EB-5 Regional Centers are service agent organizations for investors and companies looking to complete a project under the EB-5 Program. A regional center can be any private or public economic entity that is involved with the promotion of increased domestic capital, job creation, improved regional productivity, and increased economic growth.
The UCDA North Texas Regional Center (“UCDA”) is an EB-5 Regional Center approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on August 1, 2013 and covers 13 contiguous counties within the State of Texas. (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant and Wise Counties) These counties represent a combined population of over 3.8 million.
The focus of UCDA is to promote economic growth through the creation of new jobs and increased capital investment in the region, while at the same time facilitating the EB-5 process for foreign investors seeking U.S. citizenship. An EB-5 Visa leads to a permanent green card.
UCDA Region
UCDA encompasses a 13-county region including Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise Counties. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2015 projected population for these 13 counties combined is 4.1 million with Dallas County having the largest population at 2.4 million.
Today, this regional center includes a population of more than 3.8 million. That is more than 15% of the State of Texas’s population.
The current average household income is $79,998 compared to $70,173 for all U.S. households. The UCDA region has a labor force of just over 70.6% with management, business, science and arts occupations having the largest percentage of employment.
The Dallas / Fort Worth Region
As one of the world’s top business destinations, the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area has the 14th largest metropolitan economy in the world and has been called a “World Capital of Future”. It has one of the most diverse regional economies in the United States with a population of 6.7 million.
Strategically located, DFW is located in the center of the continental United States and is home to the fourth busiest airport in the world: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Travel time to any Continental U.S. destination is less than four hours.
Low corporate taxes and costs, affordable homes, young, diverse and highly skilled labor force, and more make the DFW region a place to call home!
- Located in the central standard time zone
- 2nd fastest-growing metropolitan region in the United States
- 4th most populated metropolitan area in the United States
- More than 1.2 million residents were added from 2000 to 2012
- Top five metro in job growth
- 14th largest economy in the world
- More than 3 million skilled workers
- No state income tax
- 180 new jobs daily (Dallas/Fort Worth MSA)
- 73 languages spoken
- 47 nonstop flights to global destinations
- Texas is the largest exporter in the United States
UCDA Team
The principals of UCDA North Texas Regional Center have 65 years of combined experience in governmental and conduit financing nationwide. They have served as program administrators for more than $18 billion in governmental and conduit financings in over 500 transactions with more than 100 companies in 35 states. UCDA is able to professionally, serve, support and manage multiple projects located within the Regional Center’s jurisdiction.