NuRide offers viable, fully-compliant EB-5 and E-2 Visa investment opportunities. NuRide also offers investors the choice of directly investing in select projects outside of the immigration realm.
EB-5 and E-2 Investment
EB-5: The US Investment Visa
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa attracts foreign capital into the US and creates jobs for American workers.
Program Highlights:
- It allows a person and his or her immediate family to obtain a Green Card (live permanently in the US) by making an at-risk investment in an enterprise that creates jobs for qualifying US workers.
- The minimum amount of investment is $500,000 if you invest in a rural or high unemployment area
- The program provides a direct route to a Green Card, and does not require sponsorship or business management experience
- Each investment must create a minimum of 10 jobs
- Other countries have similar residency by investment programs, but EB-5 is the cheapest
- Each investment includes sponsorship of spouse and dependent children under the age of 21
- Investors need not take on an active managerial role in the project in which they invest
EB-5 INVESTOR ADVANTAGES
It allows a person and his or her immediate family to obtain a Green Card (live permanently in the US) by investing in an enterprise that creates jobs for qualifying US workers. The minimum amount of money to invest is $500,000 if you invest in a rural or high unemployment area.
For foreign investors seeking the freedom and flexibility to live and work in the US, the EB-5 Visa Program provides an excellent opportunity to obtain Green Cards.
The EB-5 investment visa route to a Green Card avoids the usual requirement of having family connections, securing a job, or running an actively traded business – making it a viable route to retirement.
The Different EB-5 Visa Options
Direct projects can be entrepreneurial or can be pooled investments in a new commercial enterprise. The 10 full-time jobs for each investor must be directly created (on the company payroll). For pooled investment programs, as in the regional center investment, the EB-5 policy management requirement can be minimal for those not interested in day-to-day management or running an active business.

Advantages of a Direct Investment
- The adjudication time for stand-alone EB-5 petition is normally shorter in most cases
- No complex econometric reports
- Regulatory bodies, such as the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission), who monitor fraud, misrepresentation and other unauthorized activities, are equally involved with direct projects as they are with regional center projects
- Usually a closer relationship with the project developers
NuRide’s Direct EB-5 Project: NYC Green Transportation
NYCGT is an innovator in the transportation industry: combining advanced technology with a corporate business model, to make it the largest asset-based fleet in the New York City area. The company currently operates a fleet of 497 vehicles and counting, with over five different service tiers: luxury Black Cars, community cars, non-emergency medical transportation, wheelchair accessible taxis and environmentally-friendly livery cars. The New York City transportation services industry is a $40 billion industry and is highly regulated. The management team has been assembled from veterans in the industry and experts knowledgeable in the industry’s highly esoteric rules and regulations.
The project has raised $46,000,000 in investor capital from 92 investors and was approved in record time. Many investors have already received their I-526 approvals. The project’s exit plan is revenue-based, which means that investor exit will occur at the time of I-829 approval and not a period of 5 years or more. The project has signed contracts and affiliation agreements with numerous partners, including Uber, Addison Lee, New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Northwell Health. The project is actively running and profitable and has already created 864 of the projected 1,930 direct jobs to be created.
E-2: The Treaty Visa
An E-2 is a temporary, non-immigrant visa based on a reciprocal commercial treaty between the United States and the individual’s country of nationality.
Program Highlights:
- It allows a citizen of an E-2 treaty country to be admitted to the U.S. to “develop and direct” the operations of a business in which the investor has invested a substantial amount of capital
- E-2 investors may be accompanied with their spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21. Spouses may apply for work authorization
- E-2 visas can be renewed indefinitely
- There is no minimum investment amount – it must simply be substantial
- The investment must be in a real and active commercial enterprise
- There is no tax on worldwide income and no need for a sponsor
- An E-2 to EB-5 transition is possible for permanent residency
NURIDE E2 Project

NuRide offers two E-2 Visa-compliant models at different price points, depending on investment objectives. The FHV Flex model is a car leasing business that generates revenue by providing road-ready and fully compliant vehicles for lease to self-employed individuals looking to work for established For-Hire Vehicle fleets in New York City. The Uber WAV E-2 Model is similar to the Nationwide Standalone Project, but is tailored for E-2 immigration compliance purposes.

Mona Shah & Associates Global, Attorneys at Law

For further information, contact NuRide’s Legal Team, Mona Shah & Associates Global.
Headquartered in Manhattan, with offices in London, Mumbai, Dubai and Riyadh, MSA is a law firm with an advanced global business immigration practice, specializing in the US EB-5 Immigrant Investment program and certain global citizenship by investment programs.
- Recognized as Industry Leaders
- Raised over $1 billion dollars from EB-5 investors collectively, impacting the commercial landscape of the US.
- Extensive experience in EB-5 financing, foreign direct investment, Regional Center designation, formulating & strategizing projects, securities offerings and SEC compliance
- Voted Top 25 Attorneys in EB-5 by eb5investors.com magazine 5 years in a row
- Have been awarded numerous accolades including Attorney of the Year, Top Lawyer (Who’s Who International), ‘Top Attorney of North America’
- Members of the Presidential Advisory Board and Public Policy Committee of IIUSA
- Filed thousands of investor petitions, usually with complex sources of investment funds
- Structured and filed hundreds of projects ranging from large scale to bespoke
- Performed trouble shooting and issue spotting for other EB-5 attorneys all over the U.S.
- Part of the marketing team for multiple projects (big scale or bespoke) nationwide
- Monitor the administration and compliance for major regional centers
- Own and manage the NYC Transportation Regional Center
- Proficient in broker/dealer registration filing and ongoing compliance
- Multi-lingual licensed attorneys in the U.S., U.K., India, Europe and China
- Invited to speak extensively on EB-5 on seminars and symposiums worldwide; featured in mainstream newspapers including the New York Times and major news channels including Fox Business News and Al Jazeer
- Produced and host the first EB-5 podcast series with 20,000+ worldwide audience
- Adjunct professor at Baruch College, The City University of New York, teaching EB-5
- Published author in addition to numerous publications on EB-5
- Editor for Lexis Nexis Practice Advisory
- Founded the first and second EB-5 regional centers in NYC, 12+ years ago