Bigger India
Indians Flock to America’s Golden Visa as H-1B Route Closes
Facing a crackdown on their favorite visa to enter the United States, hundreds of wealthy Indians are turning to another program that fast tracks immigrants to a green card.
Applications from India for EB-5 visas — which give immigrants a green card if they invest $500,000 and create 10 jobs in the United States — have surged in recent months.
The US government issued 174 such visas to Indians in the year ended September 2017, an increase of about 17% over the previous year, according to State Department data.