing at an immigration law firm.
Mapping tool
EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas
EB-5 projects located in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) qualify for lower investment thresholds, which is advantageous for soliciting EB-5 investors to invest in projects. This map can help determine high unemployment areas that are eligible for EB-5 TEA.
If your project qualifies, contact us to determine next steps on how to navigate through the EB-5 process.
Featured insights
Proven experience
Awards
Baker Tilly is recognized as a top service provider annually as voted on by professionals within the industry.
EB-5 verified and IIUSA membership
Baker Tilly is a proud member of IIUSA, a trade association for the EB-5 Regional Center Program and verified by EB5 Investors Magazine as EB-5 fund administrators, business plan writers and economists.
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