Some help/advice needed - EB-5 major life decision
Hi all,
Posting here hoping to get some advice -
31 y/o, Chinese, been in the U.S. for half of my life, more American now than some of my American friends, but pathetically enough my life still depends on a visa.
Recently been seriously thinking about EB-5 (I know, should have done it a long time ago...) as EB-1 seems out of reach, and possibly still at least a few years from being able to try EB-2/NIW. I am having a very difficult time convincing myself to spend this 850k. Some more context - I am by no means rich, not a high earner, 850k is a LOT of money for me, this alone would wipe out about 90% of my liquid asset, and a decent chunk of my net worth. I am an avid investor and, the way I see it, this amount of money could easily be doubled in 4-6 years, which is kind of how long it would take for me to even get this money back (if at all) from this project.
On the flip side, a green card, or even a combo card, would be very very nice. I would finally not be limited by my job, and I can quit whenever I want, travel the world, this and that.
Anyone who's been in similar shoes? Looking for any insight or advice on what I should do, or a slap in the face lol.
This is lowkey also just a rant on how impossibly stupid hard it is to get PR in America. If I had gone anywhere else when I was 16, I would have probably had a different passport already.
Many thanks, I wish y'all who are waiting get your green cards asap.