EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program · USCIS · Green Card Pathway
🇺🇸 United States
The United States is the world's largest economy and most powerful passport jurisdiction. The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program is the most recognised investor immigration pathway globally — delivering a US Green Card for the investor and their entire immediate family, with a clear 5-year pathway to one of the world's most powerful citizenships.
US$800KMin. Investment (TEA)
~9 YrsTo Citizenship
#7Global Passport Rank
186Visa-Free Countries
Why the United States
5 Reasons to Call America Home
The United States offers a combination of economic scale, opportunity, education and global influence that no other destination can replicate. For ultra-high-net-worth investor families, a US Green Card opens doors on every continent.
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World's Largest Economy
A USD $28 trillion economy — the largest on earth — with unrivalled access to venture capital, private equity, technology ecosystems and global capital markets. The depth and breadth of US investment opportunity is genuinely without peer.
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The World's Best Universities
Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Columbia — the global gold standard in higher education. A US Green Card enables access to domestic tuition rates and dramatically expands admission opportunities for children of investor families.
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Unmatched Global Mobility
The US passport ranks #7 globally — visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries. Combined with the US dollar's status as the world's reserve currency and the strength of the US banking system, US citizenship confers unparalleled global financial reach.
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Investment Performance
The US equity market has delivered higher long-run returns than any other major economy in the world. Real estate in gateway cities — New York, Miami, Los Angeles — continues to generate strong, defensible returns for HNW investors.
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Entrepreneurial Capital of the World
Silicon Valley, New York, Miami and Austin represent the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems in history. EB-5 investors gain direct access to a business environment defined by scale, ambition and the structural infrastructure to build anything.
Key Cities
Where Trident US Clients Settle
New York
New York State · Trident US Office
The financial capital of the world. Wall Street, the NYSE, global banking headquarters and the deepest private equity and hedge fund ecosystem on earth. Manhattan, Brooklyn and the surrounding suburbs offer world-class schooling, culture and lifestyle for investor families.
Median Manhattan apartment: ~USD $1.9M
Elite schools: Dalton, Spence, Trinity, Horace Mann
Airports: JFK, LaGuardia, Newark
Population: 8.3M city · 20M+ metro area
Miami
Florida · Tax-Friendly State
The fastest-growing major US city — the gateway between the Americas and global capital. Florida has no state income tax, making it the preferred destination for international HNW families seeking US residency. Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove are among the most sought-after residential markets in the US.
No Florida state income tax
Elite schools: Ransom Everglades, Palmer Trinity
Airports: Miami International (MIA)
Strong Latin American and Chinese investor communities
Los Angeles
California · Entertainment & Tech
The entertainment, media and technology capital of the world. LA combines proximity to Silicon Beach technology companies with a lifestyle that is globally unrivalled — Pacific beaches, year-round sunshine and a deeply cosmopolitan, international culture that is extraordinarily welcoming to investor migrant families.
Median house price (Bel Air/Beverly Hills): USD $4M+
Elite schools: Brentwood, Harvard-Westlake, Marlborough
Airports: LAX, Burbank, Long Beach
Major Chinese-American and Asian investor communities
After Your Green Card
Building Your American Future
US permanent residency triggers significant new tax and financial obligations. Trident ensures every client is structured correctly — and connected to the right advisers — from the moment their Green Card is issued.
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US Investment Advisory
We introduce clients to high-quality US investment opportunities through our Regional Center and direct investment network — beyond the initial EB-5 investment.
- USCIS-approved Regional Center portfolio performance monitoring
- US real estate investment introductions (NY, Miami, LA)
- Private equity and venture capital access through Benchmark Capital's US network
- US Treasury and fixed income portfolio construction
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US Accounting & Entity Setup
New Green Card holders face complex US accounting obligations. Our US CPA partners specialise in international investor-migrant taxation and entity structuring.
- US LLC, C-Corp and S-Corp establishment for business activities
- EIN registration and IRS compliance setup
- US bank account establishment — commercial and private banking
- Social Security Number and ITIN application support
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US Tax Advisory
The US taxes on worldwide income — one of the few countries globally to do so. Pre-arrival tax planning is not optional for HNW investor-migrants. It is essential.
- Pre-Green Card tax planning: mark-to-market elections and foreign asset structuring
- FBAR and FinCEN 114 compliance (foreign bank accounts)
- FATCA Form 8938 foreign asset reporting
- US estate and gift tax planning for non-citizen spouses
- US-Australia, US-China and US-India double tax treaty analysis