According to the U.S. Department of States’ Report of the Visa Office 2014, below following is a ranking of the top EB-5 countries ranked according to the number of EB-5 visas issued in the 2014 fiscal year. The full report can be found here.
- China (8,308 visas)
- South Korea (162 visas)
- Taiwan (99 visas)
- Vietnam (92 visas)
- Iran (72 visas)
- Russia (56 visas)
- India (55 visas)
- Mexico (44 visas)
- Nigeria (37 visas)
- Japan (35 visas)
- Venezuela (30 visas)
- GB & Northern Ireland (25 visas)
Not surprisingly, foreign nationals from China and South Korea continue to be the top applicants for the EB-5 visas. For more information, please contact Mechelle Zarou at 419.321.1460 or mzarou@slk-law.com.