Indian EB-5 Investor Lives
the American Dream
with His Family in California
Only two years after applying for EB-5, Nilesh Shah was able to move his family
to the United States and receive his conditional green card.
By Bradley Zint, EB5 Investors Magazine Staff
N
ilesh Shah was looking to better his own life and his
family’s.
A native of India , S hah was exploring immigration
options when he discovered the U.S. EB -5 program.
The system has long been widespread in places like
South Korea and China, but when Shah looked in 2013
and 2014, information about it was scarce in India and
conferences were not common there.
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“When we got the visas, it was exciting and at the same
time we were quite happy with the ease and simplicity of
the entire process,” Shah said.
In 2014, only 55 EB-5 visas were issued to Indian nationals,
a fraction of the 9,228 EB -5 visas issued worldwide
that year. However, in 2107, EB-5 in India had more than
doubled in popularity, with 111 Indian nationals receiving
visas. It is expected to increase in the coming years.