EB5 Investors Magazine : Can you please tell us about your company and what makes it unique from other migration agencies ?
Anna : I am one of the founders of WIL Overseas Capital Investment Company Limited ( WIL ). We established the company in 1997 . The company was one of the first to receive an exit and entry license in the Canton ( Guangdong ) province . Currently , Canton no longer has regulations requiring this license . In 2003 , we started our practice in the immigration business , so we now have 13 years of experience in the migration industry . For the past eight years , the Shenzhen General Chamber of Commerce has ranked WIL at the vice president level , and our company was the first of its kind to be awarded as an “ Established Brand ” in 2015 . We are one of the first migration companies to be nominated and granted such an award . The company provides services much like a family office , and the investment immigration program is a key component . We are aiming at high-net-worth clients and high-high-net-worth clients . So we want to act as a consultancy to clients in terms of any family affairs relating to overseas business — especially for education , which is a key component . The way we handle education involves planning in the initial phase and a review of the child ’ s progress . Also , we provide tutoring services for the family and gradually lead them to an appreciation of Western values and culture — both on the academic side and social side . As far as children ’ s education , we ’ ve received a lot of positive feedback from our clients . They feel like there is a very valuable component to that service . But we are not doing the overseas ’ advisory service as an individual component — it ’ s not a regular kind of service . Rather , for our high-net-worth clients , it ’ s part of that service .
Apart from the education sector , our focus is on wealth management and objectives regarding asset allocation overseas . If they ’ re EB-5 clients , do they have any settlement plans , do they want to have a comprehensive retirement plan , a child ’ s education plan , etc .? Also , what is their tolerance in terms of investment ? After that , we refer our partners in the United States to fulfill our services to them . At the same time , we monitor the satisfaction of the clients and how they feel about it . There ’ s a cultural element here . Also , we have private equity investment projects with our partners , so if they have more aggressive investment needs , we will work with our partners as well . The other sector involves taxes . We have licensed tax advisors to help our clients understand their taxes , and when they make investments , what is the link with those taxation issues .
For most companies , it takes a long time to build up these resources and know-how , so we are very proud that we are very comprehensive in this sector with our services — to help one particular client really understand his or her needs and then to provide the services that can satisfy such needs .
EB5 Investors Magazine : Can you share a little bit about why you decided to enter into this business ?
Anna : I decided to go into this business because of my educational background , and also because I want to offer the things we are interested in understanding better , and then share that knowledge with people who have such needs . We regard this as a very valuable thing that is a part of our business . Also , I personally wanted to create a person-to-person business , to build up connections ,
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