The number of people from other countries -- especially China -- who want to invest in the United States in exchange for a permanent resident visa reached its highest level in 2015. The program is known as EB-5 or Employment-Based Fifth Initiative. It was created in 1990 during the presidency of George W. Bush and supported by both major political parties. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services says the program gives permanent resident status to those who invest at least $1,000,000 in a new project “that will create or preserve at least ten full-time jobs in the United States” within about two years. The agency says a foreign citizen needs to invest just “$500,000 if the (project) is in a targeted employment area,” which includes some rural areas and areas with high joblessness. Critics of the program say much of the investment takes place in wealthy cities.
Title: High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
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Bush and supported by both major political parties.</span> <span data-start-time='36042' data-end-time='63042'>The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services says the program gives permanent resident status to those who invest at least $1,000,000 in a new project “that will create or preserve at least ten full-time jobs in the United States” within about two years. </span> <span data-start-time='63042' data-end-time='83104'>The agency says a foreign citizen needs to invest just “$500,000 if the (project) is in a targeted employment area,” which includes some rural areas and areas with high joblessness. </span> <span data-start-time='83104' data-end-time='90771'>Critics of the program say much of the investment takes place in wealthy cities.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/visa_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5950 data-hint-location='36042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/what_does_status_mean.m4a'>What does status mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the official position of a person'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/special_qualities.m4a'><span>special qualities</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/the_official_position_of_a_person.m4a'><span>the official position of a person</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/in_a_persons_past.m4a'><span>in a person's past</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/something_that_is_bad_or_unpleasant.m4a'><span>something that is bad or unpleasant</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5951 data-hint-location='16125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/what_is_the_name_of_the_program.m4a'>What is the name of the program?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='EB-5'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/abcd.m4a'><span>ABCD</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/e2510.m4a'><span>E-2510</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/r2d2.m4a'><span>R2D2</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/eb5.m4a'><span>EB-5</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5952 data-hint-location='36042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/the_program_gives__blank__status_to_those_who_invest_in_a_new_project.m4a'>The program gives <span class='blank'>resident</span> status to those who invest in a new project.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='resident'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/resident.m4a'><span>resident</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/celebrity.m4a'><span>celebrity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/royal.m4a'><span>royal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/997/visitor.m4a'><span>visitor</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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