EB-5 Investor Session @ Open Atlas Summit, Presented by Manifest
About this Event
EB-5 Investor Information Session
Understand the EB-5 process before investing $800,000
Considering the EB-5 visa?
Join us for a focused EB-5 Investor Information Session at the Open Atlas Summit, bringing together former USCIS officials, leading EB-5 immigration attorneys, investment professionals, regional centers, and investors who have successfully navigated the process.
This session is designed to help prospective investors understand both sides of EB-5: the immigration process and the investment risk.
You will learn how USCIS reviews EB-5 petitions, how to document your source of funds, how to evaluate projects, and what questions to ask before committing your capital.
What You’ll Learn
- How USCIS reviews EB-5 petitions
- Rural, high-unemployment-area, and infrastructure investments
- Current EB-5 processing and visa-availability considerations
- Concurrent filing and adjustment-of-status strategy
- How to document gifts, property sales, business income, loans, and retirement funds
- How to evaluate an EB-5 project beyond the marketing materials
- Capital stack, collateral, job-creation cushion, construction status, and repayment strategy
- Common mistakes and warning signs investors should understand
- How EB-5 compares with waiting in the EB-2 or EB-3 backlog
Featured Speakers
Meet former USCIS officials, leading EB-5 attorneys, investment professionals, and industry leaders, including:
Ricky Murray
Former Head of EB-5 at USCIS · Attorney
Michael Valverde
Former USCIS Director of Field Operations
April Padilla
Former USCIS Adjudication Officer and Fraud Chief
Phuong Le
Partner at KLDP LLP · Global EB-5 Practice Lead
Niral Patel
Partner at KLDP LLP · Global EB-5 Practice Lead
John Pratt
Partner at Kurzban
Additional speakers and participating organizations will be announced.
Sessions
Inside EB-5: What USCIS Actually Looks For
Hear directly from former USCIS officials about how EB-5 petitions are reviewed, common filing issues, fraud and compliance concerns, and what investors often misunderstand about the adjudication process.
EB-5, Gold Card, or Wait It Out?
For professionals stuck in the EB-2 or EB-3 backlog, this session will explore whether EB-5 makes sense, how it compares with other immigration options, and what factors families should consider before moving forward.
Source of Funds and Filing Strategy
Leading EB-5 attorneys will explain how investors can document:
- Gifts from parents or family members
- Property sales
- Business income
- Employment income and savings
- Loans and HELOCs
- Retirement accounts
- Partial-funding strategies
- International transfers
How to Evaluate an $800,000 EB-5 Investment
Learn how to review:
- Capital stack
- Loan position
- Collateral and security
- Job-creation cushion
- Construction progress
- Developer and regional-center track record
- Repayment strategy
- Guarantees and key risks
- I-956F status
EB-5 Project Showcase
Participating regional centers and project sponsors will present current EB-5 investment opportunities and answer questions from prospective investors.
One-on-One Consultations
Attendees may request private consultations with participating professionals to discuss:
- Immigration strategy
- Source of funds
- Filing readiness
- Investment evaluation
- Project comparisons
Consultations are subject to availability.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for:
- Families considering an EB-5 investment
- Professionals stuck in the EB-2 or EB-3 green-card backlog
- H-1B, L-1, F-1, O-1, and other visa holders exploring permanent residence
- Parents considering gifting funds to their children
- Investors comparing EB-5 projects or regional centers
- Families seeking a clearer understanding of immigration and investment risk
- Investors planning to file within the next 3 to 12 months
Why Attend?
EB-5 is both an immigration process and a significant financial decision.
Before investing $800,000, prospective investors should understand:
- Whether EB-5 fits their immigration goals
- Whether their source of funds can be documented
- How the project creates the required jobs
- What could delay or prevent repayment
- How to compare projects on more than projected returns
- Which questions to ask attorneys, regional centers, and investment professionals
This event gives attendees the opportunity to learn from multiple perspectives in one place.
Space is limited. Register to reserve your seat.
Important Disclosures
This event is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, immigration, tax, or investment advice.
Participation by any speaker, attorney, regional center, project sponsor, or organization does not constitute an endorsement of any particular EB-5 project or investment.
All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Immigration outcomes and investment returns are not guaranteed.
Speaker participation and the event schedule are subject to change.
Where is it happening?
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