8: John Gezelius: Proving the Source of US Investment Funds for Foreign Entrepreneur and Investor Visas (E-2 & EB-5)
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John GezeliusIn this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney John Gezelius onProving the Source of EB-5 Funds
John Gezelius is an attorney in the Los Angeles suburb of Tustin, California. He is a 1978 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and attended law school at the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California, where he received both a Juris Doctor degree and then later a Master of Law in transnational business and law. He has a transactional practice and his focus is on investment related immigration.
In this episode you will hear:
A high level description of the EB-5 Visa
Why it is important to fully document the source of investment funds
How his background as a US Air Force Intelligence Officer gave him a unique opportunity to detect fraud
How Money Laundering and Fraud detection is the inverse of proving the source of funds
The three key sources for fund documentation:
Payment
Deposit
Taxes
Why having a trusting and forthcoming relationship with an investor client is key to your mutual success
John also shares with us:
Immigration Services offered: EB-5 visa representation and source of funds documentation
Business Advice: Paint a legal picture so that the only answer will be "of course"
His personal habits that attributes to his success: I'm always afraid of screwing something up, so I often over prepare (and make it easy to find what I have done in the petition).
Parting Thoughts: I wish I had started sooner, the businesses are fascinating and the relationships are great... I'd have more friends (and contacts) if I had.
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