Immigrant Investor visa categories are for capital investment by foreign investors in new commercial enterprises in the United States which provide job creation. 

To qualify as an immigrant investor, a foreign national must invest, without borrowing, the following minimum qualifying capital dollar amounts in a qualifying commercial enterprise:

• $1,000,000 (U.S.); or
• $500,000 (U.S.) in a high-unemployment or rural area, considered a targeted employment area.

A qualifying investment must, within two years, create full-time jobs for at least 10 U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or other immigrants authorized to work in the United States, not including the investor and the investor’s spouse, sons, or daughters.

Immigrant investor visa categories are:

• Employment creation outside a targeted area – C5
• Employment creation in a targeted rural/high unemployment area – T5
• Investor Pilot Program not in a targeted area – R5
• Investor Pilot Program in a targeted area – I5