Computerized Method for Platinum Bond Financing By EB-5 Investor Visa Regional Center
In some embodiments, a comprehensive computer system and method (See FIGS. 2, 3 ) for automating and facilitating the performing and processing of tasks, information transfer, and information storage associated with the financing through platinum bonds of EB-5 Investor Visa Regional Centers (or performing other business processes) over a distributed computing network are disclosed.
1 . A computer-implemented method of financing massive construction project investments that meet the requirements of the United States government's EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, the method comprising the steps of:
researching an infrastructure project;
designing a project as a bond investment within U.S. Customs and Immigration Services Guidelines;
establishing a limited partnership to manage the project;
registering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state financial institution as Registered Investment Advisors or other venture, as required by law;
preparing documents necessary for the project;
marketing the project;
establishing an escrow account to hold funds until sale of bonds;
establishing a broker account to hold bonds;
establishing a Depository Trust Company account; and
purchasing, receiving and registering bonds.
2 . A computer system to perform the financing of massive construction project investments that meet the requirements of the United States government's EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, comprising:
a first means for receiving and displaying financing criteria information comprising one or more of infrastructure research information, economic modeling information, business and project document information, marketing information, and funds and bond transaction information,
means for generating infrastructure research information,
means for generating economic modeling information,
means for generating business document information,
means for generating project document information,
means for generating marketing information,
means for generating bond pricing information,
means for performing fund transfers,
means for performing bond transfers,
means for communicating among said means for receiving and displaying financing criteria information, means for generating infrastructure research information, means for generating economic modeling information, means for generating business document information, means for generating project document information, means for generating marketing information, means for generating bond pricing information, means for performing fund transfers, and means for performing bond transfers,
means for sorting and organizing information,
said first means for receiving and displaying further receiving and displaying said infrastructure research information, economic modeling information, business document information, project document information, marketing information, and bond pricing information, wherein each of said infrastructure research information, economic modeling information, business document information, project document information, marketing information, and bond pricing information associated with said financing criteria information,
whereby a Regional Center searches for, markets, and finances with platinum bonds a massive infrastructure project that meets the requirements of the United States government's EB-5 immigrant investor visa program.
3 . A computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system establishing and operating economic development project investments that meet the requirements of the United States government EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, comprising:
a regional center directed to the promotion of economic growth, improved economic productivity in a region, job creation and increased capital investment, which regional center operates an economic development project financed by an investment within U.S. Customs and Immigration Services guidelines for EB-5 immigrant investor visa program;
a plurality of EB-5 capital investments each purchasing a portion of the investment issued by an entity established by the regional center for economic commercialization of the economic development project funded by the investment, each capital investment received from a respective one of a plurality of EB-5 investors that participate in the regional center;
a computer database accessible through a communications network connecting at least one workstation to receive, maintain, and display regional center and EB-5 investor information, including financing criteria information comprising one or more of infrastructure research information, economic modeling information, business and project document information, marketing information, and funds and investment transaction information;
an escrow account to hold capital investments of the EB-5 investors until sale of financial paper from the investment; and
an account to hold the financial paper in association with the respective EB-5 investor;
whereby EB-5 investors, being invested in the economic development project funded by the investment, receive an EB-5 immigrant visa.
4 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the investment issued by the entity comprises a bond investment and the financial paper comprises a bond.
5 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 4 , further comprising an ownership transferor that receives instructions from a respective EB-5 investor to transfer the bond associated with said EB-5 investor to a subsequent beneficial owner.
6 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a broker/dealer providing a bond account for holding, maintaining, and reporting bond records as to the EB-5 investors.
7 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 6 , wherein the broker/dealer provides a depositor trust account for purchasing, receiving and registering bonds for the EB-5 investors.
8 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the regional center further comprises a marketer that markets the investment and the economic development project to a plurality of potential EB-5 investors.
9 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 3 , wherein the regional center further comprises an operating entity for the economic development project that using the capital investments of the EB-5 investors to engage in the economic development project.
10 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 9 , wherein the operating entity registers with appropriate government agencies for marketing of the investment for the economic development project to a plurality of potential EB-5 investors.
11 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 3 , further comprises a document originator associated with the regional center for preparing legal and entity documents related to the regional center, the entity, and the economic development project.
12 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 11 , wherein said legal and entity documents comprise EB-5 investor subscription agreement, entity organizing and operating agreements, investment escrow agreements and EB-5 investor questionnaire.
13 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 3 , further comprises a document originator associated with the regional center for preparing business/project documents related to the regional center, the entity, and the economic development project.
14 . The computer-implemented commercial financial economic and investment development system as recited in claim 11 , wherein said business/project documents comprise a project business plan, an economic study, and a regional center business plan.