{"id":179800,"date":"2021-11-11T05:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T05:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellowgreen-hornet-733785.hostingersite.com\/faq\/can-someone-with-no-employment-history-apply-for-an-eb-5-visa-using-gifted-funds\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:00:00","slug":"can-someone-with-no-employment-history-apply-for-an-eb-5-visa-using-gifted-funds","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/eb5visainvestments.com\/vi\/faq\/personal-investor-requirements\/can-someone-with-no-employment-history-apply-for-an-eb-5-visa-using-gifted-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Can someone with no employment history apply for an EB-5 visa using gifted funds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all participants in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program are personally wealthy, nor are they all business owners. Many are international students<\/a> or persons with no employment history. Some are young couples whose richer parents may not be personally interested in immigrating to the United States. Often, those who are not personally wealthy or who have no employment history seek to fund their EB-5 investment journey through private gifts<\/a> from their wealthier, or employed, friends and family.
\nIs this possible for those without employment history or personal wealth to use gifted funds for their EB-5 investment? Absolutely.
\nA foreign national may apply for an EB-5 visa using gifted funds, in part or in whole, as long as the gift is accompanied by lawful source of funds documentation<\/a> and a deed of gift proving the funds do, in fact, belong to the investor.
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