Uglobal Immigration Magazine Volume 1, Issue 1 | Page 114

113 UNITED STATES VISA PROGRAM | 美国签证项目 EDWARD C. BESHARA THE BENEFIT OF CITIZENSHIP OF GRENADA There are many foreign national investors and their spouses who are not citizens of E-2 treaty countries. These investors still desire to enter the U.S. quickly under the E-2 visa. The foreign national investors have the ability to apply for citizenship in Grenada for $350,000 to invest in real estate plus professional fees of an estimated $50,000. The process may take 4 months. As stated above, adding the E-2 to EB-5 conversion in the U.S., there will be additional time delays and costs. Therefore, for the foreign national investor to obtain new citizenship in Grenada, apply for an E-2 visa and convert the E-2 to visa to EB-5 conditional permanent residency, the costs are estimated at $3,15 million while the processing time or delays are between 3 to 4 years. Compared to an EB-5 Regional Center Project, the costs are estimated at $585,000 with the normal processing time of 2,5 to nearly 4 years to obtain conditional permanent residency. The expedited EB-5 Regional Center Project has the advantag