EB-5 Investor Testimonial:
Lorrie from the Philippines

Hi, my name is Lorrie and I am an EB-5 investor with EB5AN.

I’m from the Philippines, and I was educated in Cebu City.

I came to the United States for graduate school and decided I wanted to stay. I love the United States: the culture, the diversity, the political stability, the great economy, the food, the weather, and most importantly, the educational opportunities.

I first came to the United States on a student visa.

Once I decided to stay in the U.S. long term, I looked for a visa that would allow me to live and work permanently without any restrictions.

The EB-5 visa was a perfect fit for me.

With a single investment, I can continue as a graduate student and then eventually start my own business.

For me, the EB-5 program was the fastest way to get a green card and, eventually, citizenship.

I attended an EB5AN presentation and was very impressed with their experience and the professionalism and transparency of their materials.

I did a lot of research on the EB-5 industry.

I spoke with several EB-5 companies and explored several EB-5 projects.

The team at EB5AN answered every single one of my questions clearly and confidently.

In the end, I wanted a company that would treat me as a member of the family, so to speak, and not just a number.

Five hundred thousand U.S. dollars is a lot of money. I wanted to make sure the company I trusted my investment with would update me regularly.

The other EB-5 companies I spoke with did not have a regular, set investment reporting process.

EB5AN sends me a quarterly investment report. It contains all of the up-to-date information I need about the project and my investment.

That said, what really solidified my decision to invest with EB5AN was the high quality of the project and particularly the track record and financial stability of the Kolter Group, the developer of the Hyatt Fort Lauderdale project that I invested in.

Kolter is one of the largest private developers in the U.S. and has been developing successful projects like the one I invested in for more than 25 years.

I chose to invest in the Hyatt Fort Lauderdale EB-5 project.

At the time I invested, the Hyatt Fort Lauderdale project was already preapproved by USCIS, and multiple EB-5 investors had already received I-526 approval.

EB5AN was able to arrange for me to visit and tour the project in person, and speak with the on-site real estate sales team.

The Hyatt Fort Lauderdale project was under construction and had already created all of the jobs required for all EB-5 investors, including me, to get their permanent green cards.

It also had a construction completion guaranty and an I-526 refund guaranty, which was really unique and made me feel even more confident in my decision.

Kolter and EB5AN have worked together successfully on multiple EB-5 projects in the southeastern U.S., including several that are nearly identical to the Hyatt Fort Lauderdale project that I invested in.

It was important to me that the developer was familiar with EB-5 and had successfully developed previous projects using EB-5 investment.

The EB5AN team was professional at every step.

They were always available, and they would always respond to my questions quickly.

If you’re going to invest through the EB-5 program, you need to stay organized because it’s very complex, and the EB5AN team was on top of every detail and always ahead of schedule.

EB5AN gave me so much information.

They have hundreds of informative videos and blog posts on their website.

And their book—The EB-5 Guidebook—is very helpful to understand any aspect of the EB-5 program.

EB5AN also has a risk assessment questionnaire that is very good for comparing and evaluating EB-5 projects.

That was very helpful for me as I compared the EB5AN project against several other EB-5 projects that I was considering.