区域中心成负增长,关停已达150家|名单及分析

2017年10月11日 美国移民攻略


据统计,EB-5区域中心,在2017年5月1日,达883家区域中心,1258个独立区域中心牌照(有些区域中心旗下在不同州有多个区域中心牌照。)


而截至2017年10月3日,一共是843家区域中心和1241个独立区域中心牌照,这是多年来,区域中心的数量首次成负增长。


原因当然只有一个,新开的区域中心比关停的区域中心数量少。


EB-5行业过了井喷期,虽然还是有新进入者以及老区域中心拿新区域的新牌照,但是赶不上移民局关停区域中心的速度。


同样,看下2017年5月1日的数据,移民局关停了109家区域中心,而到了2017年10月3日,移民局一共关停了151家区域中心,5个月关停了近50家。


今天大致按照几个方向来分析下:


I. 区域中心牌照吊销的原因


按照USCIS网站的公告, 当某一区域中心未能满足如下条件时,USCIS将取消其在投资移民计划中的资格:


* 连续每一年度均提交I-924A表格,或者按照移民局资质审查的要求提交表格;并且/或者


* 按要求完成促进经济发展的目标;

(自2010年11月23日起,区域中心被要求每年递交I-924A表,若未递交该表,可能导致除名。)


同时,USCIS提示投资者,请勿以向已终止的区域中心做出投资,否则申请投资移民签证的资格会受到影响。区域中心被终止后,牵涉其中的EB-5投资者可能会面临比较困难的处境。


就目前而言,绝大多数的区域中心被关停,不是他们犯错误了,而是他们过去几年里面并没有实质性招募EB-5投资者,未能证明区域中心为当地创造了就业并促进了经济发展。当然,也有不少是项目出现问题,或被SEC起诉等。


II. 区域中心被终止的后果


按照移民局6.14审案手册的最新意见,区域中心关停,会造成I-526的被拒或者已获批的被收回,但是,一旦EB-5投资者获得临时绿卡之后,可以继续去证明就业已经创造出来,有可能不影响I-829的获批,乃至最后拿到永久绿卡。


III. 被终止的区域中心名单及原因浅析


总体来说,不用特别担心,虽然移民局加紧在关停区域中心,但是绝大多数都是过去几年没有业务的区域中心,据不完全的统计真正因为欺诈或项目失败等原因关停的,目前只有15家左右,已经在下表中列明。当然,还有一些已经被SEC起诉但是尚未关停的。如有知道其他区域中心关停原因的,请留言指出,谢谢!


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区域中心

被终止时间

所在州

1

California Economic Development Fund, LLC

9/25/2017

California

2

Global Medical Center of Southern California

9/25/2017

California

3

Arundel Capital Partners

8/29/2017

Massachusetts

4

California Blue Sky Regional Center, LLC

8/29/2017

California

5

Live in America - Arizona Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

Arizona

6

Live in America - Boston Regional Center LLC

8/18/2017

Massachusetts

7

Live in America - Florida, LLC

8/18/2017

Florida

8

Live in America - Georgia Regional Center LLC

8/18/2017

Georgia

9

Live in America - Indiana, Michigan, Ohio Regional Center

8/18/2017

Indiana

10

Live in America - Louisiana Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

Louisiana

11

Live in America - Midwest Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

Minnesota

12

Live in America - Nevada Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

Nevada

13

Live in America - U.S. Virgin Islands Regional Center LLC

8/18/2017

U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)

14

Live in America Chicago Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

Illinois

15

SoCal Regional Center, LLC

8/18/2017

California

16

IZON, LLC

8/17/2017

South Carolina

17

America's Regional Center, LLC

8/15/2017

Florida

18

First American Regional Center, LLC

8/14/2017

California

19

Civitas Rio Grande Regional Center

8/10/2017

Texas

20

Illinois Valley Regional Center

8/10/2017

Illinois

21

Southern California Investment Center, LLC

8/10/2017

California

22

Powerdyne Regional Center, LLC

8/2/2017

California

23

Anacostia Regional Center

7/18/2017

District of Columbia

24

Rosti Capital Regional Center

7/17/2017

California

25

AAA Florida Senior Living Regional Center, LLC

7/12/2017

Florida

26

Allied Artist High Desert EB5 Regional Center

7/12/2017

New Mexico

27

Guam Strategic Development LLC RC

7/7/2017

Guam

28

North Country EB-5 Regional Center, LLC

7/7/2017

New York

29

Good Life EB5 Georgia Regional Center, LLC

6/30/2017

Georgia

30

Tri-Cities Investment District, LLC

6/30/2017

California

31

Prosperity Regional Center (former name U.S. Prosperity Regional Center)

6/23/2017

Florida

32

Northeast Monument Regional Center LLC

6/20/2017

Massachusetts

33

Texas Mining & Resource Center, LLC

6/20/2017

Texas

34

ON Regional Center, LLC

6/16/2017

California

35

Las Vegas EB-5 Inmigration, LLC

6/14/2017

Nevada

36

CIG Regional Center, LLC

6/5/2017

California

37

JI Northern Nevada Regional Center, LLC

6/5/2017

Nevada

38

Dream Harbor Regional Center

6/1/2017

Washington

39

Rock Hill Regional Center LLC

6/1/2017

New York

40

FutureCare Regional Center of Southern California, Inc.

5/30/2017

California

41

Charter Investor Financial LLC (former name Charter USA Financial LLC)

5/26/2017

Florida

42

Adirondack Regional Center of New York, LLC

5/24/2017

New York

43

Dallas Regional Center

17/5/22

Texas

44

East Plumas County Regional Center, LLC

17/5/22

California

45

Immigration Funds LLC (former name United States Investors Regional Center)

17/5/22

Massachusetts

46

Ohio Regional Center, LLC

17/5/21

Ohio

47

EB5 Express Regional Center

17/5/18

California

48

Arkansas Regional Economic Development Center, LLC

17/5/16

Arkansas

49

Art District Los Angeles Regional Center, LLC

17/5/16

California

50

The Z Global Corporation Regional Center

17/5/16

California

51

Mariana Stones Corporation Ltd.

17/5/15

Guam

52

NatureAll Co., Inc. EB-5 Regional Center

17/5/15

New Jersey

53

USA Regional Center, LLC

17/5/15

California

54

Diamond City Montana EB-5 Regional Center, LLC

17/5/10

Montana

55

Eight Islands Regional Center, LLC

17/5/3

Hawaii

56

New York Pioneer Regional Center

17/5/3

New York

57

Optima Arizona Regional Center, LLC

17/5/3

Arizona

58

Puget Sound RC, LLC

17/5/3

Washington

59

ACIC Management, Inc. Regional Center

17/5/1

Washington

60

DRC Capital Partners, LLC

17/5/1

Arizona

61

E&W Lake Tahoe Regional Center LLC

17/5/1

California

62

New York Green Hotel Regional Center LLC

17/5/1

New York

63

North American Center for Foreign Investments, LLC

17/5/1

California

64

PetroSam, LLC

17/5/1

Texas

65

Westgate Orlando Regional Center, LLC

17/5/1

Florida

66

Alaska Gold & Mining Regional Center, LLC

17/4/21

Alaska

67

Liberty West Regional Center

17/4/19

Arizona

68

Florida Gateway Regional Center, LLC

17/4/12

Florida

69

Green Card Gateway Regional Center

17/3/30

Illinois

70

Washington Center for Foreign Investment, LLC

17/3/28

Maryland

71

FreeMind Films Regional Center

17/3/15

California

72

San Gabriel Valley Regional Center

17/3/15

California

73

Idaho Global Investment Center, LLC

17/3/6

Idaho

74

Leaf Fischer Investment Group, LLC

17/3/6

Florida

75

Pacific Proton Therapy Regional Center, LLC

17/1/26

California

质子中心,被SEC起诉。

76

Medical Investment in Texas Regional Center

17/1/23

Texas

77

American Development and Investment Regional Center

17/1/5

California

78

Bay Area Regional Center LLC

16/12/22

California

79

Path America Sonoco, LLC

16/11/23

Washington

SEC起诉的美国之路一期项目所在区域中心

80

Mid Atlantic Regional EB5 Regional Center LLC

16/11/9

West Virginia

81

Montana Energy Regional Center LLC (former name USA Montana Energy Regional Center)

16/11/1

Montana

82

Mariana's Investment Co, LLC

16/10/27

Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands

83

Dominion Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.

16/10/20

Virginia

84

Northern Illinois Regional Center

16/10/13

Illinois

85

Arizona Alternative Energy Center, LLC

16/10/6

Arizona

86

Detroit Immigrant Investor Regional Center

16/9/30

Michigan

87

Lake Elsinore Regional Center

16/9/29

California

88

Virginia Center for Foreign Investment and Job Creation

16/9/29

Virginia

89

American EB-5 Centers

16/9/28

Florida

90

Yellowstone Montana Regional Center, LLC

16/9/28

Montana

91

Resource Regional Center Michigan, LLC

16/8/31

Michigan

92

Alabama EB-5 Regional Center, LLC

16/8/3

Alabama

93

EB-5 South Florida Regional Center, LLC

16/8/3

Florida

94

Harris Investment Immigration Fund, LLC

16/7/13

California

95

Harris Real Estate Fund LLC

16/7/13

Arizona

96

US EB5 New York City Regional Center

16/7/13

New York

97

California Regional Center, LLC

16/7/12

California

98

Washington  Development Regional Center

6/17/2016

Washington

99

The Lawrence Economic  Development Corporation

6/7/2016

Ohio

100

American Gateway  Investments, LLC

6/6/2016

New Jersey

101

Palm Beach Raceway  LLC

5/31/2016

Florida

102

US EB5 Nevada  Regional Center, LLC

5/12/2016

Nevada

103

US EB5 Florida  Regional Center

5/9/2016

Florida

104

Middle Georgia  Regional Center

5/4/2016

Georgia

105

Global Investment  Consulting, Inc.

5/3/2016

Indiana

106

Hidalgo McAllen  Reynosa Regional Center, LLC

4/26/2016

Texas

107

WRC EB-5 Regional  Center, Inc.

4/13/2016

Washington

108

MCIG Regional Center

3/29/2016

Florida

109

Velocity Regional  Center

3/24/2016

California

SEC起诉,欺诈,关停。

110

Path  America KingCo, LLC

3/23/2016

Washington

SEC起诉的美国之路二期项目所在区域中心

111

U.S. Investment  Regional Center, LLC

2/22/2016

Arizona

112

Luca Energy Fund   Regional Center

2/2/2016

Texas

Luca石油,被SEC起诉

113

Chicago Regional Center

1/5/2016

Illinois

114

Twin Development LLC Regional   Center

12/8/2015

Washington

115

Spring Hill Homes LP Regional   Center

10/22/2015

Texas

116

USA Lifestyles Regional Center

10/13/2015

Maine

117

Next Bay Properties, LLC

10/1/2015

California

118

EB-5, MRC LLC

6/9/2015

Michigan

119

SZNW

5/28/2015

California

120

Coastal Carolina Regional Center

5/15/2015

South Carolina

121

New Jersey Liberty Regional   Center

5/15/2015

New Jersey

122

Front Burner Restaurants   Regional Center - Southern California

5/14/2015

California

123

Louisiana Mississippi Regional   Center

5/13/2015

Louisiana

124

Tennessee Regional Center, LLC

5/7/2015

Tennessee

125

LaSalle County Business   Development Center LLC

5/4/2015

Illinois

126

US HITEC Regional Center

5/4/2015

Illinois

127

Nevada California Regional   Center

4/21/2015

Nevada

128

Ariel International Regional   Center

3/27/2015

Texas

129

Palm Coast Florida Regional   Center

3/18/2015

Florida

130

American Life Ventures   Everett, LLC

3/9/2015

Washington

131

New Jersey Regional Center, LLC

3/9/2015

New Jersey

132

Silicon Valley Venture   Investment Regional Center

2/25/2015

California

133

Buffalo Regional   Center

2/23/2015

New York

134

Tucker Development Corporation   Regional Center

2/23/2015

Michigan

135

Midwest EB-5 Regional  Center,  LLC

2/13/2015

Kentucky

投资者在起诉区域中心原控制人

136

Hollywood Beach Regional Center

10/8/2014

Florida

137

Gateway Georgia Regional Center

9/29/2014

Georgia

138

Invest US Regional Center

9/29/2014

Wyoming

139

South West Bio Fuel RC LLC

9/29/2014

Texas

韩裔律师Justin   Lee涉嫌欺诈的EB-5项目,已经被SEC起诉。

140

Ecorntech Regional Center

8/15/2014

Wisconsin

141

Kansas BioFuel   Regional Center LLC

8/15/2014

Kansas

韩裔律师Justin   Lee涉嫌欺诈的EB-5项目,已经被SEC起诉。

142

Michigan Renaissance Regional   Center

8/15/2014

Michigan

143

South Florida EB-5 Regional   Center

8/15/2014

Florida

144

USA Now Regional   Center

3/28/2014

Texas

USCISSEC2013101日,联合发布投资者警告,认为该区域中心涉嫌欺诈

145

North Carolina Center for   Foreign Investments, LLC

12/3/2013

North Carolina

146

Intercontinental   Regional Center Trust of Chicago

11/20/2013

Illinois

大名鼎鼎的芝加哥会议中心

147

Lake Buena Vista RC

7/23/2012

Florida

被认为:无法获得连续的合规性,且无法同投资移民计划推动经济增长的要求保持一致

148

Mamtek Regional Center

4/11/2012

Missouri

Mamtek糖厂项目是早年的一个EB-5失败案例

149

El Monte Regional   Center

9/19/2011

California

被认为:仅有两名投资者;财务实力不足;区域中心对其所声称的财产没有所有权。

150

Victorville RC

10/20/2010

California

被认为:通过过桥资金建立的一个工业废水处理项目(IWWTF)在就业创造出来之后,再开始寻求EB-5投资

151

Unibex Global Corporation

5/30/2008

Texas


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