Plan beyond your first permission. Explore which services can support a longer-term path to settlement and citizenship, and understand the requirements at each stage.
DESTINATIONUnited States
REGIONAmericas
SERVICES3 to explore
Passport imagery represents the destination. Residence and citizenship are separate legal outcomes.
FIND YOUR PATHWAY
Different ambitions. Considered pathways.
Explore the benefits, eligibility, requirements and long-term outcome of each route in United States.
01Residence
Immigrant investor residence through qualifying capital invested in a US commercial enterprise and job creation.
Residency to citizenship
01Conditional permanent residence
02Remove the conditions
03US citizenshipusually from 5 years
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
Benefits
Conditional permanent residence for approved investors, spouses and unmarried children under 21, followed by a petition to remove conditions.
Eligibility
Invest at least US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 in a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project, and create at least ten qualifying full-time jobs.
Requirements
Prove lawful source and transfer of capital, investment at risk and a credible job-creation basis. File the appropriate investor petition, then the visa or adjustment application. Regional-centre and direct investments have different evidence rules, visa availability and admissibility also apply.
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YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
01
Conditional permanent residence
An approved EB-5 immigration case can lead to a two-year conditional green card once visa availability and admission or adjustment requirements are met.
02
Remove the conditions
File Form I-829 during the required period and demonstrate the qualifying investment and job creation. This preserves permanent resident status.
03
US citizenship · usually from 5 years
The usual naturalisation basis requires five years as a permanent resident, including qualifying conditional residence, with continuous residence and 30 months of physical presence. English, civics and good character are also assessed.
EB-5 has a direct permanent-residence structure. The five-year naturalisation clock is not measured from the investment payment.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
A temporary visa for treaty-country nationals investing in and directing a genuine US business.
Separate settlement route requiredTemporary treaty visa
Benefits
Permission to develop and direct the qualifying enterprise, with eligible family accompaniment. It is not a direct permanent-residence route.
Eligibility
Treaty nationality, substantial committed capital in an active, non-marginal enterprise and the ability to direct it. There is no universal fixed-dollar minimum.
Requirements
Treaty ownership, lawful source of funds, investment expenditure, business operations and financial projections, plus intent to depart when status ends. Applicants who obtained treaty nationality through investment may need evidence of three years’ continuous domicile in that treaty country.
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UNDERSTAND THE OUTCOME
Separate settlement route required
01
Separate settlement route required
E-2 is a non-immigrant treaty-investor visa. It has no automatic green-card conversion, a separate immigrant category must be secured before permanent residence and naturalisation can be planned.
Transfer an eligible executive, manager or specialised-knowledge employee to a qualifying US organisation.
Temporary permission
L-1 is not a green card. Certain managers and executives may separately qualify for EB-1C, but an L-1 grant does not guarantee that immigrant classification or citizenship.
Benefits
Temporary L-1A or L-1B work permission for the qualifying organisation, with eligible dependent family status.
Eligibility
A qualifying corporate relationship and normally one continuous year of eligible overseas employment within the preceding three years. The US role must satisfy L-1A or L-1B criteria.
Requirements
Corporate ownership and doing-business evidence, overseas employment and role records, and the US position. New-office cases also need premises and a credible operating plan.
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UNDERSTAND THE OUTCOME
Temporary permission
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Temporary permission
This route permits the approved visit, study or work activity. It does not itself grant permanent residence or citizenship. A separate eligible settlement route must be secured before planning a nationality application.
A clear path begins with a conversation. Our approach brings structure to a deeply personal decision.
1
Discover
Start with your ambitions.
We begin with your goals, the people who matter to you and the life you want to build.
2
Assess
Understand your options.
Explore the relevant routes, their requirements and the commitments involved.
3
Prepare
Bring the details together.
A considered application begins with clear guidance and carefully organised documentation.
4
Submit
Move forward with clarity.
Coordinate the application and understand the next steps in the official process.
5
Continue
Plan beyond the application.
Discuss arrival, renewals and the continuing support relevant to your chosen route.
A LITTLE MORE CLARITY
Questions, answered.
The application, qualifying conditions and outcome for United States. Choose a service to see its specific answers.
How can this route lead to permanent residence and citizenship?
Conditional permanent residence: An approved EB-5 immigration case can lead to a two-year conditional green card once visa availability and admission or adjustment requirements are met. Remove the conditions: File Form I-829 during the required period and demonstrate the qualifying investment and job creation. This preserves permanent resident status. US citizenship · usually from 5 years: The usual naturalisation basis requires five years as a permanent resident, including qualifying conditional residence, with continuous residence and 30 months of physical presence. English, civics and good character are also assessed. EB-5 has a direct permanent-residence structure. The five-year naturalisation clock is not measured from the investment payment.
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How does this application work?
Make and document the qualifying at-risk investment and file the relevant I-526 or I-526E investor petition. When eligible, complete the immigrant-visa or adjustment-of-status stage. Before conditional residence ends, file I-829 with evidence of the required investment and job creation.
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Who is eligible for this route?
Invest at least US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 in a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project, and create at least ten qualifying full-time jobs.
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What documents and financial commitments are required?
Prove lawful source and transfer of capital, investment at risk and a credible job-creation basis. File the appropriate investor petition, then the visa or adjustment application. Regional-centre and direct investments have different evidence rules, visa availability and admissibility also apply.
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What status or rights does this route provide?
Conditional permanent residence for approved investors, spouses and unmarried children under 21, followed by a petition to remove conditions.