Both the EB5 visa and the E2 investor visa allow entry to the United States by foreign nationals who make a substantial investment in a US business.
Qualifying for an EB-2A Visa
Individuals with advanced degrees, a job offer from a US company, progressive experience, or a skill needed in the United States can apply for the EB-2 visa.
Retrogression for Employment Based Visas from India
The routine visa bulletin released for both employment-based and family-based cases by the DOS in October of 2013 causing another period of significant EB-2 retrogression for the country of India
Significant Movement of EB-2 India Priority Dates.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for August 2013 contains considerable improvement in the cutoff date in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India. The EB-2 India cutoff date, effective during August 2013, advances to January 1, 2008. As of the July 2013 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 India cutoff date was fixed at September 1, 2004.