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1 Immigration Through Investment

2 EB5 Visa Green Card... Immigration Through Investment Are you dreaming of the day when you are living your dream in the United States? Think of how wonderful it would be to legally live and work in the U.S. Don t let this opportunity of a lifetime pass you or your family by. To participate in the EB-5 program you must invest $1,000,000; or at the lesser amount of $500,000 where the investment is being made (1) in a Targeted Employment Area which is an area that has experienced unemployment of at least 150% of the national average rate and (2) whose engagement in the enterprise will benefit the United States economy creating full time employment, directly or indirectly, for not fewer than 10 qualified individuals and (3) the individual must prove that the investment comes from a lawful source of funds. Benefits Accredited investors, their spouse and children under 21 years of age will be granted, upon approval, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residency, otherwise known as a Green Card. Since a Green Card provides legal permanent resident status, it may lead to U.S. citizenship after five years entry into the U.S. Legal permanent residents under the Investor Visa Program enjoy the same benefits as every other United States resident. Investors may work, live, travel or own their own property anywhere in the U.S. May work and spend time in other countries as long as residence is maintained in the U.S. Sponsor Green Cards for relatives. No authorization from United States Citizenship and Immigration Service USCIS required to accept employment. Children can attend public and private schools, colleges and universities at same costs as U.S. residents. In the State of Florida NO Income Taxes NO Inheritance Taxes NO Gift Tax

3 The Regional Center Program The Regional Center Program is ideal for the retiree or passive investor due in large part to the indirect employment creation requirement feature of this program. The Regional Center program advantageously removes the 10 direct employee requirement of the regular or stand alone program and substitutes the less-restrictive indirect employment creation. So, in a nutshell, under a Regional Center program, the investor can qualify by presenting evidence that 10 direct and indirect jobs will be created throughout the Regional Center economy, supported by an economist s report obtained by the Regional Center. The econometric studies required by the U.S.C.I.S. for each regional center are important in determining a potential projects job creation count. The Palm Coast Florida Group Regional Center employs the highly qualified services of an economic research company Wright Johnson, Also, the EB-5 policy management requirement is minimal in that the investor can be a limited partner with only a policy-making role and still qualify. Thus, for those who are not interested in day-to-day management or running an active business, Regional Center programs offer a more attractive form of investment. Steps for Obtaining a Permanent Green Card The procedure for obtaining an EB-5 Investor Green Card is relatively straightforward. The investor must generally provide 5 years of tax returns to help substantiate the source of investment funds. Investment funds must be lawful, and can include earned income, loans, gifts, inheritance, and asset sales. Gift taxes, if required in the investor s home country, must be paid. He or she must also present evidence that traces the capital, through bank transfers and other documentation, from the investor directly to the EB-5 enterprise. After the investor completes a thorough business and financial due diligence analysis of the viability of the EB-5 business, the investment is made and an I-526 petition is filed by the foreign investor with USCIS, requiring USCIS to certify that the applicant and the investment are eligible for EB-5 status. The approval of the petition takes an average of 3 to 5 months for Regional Center cases. During the I-526 petition, the investor must consular process through a U.S. Consulate or Embassy in their home country or, if they are in the U.S. in a valid non-immigrant status, adjust status to conditional permanent resident. The investor s Green Card is conditional for a period of two years and confers the same rights as the permanent unconditional Green Card. EB-5 Visa Green Card... Immigration Through Investment.

4 Moultrie Medical and Office Park St. Augustine, St. Johns County Located in a high employment, high income and solid real estate value county in northeast Florida. This project, located only minutes from Flagler Hospital, has been planned to include eleven separate buildings. The eleven buildings are arranged in a campus layout with connecting courtyards, drives and walkways. The Moultrie Medical and Office Park in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida has successfully completed all of the permitting process and construction is now underway. Only 13 investors will be accepted to fully fund the project at $1,000,000 per investor with no additional debt financing being required. The 65,427 square feet of offices will be offered for rental with the tenants having an option to buy in five years at pre-established prices. It is not expected that all the tenants will elect to purchase at that time, but the units that are not sold will be offered to the investment market at then current market values. Preferred annual dividend. Prospective tenants are targeted to be medical, dental, healthcare and related practices and services. Private suite sizes will range from 2,070 to 8,500 square feet. Our highly experienced management and general partners have extensive knowledge in the development and operation of medical properties. Our team has positioned this project for the maximum return on investment and equity appreciation. Under the new health care program over 35 million additional people will be covered and will use the medical care system A substantial demand for efficient office space that has been designed for medical use will be experienced in the United States over the next several years. We re ready to face that demand right now. Hospitals are already responding to the new health care plan by seeking off site office and same day surgical facilities. We are located on the same road and only two miles from the Flagler Hospital. We re ready to face that demand right now. Our econometric study indicates that our job creation at full occupancy will exceed the I-526 requirements by over 200%. We re ready! Full Governmental Approvals

5 General Partners Arthur E. Williamson Jr., General Partner For 38 years a real estate broker that has focused on the investment and development aspects of the industry and for providing marketing and financial analysis and feasibility consulting services. In addition, Mr. Williamson heads his companies daily brokerage and property management services overseeing various classes of real estate. Henry K. Yu, M.D., General Partner Dr. Yu first started investing and managing in multi-family housing in the early 1980 s along with family members and has not stopped for a moment in building his real estate holdings. His experience and talents range from building luxury waterfront housing to multi-tenanted class A medical office buildings and owning and managing several class A and B office buildings and retail centers.

6 EB-5 Visa Green Card... Immigration Through Investment. London (44) New York (732) Hong Kong (85) Disclaimer This Document/Brochure/ is not an offer or a solicitation to invest in any security. Offerings will only be made pursuant to exemptions from registration requirements set out in applicable securities laws. Information as may be provided is for general guidance only. This Document/Brochure/ is qualified in its entirety by the detailed Palm Coast Florida Development, LLLP and the Palm Coast Florida Development II, LLLP Offering Memorandums and Limited Partnership Agreements.

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