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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Well, if you can't get here legally, you can't do it either. Those countries with full immigration quotas can't invest here to get residency or citizenship. A Mexican cannot just buy a property and get on the path to citizenship.
Having financial means can make the difference of getting a visa to stay here to get to the green card point, but I think that there's a big difference to the idea that just because you can invest in property, company, American stock, you can get a path to citizenship.
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I think you may be confusing family based immigration with investment based immigration. Also remember, it has to create 10 permanent jobs, so buying land won't fly.
IIRC Congress sets aside something like 10,000 investment visas a year, many which end up unused.
So, a Mexican with millions of dollars, who thinks he can start a business in the USA, can apply and legally obtain a immigrant visa.
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USCIS - Green Card Through Investment
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Green Card Through Investment
Entrepreneurs (and their spouses and unmarried children under 21) who make an investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and who plan to create or preserve ten permanent full time jobs for qualified United States workers, are eligible to apply for a green card (permanent residence).
Up to 10,000 visas may be authorized each fiscal year for eligible entrepreneurs.
You must invest $1,000,000, or at least $500,000 in a targeted employment area (high unemployment or rural area). In return, USCIS may grant conditional permanent residence to the individual.
For more information, see Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and 8 CFR 204.6 (see the “INA” link to the right).
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