{"id":179941,"date":"2021-11-01T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/can-a-foreign-nationals-company-be-the-source-of-eb-5-investment-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:01:53","slug":"can-a-foreign-nationals-company-be-the-source-of-eb-5-investment-funding","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/ar\/faq\/source-of-funds\/can-a-foreign-nationals-company-be-the-source-of-eb-5-investment-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a foreign national\u2019s company be the source of EB-5 investment funding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An EB-5 investor\u2019s company cannot be the source of EB-5 investment<\/a> funding, even if the investor is the sole owner of the company. One of the key requirements of the EB-5 program is that the capital invested to obtain an EB-5 visa must belong to the investor; thus, the capital must be the investor\u2019s personal funds. Because businesses and their owners are separate entities, business funds cannot be considered personal funds and are therefore not allowed as EB5 investment funds. However, an investor can use salary and distributions from the business to fund the investment. The investor can also borrow money from the business through a member or shareholder loan.
\nIn the eligibility requirements set out in its Policy Manual<\/a>, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) notes two points relevant to business capital: (i) \u201cthe immigrant investor must establish that he or she is the legal owner of the capital invested,\u201d and (ii) \u201ccapital can include the immigrant investor\u2019s promise to pay (a promissory note), as long as the immigrant investor is personally and primarily liable for the promissory note debt and his or her assets adequately secure the note.\u201d This means that although business funds are not suitable for EB-5 investments, a loan from the business to the investor is suitable.
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