DATA REPORT 2018 EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & the United Arab Emirates Data Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Department of State, United Nations, Capgemini Author: Lee Li, Policy Analyst, IIUSA Published: December 5, 2018 This publication is intended for your information only. Unless you receive IIUSA's prior written consent, you may not modify, translate, create derivative works of, copy, distribute, market, or display any content from this publication. The Invest in the USA ("IIUSA") logo is a registered trademark and sole property of IIUSA. It therefore, may NOT be used without the express written consent of the Board of Directors.
Table of Contents India: I-526 Petition Filing Trends ---------------------------------------------------------------------- India: EB-5 Capital Investment Estimates --------------------------------------------------------------- India: EB-5 Visa Usage Statistics - --------------------------------------------------------------------- India: High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) Trends -------------------------------------------------------- India: Emigration Destination Trends --------------------------------------------------------------------- UAE: High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) Trends -------------------------------------------------------- UAE: Immigrant Population Statistics ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UAE: EB-5 Investor Market Indicators ------------------------- - -------------------------------------------- 10
India: EB-5 Investor Application Trends Number of I 526 Petitions Filed by Indian Investors by Fiscal Year (FY2008 FY2017) 700 587 600 The EB 5 investor market in India is growing rapidly as the number of I 526 petitions filed by Indian investors in FY2017 increased by 66% I 526 Petitions 500 from FY2016 to nearly 590. 354 400 In addition, the number of EB 5 investors from India jumped 1,405% since FY2008. With a significant growth in the last few years, India 300 surpassed Vietnam and became the second 239 largest EB 5 investor market in FY2017 in terms of 200 number of I 526 petitions filed. 100 39 35 42 FY 2008 2009 2010 0 58 2011 75 2012 86 2013 99 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year Data Source: USCIS (IIUSA Obtained via FOIA) IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 3
India: EB-5 Capital Investment Trends Cumulative EB 5 Investment from India Since the Inception of the EB 5 Regional Center Program Millions Note: The number of estimated EB 5 investment is based on $500,000 per I 526 petition filed and 80% approval rate for Indian I 526 petitioners. $800 Since the inception of the EB 5 Regional Center Program in FY1992, nearly 1,860 Indian $700 investors have submitted their I 526 petition to USCIS and invested in a variety of EB 5 projects Estimated EB 5 Capital Investment (in $Millions) $600 across the United States, contributing over $742 million in foreign direct investment to the U.S. $500 economy. $400 In FY2017 alone, IIUSA estimates that $300 approximately $235 million EB 5 funding was generated by the investors from India, a 66% $200 Investors from India have contributed growth from FY2016. over $742 million $100 in EB 5 investment since FY1992 $0 FY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year Data Source: USCIS (IIUSA Obtained via FOIA) IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 4
India: EB-5 Visa Usage Trends EB 5 Visa Usage by Applicants from India by Fiscal Year (FY2008 FY2018) 700 585 600 According to the U.S. Department of State, 585 EB 5 visas in FY2018 were used by visa applicants from India, a 236% increase from 500 FY2017 and the highest year over year growth EB 5 Visa Usage among the top EB 5 investor markets which includes China, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, 400 and Brazil. 300 In addition, nearly 1,470 Indian investors and their family members successfully received 200 149 100 72 62 19 0 FY 2008 2009 2010 77 87 96 2013 2014 their U.S. green card through the EB 5 174 Program between FY2008 and FY2018. 111 37 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fiscal Year Data Source: U.S. Department of State IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 5
India: High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) Trends Thousands Number of High Net Worth Individuals in India (in Thousands, 2010 2017) 300 263 Capgemini, India's high net worth individual 250 219 198 Number of HNWIs (in Thousands) 200 150 Based on the Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2018 by (HNWI) population grew by 20% from 2016 to approximately 263,000 in 2017, the highest 200 growth among all countries in Asia Pacific, 153 153 accounting for over 4% of the entire HNWI 156 population in Asia Pacific. 126 According to Capgemini, wealth of India's HNWI population in 2017 was over $1 trillion 100 USD, representing a growth of nearly 22% from 2016. 50 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Data Source: Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2018, Capgemini IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 6
India: Emigration Destination Trends Number of Indian Migrants by Destination, Estimates As of 2017 Destination Number of Indian Migrants in 2017 % of Indian Migrants in 2017 According to Pew Research Center, the U.S. is United Arab Emirates 3,310,000 19.95% United States 2,310,000 13.92% Saudi Arabia 2,270,000 13.68% Pakistan 1,870,000 11.27% Oman 1,200,000 7.23% migrant population. Kuwait 1,160,000 6.99% In addition, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) United Kingdom 840,000 5.06% Qatar 660,000 3.98% Canada 600,000 3.62% Nepal 440,000 2.65% the second most popular destination country for Indian migrants* in 2017. The think tank estimated that approximately 2.3 million Indian migrants have immigrated to the U.S., All Countries 16,590,000 accounting for nearly 14% of the entire Indian remained the top destination country for 100.00% Indian migrants from 2010 to 2017. More than 3.3 million Indians migrated to the UAE since 2000. * According to the United Nations Population Division, "an international migrant is someone who has been living for one year or longer in a country other than the one in which he or she was Data Source: Origins and Destinations of the World s Migrants, 1990 2017, Pew Research Center Note: The definition of migrants used in this analysis means the number of people who were born in India and have been living in the destination country for more than one year, as of 2017. born. This means that many foreign workers and international students are counted as migrants." IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 7
UAE: High Net Worth Individual (HNWI) Trends Thousands Number of High Net Worth Individuals in the UAE (in Thousands, 2010 2017) 100 90 Based on the Capgemini's World Wealth Report 2018, the UAE's high net worth individual 80 (HNWI) population in 2017 was 53,700, a 3% Number of HNWIs (in Thousands) 70 60 65 53 50 51 decrease from 2016. 66 55 53 56 54 However, Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2017 ranked Dubai as the city in the world with the fourth highest inflow of HNWIs in 2017, estimating that over 2,000 HNWIs migrated to 40 Dubai last year. 30 20 10 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Data Source: World Wealth Report 2018, Capgemini IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 8
UAE: Immigrant Population Percentage of Migrants in the UAE by Country of Origin, Estimates As of 2017 According to the United Nations (UN), 88% of the UAE Indonesia, 304,044 (4%) Other 30+ Countries, 1,306,874 (16%) population in 2017 was actually international migrants*, the highest percentage of immigrant population in the world. Since EB 5 visa usage is counted by the applicant's country of origin (instead of his/her country of residency), it is important to International migrants Philippines, 538,590 (6%) accounted for 88% of the entire population in the India: 3,310,419 (40%) UAE, the highest percentage Egypt, 857,947 (10%) of international immigrant population in the world. understand the country of birth of UAE's immigrant population in order to gauge the actual size of EB 5 investor market in the UAE. With that, the UN's data indicates that 3.3 million, or 40%, of the immigrants in the UAE are originally from India. In addition, Bangladesh accounted for 1 million (or 13%) of the UAE international migrants. Furthermore, the number of immigrants Pakistan, 950,145 (11%) from Pakistan, Egypt, Philippines, and Indonesia living in the UAE Bangladesh, 1,044,505 (13%) were respectively 950k, 858k, 539k, and 304k. These five countries of origin represented 84% of UAE's international migrants and nearly 74% of the entire population. * According to the UN Population Division, "an international migrant is Source: International Migrant Stock: The 2017 Revision, United Nations Note: The definition of migrants used at this analysis means the number of people who were born outside the UAE but have been living in the UAE for more than one year, as of 2017. someone who has been living for one year or longer in a country other than the one in which he or she was born. This means that many foreign workers and international students are counted as migrants." IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 9
UAE: EB-5 Investor Market Indicators Number of I 526 Filings by the Top Five Countries of Origin* of UAE's International Migrant Population in 2017 Note: The number of I 526 filings include all I 526 petitioners who lived in their home country, the UAE, or anywhere in the world when they filed their petition. 90 80 70 60 Indonesia Philippines Egypt Pakistan 57 64 70 Total I 526 Filings from these five countries: 84 62 Data Insights: Approximately 62 I 526 petitions were filed in FY2017 by EB 5 investors from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, the Philippines, and Indonesia, the five countries that accounted for most of the UAE's international immigrant population in 2017. I 526 Petitions Filed 50 40 30 20 Bangladesh 22 31 33 Although the number of I 526 filings declined by 27% in 2017 from its peak in 2016, it still represented over $28 million in EB 5 investment last fiscal year. Particularly, EB 5 investors from Pakistan and Egypt accounted for over 65% of the I 526 filings from these five 13 12 countries in FY2017. 10 0 FY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fiscal Year In addition, 40% of UAE's immigrants, or 35% of the UAE's entire population, originally came from India, the second largest EB 5 investor * Number of I 526 Filings from Indian petitioners is not included on this data chart. Data Source: USCIS (IIUSA Obtained via FOIA) Prepared by: IIUSA market in FY2017 that exhibits a strong growth and potential for raising EB 5 funding. IIUSA EB-5 Investor Market Analysis: India & UAE 10
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