The EB-5 Handbook (Chinese Edition): A Guide for Investors and Developers

by Ali Jahangiri, Jeff Campion, Linda He

Whether you are a foreign investor seeking a United States green card or a domestic developer sourcing capital for your latest project, the United States EB-5 visa program offers unique opportunity. In an industry known to be difficult to understand, The EB-5 Handbook breaks down the EB-5 program into its simple basics— investment, economic growth, and green cards. In The EB-5 Handbook, investors and developers alike will learn the essentials of the program, the benefits it can offer, and how to get started on their EB-5 journey with sections uniquely tailored to each party.

Ali Jahangiri of EB5 Investors Magazine has brought together an all-star team of experts from nearly every segment of the industry. The authors - Jeff Campion, Linda He, David Hirson, Linda Lau, Dawn Lurie, Joseph McCarthy, Al Rattan, Reid Thomas, John Tishler, Kyle Walker, and Kevin Wright - and the editors - Elizabeth Peng and Cletus Weber - all have an established history of success working with EB-5 investors and developers. The EB-5 Handbook is the first book of its kind to bring together such a diverse group of authors to increase transparency and knowledge of the EB-5 program.

214 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2014

About the author

Ali Jahangiri is the CEO of EB5Investors.com and EB5 Investors Magazine, the EB-5 industry's leading trade publication and online portal. EB5Investors.com offers a unique online platform, allowing investors to communicate directly with immigration attorneys, and developers to connect with EB-5 regional centers and funding sources. EB5 Investors Magazine proudly hosts two of the trade's largest conferences each year in the United States. Ali holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola Marymount University and his Bachelors of Science from University of California, Irvine. He began his career practicing corporate securities law, but shifted his focus to digital publishing, where he pioneered multiple digital interactive portals. Ali was appointed in 2009 and 2010 by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Law Revision Commission and OC Fair Board, respectively.

As the publisher of EB5 Investors Magazine, Ali Jahangiri oversees a groundbreaking publication dedicated to providing comprehensive and up-to-date information about the EB-5 investor visa. First released in Spring 2013, the quarterly magazine is currently on Issue 2 of Volume 2 and is backed by an experienced editorial board. Each article in EB5 Investors Magazine is peer-reviewed and provides high-quality objective analysis to a more-than-12,000-strong audience of immigration lawyers, securities lawyers, regional centers, EB-5 service providers and investors. Sample article features include the "Top 25 EB-5 Attorneys of 2013," a guest article submission by Congressman Jared Polis, and a case study by Dr. Scott Barnhart on "The Economic Impact of Individual Immigrant Investors in the EB-5 Program."

Ali is actively engaged in EB-5 industry current events, and EB5 Investors Magazine company highlights include hosting the 2014 Southern California EB-5 Conference with Congressman Bob Goodlatte (Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary), and Congressman Darrell Issa (Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee); hosting the 2014 Las Vegas EB-5 Conference with Congressman Jared Polis (Chair of the NewDem Coalition's Immigration Task Force); serving as the U.S. media partners of the U.S. Investment Immigration Forum 2014 Conference in Shenzhen hosted by Shenzhen Broadcasting and TV Group; hosting the 2013 Southern California EB-5 Conference with Congressman Bob Goodlatte; and hosting the 2012 Southern California EB-5 Conference with Congressman Lamar Smith (past Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary), Congressman Ed Royce and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher.

In addition to publishing and co-authoring The EB-5 Handbook: A Guide for Investors and Developers, Ali frequently writes articles on pressing EB-5 issues, with such op-ed publications as: "New Public Agencies Jumping Aboard the EB-5 Train," in the The Huffington Post, 2014; "USCIS Works to Improve the EB-5 Visa Program. Will Congress Follow Suit?," in The Huffington Post, 2014; and "Benefits of Investor Visas," in the Orange County Register, 2013.