LarryJ.Behar,EB-5ImmigrationAttorney

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...U.S. Residency for Immigrant Investors

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Job Creation program Congressionally Capital + Job creation =

U.S. Residency

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Mr.BeharwasraisedinMontreal,Canada.AftersecuringanundergraduatedegreefromMcGillUniversityandacivillawdegreefromtheUniversityofMontreal,hecompletedhiscommonlaweducationatNovaSoutheasternUniversityinFt.Lauderdalein1979.

Representingentrepreneurs,investors,multinationalcompanies,professionalsandfamilyreunifications.

ChairoftheBrowardAlliancein2004.

Author:“HowtoImmigratetotheUSA”,inthreelanguages,“EB-5UnitedStatesImmigrationthroughInvestment”,availableinfour(4)languages.

Advisorandlegalcounseltothirty(30)RegionalCentersandprojectsthroughouttheUnitedStatesinallvarioussectors.gr

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BorninCaracas,Venezuela,andeducatedintheUnitedStates,Ms.SalamaDiMitriearnedaBachelorofBusinessAdministrationDegree(cumlaude)in1992andaJurisDoctorDegreein1995fromtheUniversityofMiami.SheisadmittedtotheStateofFloridaBaraswellastotheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofFlorida.

Since1995,Ms.SalamaDiMitrihasbeenengagedintheprivatepracticeofimmigrationlawattheBeharLawGroup.ShespecializesincomplexcasesinvolvingU.S.immigrationandnationalityissues,withemphasisoncorporateandcomplianceissues.Herexperiencecoversallbusinessaswellasfamilyimmigrationmatters.

Ms.SalamaDiMitriisalsofluentintheapplicationprocessforregionalcenterdesignation,amendments,andcompliancemattersrelatedtothefirm’sEB-5practice.SheisalsofluentinapplicationsforU.S.citizenshipandnationalityaswellasnavigatingthevisaprocessatembassiesandconsulatesthroughouttheworld.

Ms.SalamaDiMitrihasbeenactiveinthelocallegalcommunitybyparticipatinginevents.Shehaslecturedandmadepresentationstogroupsandorganizationsandanswerednumerousquestionsontopicsrelatedtoimmigrationlaw,andshehasalsocontributednumeroushoursofprobonolegalservicestovictimsofdomesticviolencethroughtheLegalAidServiceofBrowardCounty.

Ms.SalamaDiMitriisfluentintheEnglish,Spanish,andHebrewlanguages.

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Ms.SoniaOliveriisamultilingualinternationalattorney,focusingherpracticeonBusinessImmigration.ShejoinedtheBeharLawGroupasanAssociateinNovember2015.

Ms.Oliveri,anItaliannative,hasextensiveknowledgeofbothcivilandcommonlaw.BeforemovingtotheUnitedStates,Ms.OliverigraduatedwithhonorsinItaly,fromUniverista’degliStudiRomaIII,Facolta’diGiurisprudenzain2013.

Ms.OliveriwaspartofaselectedgroupawardedadoubleJ.D.pursuanttoapartnershipbetweenRomaIIIandNovaSoutheasternUniversity,ShepardBroadCollegeofLaw.Ms.OliveriearnedhersecondJurisDoctordegreeintheUS,CumLaude,fromNovaSoutheasternUniversity,ShepardBroadCollegeofLaw,Florida,in2015.AdmittedtopracticeinFloridasinceSeptember2015,sheiscurrentlyawaitingadmissionbymotiontotheWashingtonDCBar.

Ms.OliveriisfluentinItalian,English,Farsi,Spanish,FrenchandPortuguese.Hermultilingualandmulticulturalbackgroundisperfectlysuitedtohandlecompleximmigrationcases.

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Irene CrawfordExecutiveAssistantMontreal,Canada

Nicole SankarGreenCardMediaManagerPortofSpain,Trinidad

Hailing ChenLegalAssistantShanghai,China

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• Legal• Immigration• BusinessPlan• Accountants• AuxiliaryServices• FinancialDirector

DREAM TEAM #2

• InvestorSourcing• Incentives• Legal– Corporate• Legal- EB-5• BusinessPlan

NICOLE SANKAR

EB-5ComplianceAdministratorClientRelations

nikki@eb-5lawyers.com

DREAM TEAM #1 HAILING CHEN

EB5InvestorCoordinator

hailing@eb-5lawyers.com

• Securities• Bankers• Marketing• Economist

LARRY J. BEHAR LEA SALAMA DIMITRI

Attorneylea@eb-5lawyers.com

SeniorAttorneylarry@eb-5lawyers.com

IRENE CRAWFORD

ExecutiveAssistantirene@eb-5lawyers.com

SONIA OLIVERI

Attorneysonia@eb-5lawyers.com

VIP CLIENT

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• TheEB-5programwascreatedin1990andismandatedandmonitoredbyUSCIS.CongressintendedtheprogramtocreatejobsforAmericansandtostimulatedomesticinvestment.

• TheEB-5ImmigrantInvestorProgramisanopportunityforqualifiedforeignnationalstobecomepermanentresidentsintheU.S.

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• ChildrenEducation• Security

• Health• Political&Economicchallenges

• Exitstrategy• GoodManagement• NOLanguagerestrictions

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• DevelopersofEB-5RegionalCenters• EB-5ExpressProjectDevelopers(directjobsonly)

• ApplicantInvestors• ExistingqualifiedRegionalCentersandProjects

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• Safetyofinvestmentthroughqualifiedbusinessandeconomicplans

• Projectedreturnofprincipalthroughexitstrategy• Fairrateofreturnduringinvestmentperiodfromskilledmanagement

• U.S.educationforallminorchildrenbelow21yearsofageincluded

• PersonalfinancialcommitmentintheEB-5programbythesponsorandinvestor

• PersonalandFamilySecurityinAmerica

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• Greencardbenefitsforinvestorandimmediatefamily• 10,000visasannually.Nocountryrestrictionstoqualifiedinvestorsandfamily

• U.S.TravelEase;nofurthervisaneeded

• Synchronizedprocessingtoensuretimelydeliveryofconditionalandfullresidency.U.S.Citizenshipoptional

• U.S.Income,Gift&EstateTaxconsequences

• ThereareNOlanguagerestrictions

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NYC South Florida NYC Atlanta NYC

Idaho California South Florida Ohio

Florida Mississippi New York Florida

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Banking Corporate Entertainment

ChildrencanattendanyPublicorPrivateschoolorUniversityanywhere intheU.S.atU.S.Residentrates

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Harvard Law School • Boston, MA Georgetown University • Washington, DC

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• Validpassportofhomecountry• Globalnetworthgreaterthan$1Millionor

• IncomeGreaterthan$200,000inlasttwoyears• LegalandIdentifiableSourceofInvestmentFunds

• Nocriminalrecord• IndependentLegal&AdvisoryCounseloptional

• Verifiabletaxreturnsforpastfiveyearsoralternatives

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• Reviewofprospectusandexhibits• Allnationalitiesmayqualify

• Availabilityofinvestmentfundsin60days• Spouseandchildren(unmarried)under21yearsofageattimeoffiling

• IndependentLegal&AdvisoryCounseloptional

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Loans Cash Gifts Inheritance

Stockor Asset

SaleSavings Business

SaleSecurityBackedLoan

NOTE: Funds are verified in the U.S. by qualified CPAs

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NOTE: all dates are approximate depending on Government action

AdjustmentofStatusorConsularvisit

FilingforConditionalResidencyI-526

DocumentAssembly

LiftingofConditionalStatus

EvidenceofJob

Creation–I-829

VisaEntry(taxtrigger)

17Months2Months1Month 24thMonth21stMonthPortofEntry

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SOURCE: IIUSA Volume #3, Issue 2, July 2015

EconomicImpactsofEB-5Spending

EB-5Investorscontributed• $12billiontoU.S.GDPandsupportedover80,000U.S.jobs

TopIndustriesimpactedbyEB-5spending:• Construction• Hotels• AssistedLiving• Schools• MixedUse

...ifall10,000visasareusedand526demandstaysat2010/2011levels,$1.4BillionFederal/state/localtaxeswouldbegeneratedbytheEB-5programannually.

...ifall10,000visasareusedand526demandstayedat2010/2011levels166,000+AmericanjobswouldbesupportedbytheEB-5programannually.

...ifall10,000visasareused,83,000AmericanjobswouldbecreatedbytheEB-5programannuallywhen–atnocosttotheU.S.taxpayer.

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SOURCE: IIUSA Issue #3, October 2013

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• WhattypeofinvestmentsareEB-5Investorslookingfor?Hotel,AssistedLiving,StudentHousing,RealEstatebased,reasonableDeveloperEquity

• WhatisthenewroleoftheSecuritiesExchangeCommission(SEC)?IncreasingscrutinyandrelianceonBrokerDealersbothintheU.S.andabroad

• Whatisthenewroleofthenew‘JobsAct”AbilityofBrokerDealerstomarketSecuritiestoaccreditedForeignInvestorsintheU.S.

• WhatistheattitudeofCongresstowardEB-5Legislation?HighsupportinSenateandHouse;likelyrevalidationorpermanentextension

• WhatisthemarketdemandforEB-5?Fullquotaexpected.LittlemarketcompetitionfromothercountriessuchasCanada

• HowcanIparticipateintheEB-5program?IdentifyandassesswithU.S.qualifiedjobcreatingprojectsanywhereintheU.S.;workwithourTeam

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EB-5UnitedStatesImmigrationthroughInvestment

AMERICA!

...the DREAM continues

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LarryJ.BeharEB-5Attorney

888S.E.ThirdAvenue,Ste.#400FortLauderdale,Florida33316

PHONETel:+1(954)5248888Fax:+1(954)5240088

EMAILlarry@eb-5lawyers.cominfo@eb-5lawyers.com

WEBSITEwww.eb-5lawyers.com

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