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B-5 Investor Ishaan Khanna of India wants to share
his EB-5 journey to help other investors make
smart investment and immigration decisions. “I always
encourage them to do the same kind of diligence I
did when making my investment and by sharing my
experiences with them I hope to help them make their
decision on where to invest,” he said.
“I’d like to continue to aid other Indian nationals toward
permanent residency in the United States.” However,
once Khanna, who has a degree in Information Systems,
receives his green card, he hopes to eventually start
working in the tech industry and one day open his own
Silicon Valley startup, he said.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO USE THE
EB-5 PROGRAM TO IMMIGRATE TO
THE UNITED STATES?
I was on an F1 visa studying at a university in Los
Angeles, CA. Around my Junior/Senior year, I realized
how much the U.S. had to offer for someone like me
and the professional opportunities I would have access
to rather than in India. I was majoring in Information
Systems at the time and I had just finished an internship
with a tech company.
Keeping this in mind, I began to research all my
immigration options. At one point, attorneys from
Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP came to my university
and gave a presentation on visa options available
to students after graduation. This was the first time
I heard of EB-5 and when I realized that the H1-B
wasn’t the only option for someone like me, I began
to consider the program.
WHAT DID YOU CHOOSE TO INVEST IN
AND WHERE ARE YOU IN YOUR EB-5
PROCESS TO GET A GREEN CARD?
With regards to the EB-5, I spent almost a year
researching different projects and regional centers. I
finally settled on the Four Seasons project from EB-5
United. I liked the fact that they had a strong track
record with getting EB-5 approvals and were working
with experienced real estate developers, who had over
17 years of experience and $16 billion of completed real
estate deals.
The other thing I really liked was that EB-5 investors
for this project were secured with a First Deed of Trust
which meant that not only would the investors be first
in line to be repaid but also, even if the project were to
fail, as lenders we can recover the value of the collateral
for the loan much more quickly. My investment was
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