Can I open a food delivery service for the EB-5?

Yes, a food delivery service can serve as the basis for an EB-5 investment. The program does not restrict the type of business: what matters is that the venture qualifies as a lawful commercial enterprise and meets the program’s investment and job-creation requirements.

The key consideration with this type of operation is direct job creation. The business must be structured to hire and sustain the required number of positions, without relying on contracted labor in a way that makes it impossible to demonstrate those jobs as a result of the investment.

• The capital must reach the threshold required by the program and remain demonstrably at risk in the business.
• The lawful source of funds must be documented.
• The business plan must project actual hires and the expected economic impact.

Because each case is evaluated individually, be wary of promises of guaranteed results and verify the current requirements with USCIS, ideally with the support of a specialist to help structure the investment.

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