New Delhi, June 19 -- With the cost of a U.S. Green Card investment visa set to rise dramatically under proposed policy changes, Indian investors are moving quickly to file under the current EB5 programme, according toDeepesh Deshmukh, Director ofDSquare Global Pvt. Ltd.and an expert in U.S. immigration solutions.

The EB5 visa programme, which currently allows foreign nationals to gain U.S. permanent residency by investing $800,000 (approximately Rs.7 crore) and creating ten American jobs, may soon become significantly more expensive. U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing to raise the investment threshold to $5 million, a change that would price out thousands of hopeful applicants, especially from India, where interest in U.S. migrati...