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A mer ica n u n iversit ies of fer top-notch facu lt y,
e xcel lent faci lit ies and fle x ibi lit y for students.
There is more tutorial support, and creativity is
fostere d more t ha n i n most ot her e ducat ion a l
s y stem s. W h i le ot her u n iver sit y s y stem s have
recently devoted major resources to attempting
t o c r e a t e a n e d u c a t i o n f o r c r i t i c a l t h i n k i n g,
independence and entrepreneurialism, the U.S. has
been on the forefront of this for decades. Perhaps
most impor tant ly, A merican schools encourage
real-world, practical knowledge, rather than merely
abstract theories.
However, recent developments have made the goal
of a U.S. education more difficult for many people
to attain. Both tightening U.S. government policies
and economic developments have made it harder
t ha n at a ny t i me i n recent memor y for foreig n
students to attend American schools and to stay in
the U.S. for work after graduation. EB-5 can be an
excellent route to American education, avoiding
many of these pitfalls. The goal of EB-5 is U.S. legal
permanent residency, which benefits students at
all levels, from the ver y first visa application to
post-graduation.
F-1 VISA
Admission to a U.S. school, college or university does ot
automatically grant a student visa, and while the U.S.
government does not issue data on the number of visa
applications denied, it is not a trivial number. Students
may be denied for reasons such as inability to support
themselves, concern that the student will not return to
his or her home country after their studies, and even
mistakes in the application paperwork. A student on
an EB-5 visa does not need an F-1 visa, so none of these
concerns need apply.
Even after one has received an F-1 visa and begun
American studies, there is no guarantee of future
American public schools
“ provide
an education that
is often just as good as, or
even superior to, expensive
private schools.