How ₹7 crore buys a Green Card — and a way past H-1B visa hurdles

It's a steep $800,000 or about Rs 7 crore, but for wealth Indians its a price worth paying to secure yours or your children's future in America. Here's the EB-5 visa shortcut explained for those who can afford it

With a waiting queue running into several decades for an employment-linked Green Card, a growing number of Indians continue to resort to a faster way to live permanently in the United States.
The investment-linked Green Card program (EB-5) comes in handy for those H-1Bs who can afford it—despite the significant investment involved; a wait-time of a few years compares favourably with an endless wait for the coveted Green Card.