EB5 Investors Magazine Volume 6, Issue 1 | Page 92

Join EB5 Investors Magazine for our conference in Seoul in September! of the year,” he said. “We are doing this by completely opening the doors to membership of the association by all Korean migration agencies and by holding seminars and other events to introduce the various ways and programs we offer for cooperation.” KNOWLEDGABLE OF THE INDUSTRY Ahn is experienced in his field. In 1996, he became a migration agent and the following year, he established Onnuri Emigration Corporation Co., Ltd., based in Seoul. Prior to that career, he worked in international finance for Hyundai Mobis, a car parts company, and for the Seoul branch of the Bank of Montreal, among other positions. Ahn said his Bank of Montreal branch in Seoul was the first in his country to open an overseas emigration center. Anh is also a graduate from the English department at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He later served as senior vice chairman of the department’s alumni association. Onnuri has achieved success in its field, supporting clients throughout their emigration process, from their initial consultation to finally getting settled in within the destination 91 EB5 INVESTORS M AGAZINE country, Ahn said. “We provide all the necessary information and services to ensure that our clients obtain permanent residency and are comfortable in their new countries,” he said. When looking at investor immigration projects in the United States, Ahn said his prior experience in the banking industry as a treasurer helps him select and recommend good projects for his clients. “This ensures they get permanent residency and then recover their investments after the investment conditions are relaxed,” he said. Since starting its investment emigration program in 2005, Onnuri has helped more than 100 investors. All of them have achieved permanent residency and have gotten their investments back, once restrictions on the money was lifted, Ahn said. His company has been expanding recently. It has commercial and residential real estate teams and is introducing Korean institutional investors to mezzanine loans and equity investments within U.S. construction projects. The emigration marketplace in South Korea is in the midst