Providing Immigrant Investors and their Families a Gateway for Securing an EB-5 Visa

Who We Are

As a USCIS-approved Regional Center, the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center is an investment opportunity for qualified immigrant investors seeking an EB-5 Visa.

Our Sponsored Business

A Family-Oriented Outdoor Playground

Why Invest with Us

For an EB-5 qualified investment, there is no better choice than the proven business and management of the USCIS-approved Ragged Mountain Resort expansion.

Our Mission

Our mission has been to create value through detailed planning and careful execution from early due diligence to through the construction including meticulously managed budgets and cost controls. The Pacific Group is committed to the success of the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center, its sponsored business, and our immigrant visa investor partners.

Why Our Regional Center?

The sponsored business, New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort, is only 90 miles from the Boston metropolitan area. Boston has always been the dominant financial, cultural, intellectual and transportation center of the region. The tenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, the Boston metro area is home to the world’s premier universities and institutes, including Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Brown College, Tufts, Brandies, and Boston College.

Boston is thriving technology and biomedical sector hub including the home to global corporations like Akamai and Aspen Technologies; Biolgen, the third-largest biotechnology company in the world; and Boston Scientific, the worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices. Ragged Mountain Ski Resort is within a 90 minute drive of over 400,000 households and 8 million people. Conveniently located in the beautiful New Hampshire mountains.

The development for Ragged Mountain Resort’s expansion is a nationally respected team with proven expertise in the market, in master planning, development and construction.

  • Unlike many EB-5 projects – Ragged Mountain Resort is not a new business but an existing successful and proven business looking to expand to meet its growing market.
  • This EB-5 expansion phase is primarily in creating an advanced snow-making system with the addition of 42 million gallon water storage capacity, upgraded new pumping systems, upgraded remodeled lodges, electrical system upgrades, new and expanded major on-mountain snow-making capacity and facilities, and the addition of a new high-speed quad detachable ski lift.
  • With the expanded snow-making capacity and new lift capacity the resort is positioned to deliver a quality ski experience and is positioned for future non-EB-5 expansions not included in this phase.
  • The management of the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center are experienced business operators.
  • The basis for a successful ski resort is based upon the installation of a fully integrated modernized on-mountain snow-making system, major water storage capacity, and fast convenient uphill lift capacity. This is the EB-5 funded expansion.

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Why Ragged Mountain?

Enhanced by a beautiful landscape and natural resources, New Hampshire is famous for its outdoor activities. Ragged Mountain Resort is a family-oriented four-season getaway located in Danbury, New Hampshire, less than 90 minutes north of Boston. Ragged Mountain Resort is on 2,100 acres and includes a ski resort. Within thirty minutes of the resort are a multitude of lakes and rivers, mountains and state parks which provide residents in New England area a premier destination year-round. Only a 5-hours drive from New York City – close enough for a long weekend retreat or vacation getaway!

New Hampshire Mountain Inn (NHM Inn)
Providing overnight accommodations, group parties, food beverage, spa services, weddings, summer parties, outdoor music events and year round accommodations and reservations.

Lakeside Activities
Ragged Mountain is ideally located between the New Hampshire Lakes Region and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region situated among more than 273 waterways. Residents and visitors have easy access to boats, fishing gear, water skis and more as part of Ragged Mountain’s expanding amenities.

Ski Resort
Since 2007, millions of dollars have been invested into Ragged Mountain snowmaking and grooming equipment, lifts and facilities to enhance the mountain as a family ski destination for every level of skier. Ragged Mountain has 45 trails on two peaks serviced by five lifts, including the state’s only high-speed, six-person ski lift.

Ragged Mountain is a family oriented resort designed to be enjoyed by all generations in every season. Programs include children’s camps and activities, nature hikes, first tracks, tournaments, arts, and crafts. Adults enjoy wellness events, cultural celebrations, and guest chef dinners, concerts, and special celebrations for the Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve and other holidays. Concierge, private instruction, and outfitter services assist residents in creating your own personal Ragged Mountain experiences.

“Silver Signature” Project By Audubon International

Ragged Mountain is a member of the Audubon International Silver Signature Program. This program covers the wildlife management, land management, water management, and education of a resort staff. We are proud of this membership as a reflection of our stewardship of the incredible natural resource which Ragged Mountain Resort calls home.

Ragged Mountain’s location is ideal as an overnight destination or year-around second home. The Ragged Mountain Resort has the highest value-per-square-foot of any similar resort competitor in the New England market. Market prices have stabilized, sales volume has grown to pre-recession levels and the decline of building costs have spurred new construction in New England.

Historically, New Hampshire has been a strong weekend getaway and secondary home market. Ragged Mountain is within a 90-minute drive of over 8 million people and approximately 400,000 households qualified to purchase a vacation, weekend or retirement home.

The development for Ragged Mountain Resort’s expansion is a nationally respected team with proven expertise in the market. As the Regional Center’s founder, the Pacific Group, and its development team and affiliates have been leaders in master planning, development and construction of some of the finest commercial, residential and resort properties.

Faxon & Booth. Brad Faxon, a 22-year PGA Tour player with eight Tour victories, and Brad Booth, an award-winning golf course architect, combine their passion for golf with a deep commitment to environmentally respectful design in creating some of New England’s finest golf courses. Hart/Howerton. Hart/Howerton’s 200 strategists, planners, architects and designers have a global reputation for designing complete environments with thoughtful and innovative solutions that create an authentic sense of place including; Bachelor Gulch in Colorado’s Vail Valley; Empire Pass in Deer Valley Resort, Utah; and Spanish Peaks in Big Sky, Montana.

OZ Architecture. OZ Architecture has become a leader in creating high-end residences that address environment, aesthetics and sustainability including the memorable architecture found at The Ritz-Carlton at Northstar Ski Resort in Tahoe, California; Brightwater in Colorado’s Vail Valley; Main Street Station in Breckenridge, Colorado; and the award-winning 22 Station in Squaw Valley, California.

Bob Ashton, President and General Manager. Ashton brings extensive executive and financial management experience to his position as the President and General Manager of Ragged Mountain Resort. Most recently, he spent 10 years as President and CEO of the four-season Wintergreen Resort. Ashton is heading up the expansion of Ragged Mountain Resort.

Bob Fries, Advisor. Ski industry veteran, Fries serves on the Board of Advisors for Ragged Mountain. His resume includes Owner and President of Bolton Valley Resort in Vermont; General Manager of Waterville Valley Resort in New Hampshire; Senior VP for Intra West Resorts and General Manager of Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado; and CEO of the Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, New York.

Investment Overview

The Ragged Mountain Resort currently consists of a ski area with seven lifts and two lodges. It’s ski lifts provide access to two peaks and 45 trails. One lodge provides service to day skiers with a cafeteria, food service, lounge, bar, and pizza restaurant, while the second lodge is used for administrative purposes, ski rentals, ski schools and ski patrols.

New Hampshire Mountain Inn

We are now raising $35 million in investment capital to significantly enhance the capacity, accommodations and services of Ragged Mountain Resort. The job creating entity is Ragged Mountain, Inc. who will invest $24.4 million, first expanding and upgrading the ski resort including adding a new ski lift, snowmaking equipment, other amenities; and enhancing the resort’s summer activities.

The balance of $10.6 million is designated for a lodge and property including redevelopment by Ragged Mountain Resort Development, Inc. Also included is the construction of hotel/condominium units on land obtained and designated by it, mechanical and common areas, dining area, spa facility, retail shop, expanded rental area and administration offices.

A Qualified Investment for Qualified EB-5 Investors

Ragged Mountain Resort Development Inc. is pleased to offer immigrant investors the opportunity to participate in an extensive development expansion of its year-round accommodations and services. We are offering 99% ownership in a limited partnership in exchange for $35 million that will fund this component of our master plan – a project which has secured the support of the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center and is an EB-5 approved investment. Your funds would be used to increase the resort ski lift capacity to support up to 30% more skiers; construct a lodge, condominiums, along with additional amenities and activities to enhance the customer experience.

Use of Funds

Increase Resort Capacity and Quality of Ski and other Activities
Lodge Expansion including Hotel, Condominiums, Spa and Retail

Investor Resources

Ragged Mountain Resort EB-5 investment is for a qualified investor seeking a low-risk opportunity at a proven business with an experienced developer. The close proximity to Boston’s medical, educational and business community ensure buyers have immediate access to the resources they expect. With our investor VIP package providing access to the hiking and skiing trails, if you are eager to take advantage of your Green Card by enjoying the year-round recreational, educational and cultural amenities of the United States there is no better opportunity than Ragged Mountain Resort.

Since the entire EB-5 Regional Center program is based on direct and indirect job creation – meeting the job creation goals is our highest priority. We commissioned a comprehensive economic analysis of Ragged Mountain Resort and specifically the economic effects of this project. In order to provide “permanent” Green Cards to all 70 of our immigrant visa investors, we need to create 700 jobs. The economic reports is projecting 1,097 direct, indirect and induced jobs will be created by the Ragged Mountain Resort Project. Our development and management team understand that documented job development in accordance with the methodology of the USCIS is an essential component of success for this project.

Investment Amount. You are required to invest $500,000 within a TEA which is the minimum amount allowed by U.S law to qualify for EB-5 Green Card with a TEA.

A Law Abiding Citizen. You must demonstrate that you are a upstanding member of your community with no pending criminal action against you.

Validate Source of Funds. You must demonstrate that your $500,000 of investment capital is in fact yours and acquired from legal business activities.

EB-5 Gift. EB-5 funds can also be provided as a gift to you from qualified relatives or business partners. However, you still must demonstrate that the money was generated from legal business activities.

Investment. Your EB-5 capital investment must be an at-risk, non-guaranteed investment in an operating business. Your investment through the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center meets all USCIS requirements.

Residency. Your EB-5 visa will have no residency requirement that you live in the state of New Hampshire or even the New England area. You have the choice to live anywhere in the United States, or choose to travel back and forth to the U.S. on a regular basis.

In addition to your $500,000 direct investment into the New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Investment Limited Partnership, you pay an additional ten percent non-refundable Syndication and Development Fee for placement, promotional and administrative fees and expenses associated with your investment. This $45,000 fee also includes our support of your initial I-526 VISA application and subsequent I-829 petition, and ongoing reporting to you and the USCIS.

Coincidentally, two of Ragged Mountain Resort’s neighboring competitors are New England based Regional Centers that have executed highly successful expansions using EB-5 derived investment capital. Their success has been largely founded on their ability to provide a diverse array of year-round services, modern lifts and snow making equipment, and ample overnight lodging accommodations. Ragged Mountain is closer to the Boston metropolitan area that either of these competitors.

As a successful operating four-season ski resort, Ragged Mountain is primed for this expansion of enhanced services, overnight accommodations and residential opportunities–all making it a particular effective EB-5 investment. In addition, the resort industry has typically been a high job producing sector providing added safety in securing a permanent Green Card for you and your family.

The New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center’s purpose is to support investors in  their pursuit of a potential Green Card when they seek their citizenship through the USCIS.

This website, (including any content, documents, pages or brochures contained herein) does NOT provide legal or investment advice which can only be given by a qualified lawyer after consultation.

This is not an offer or a solicitation to invest in any securities. Offerings will only be made to qualified investors pursuant to exemptions from registration requirements allowed under relevant U.S. securities laws. 

Investment in the New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Investment L.P. is subject to all the risks normally associated with the financing of commercial real estate and resort development. The investment is suitable only for those persons who can afford to bear such risks and who have no need for liquidity from such investment. Each prospective investor should consider carefully the risk factors attendant to the purchase of a Unit and should seek independent professional advice his own legal, tax and financial advisors. As required by the governments EB5 laws, the acquisition and ownership of a Partnership Unit involve risk. 

The information contained herein has been obtained from sources deemed reliable but no representation or warranty is made as to its accuracy or completeness. Prospective investors are urged to seek information concerning the rights and obligations of the parties.

We specifically disclaim all responsibility of any errors contained within the website, including inaccuracy of omission or commission. Any sponsored project, its owners and staff, shall not be liable for any loss however caused, whether due to negligence or otherwise, arising from reliance on the information within website. 

Prospective Investors are urged and invited to ask questions of and to obtain additional information concerning the terms and conditions of any offering.

EB-5 Resources

Benefits of the EB-5 Program

The U.S. EB-5 Program is the most flexible and open international immigrant visa investor program in the world. There are no requirements as to age, business experience, language skills or location of residency within the U.S.

Education Benefit

Receiving an EB-5 investor Green Card provides benefits for you and your family members if you wish to settle permanently in the U.S. compared to other types of visa programs. Your children also have the opportunity to apply and, if accepted, attend college or university in the United States.

No Waiting Period

Permanent residents are not required to be continuously and physically present in the U.S. over the minimum two year investment period. You can maintain business and professional relations in your country of origin.

Business Freedom

The EB-5 Program provides you freedom of movement and ability to participate in other economic and business interests. You are not required to participate in the daily management of the EB-5 business you invest in, so you are free to pursue other professional ventures anywhere in the world. You are only required to participate as a partner in our Regional Center’s sponsored business – New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Limited Partnership.

Term of a Green Card

Once you receive a Permanent Green Card, there is no expiration date. Your Green Card status is valid for your entire life. This saves you time, money and worry of having to reapply on a regular basis.

Residency Location

You do not need to live in the area where the business you invested in is located. No matter what part of the U.S. you may choose to invest in, you can reside anywhere in the U.S. You can live in a city that is close to top schools, or a place where your closer to family and friends.

Big U.S. College Tuition Savings

The average tuition for an International Student with a student visa is over $30,000 per year at most U.S. colleges and universities, or $120,000 for 4 years.

EB-5 Resources

The U.S. EB-5 Program is an employment creation based immigration program designed for an Immigrant Investor with sufficient capital resources to petition themselves and their immediate family for Permanent Residency in United States. EB-5 is the quickest way to get a U.S. Green Card by investing $500,000 into a U.S. based business that creates documented jobs in the U.S. Upon acceptance of your USCIS I-526 application, you are issued a “Conditional” Green Card. After time, investment, and job requirements have been met, a “Permanent” Green Card will be issued to you and your family members. EB-5 Programs are generally low risk and provide you with a reasonable return on investment.

The EB-5 visa program (Employment-Based Fifth Preference) was created in 1990 by the United States Congress. The Regional Center is a specific type of EB-5 program that allows a qualified immigrant investor to invest $500,000 into a new U.S. business which is located in a government designated “targeted employment area” (TEA); and if this new business creates 10 new direct or indirect jobs for each immigrant visa investor participant, each immigrant investor and their immediate families receive a permanent Green Card.

A Regional Center can be a public or private business and is involved with the promotion of economic growth, improved regional productivity, job creation, and increased domestic capital investment in a specific region in the U.S. A Regional Center is a designation granted by United States Custom and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) on the basis of a detailed proposal and business plan for economic growth in a particular geographic area designated as a TEA.

The New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center’s sponsored EB-5 business is located in a TEA, and its corresponding economic studies estimates over 1,100 direct, indirect and induced jobs will be created with the support of your investment.

The process to complete the USCIS I-526 immigration petition application through a Regional Center, and receive conditional Green Cards for you and your family, can take as little as one month.

Investment Amount. You are required to invest $500,000 within a TEA which is the minimum amount allowed by U.S law to qualify for EB-5 Green Card with a TEA.

A Law Abiding Citizen. You must demonstrate that you are a upstanding member of your community with no pending criminal action against you.

Validate Source of Funds. You must demonstrate that your $500,000 of investment capital is in fact yours and acquired from legal business activities.

EB-5 Gift. EB-5 funds can also be provided as a gift to you from qualified relatives or business partners. However, you still must demonstrate that the money was generated from legal business activities.

Investment. Your EB-5 capital investment must be an at-risk, non-guaranteed investment in an operating business. Your investment through the New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center meets all USCIS requirements.

Residency. Your EB-5 visa will have no residency requirement that you live in the state of New Hampshire or even the New England area. You have the choice to live anywhere in the United States, or choose to travel back and forth to the U.S. on a regular basis.

STEP I

Investor Deposits $545,000 in a Qualified Bank Account. The $45,000 Syndication & Development Fee is released to the Regional Center.

STEP II

With the assistance of his/her immigration attorney and support from the Regional Center, the Investor files the I-526 Immigrant petition.

STEP III

USCIS processes the I-526 immigration petition including completing a background check and verifying the source of the Investor’s funds.

STEP IV

Upon I-526 approval, Investor receives Green Card and $500,000 is released to the New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Investment Limited Partnership.

STEP V

New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort Investment Limited Partnership loans the Investors funds to Ragged Mountain, Inc.

STEP VI

After two years, the 10 or more direct or indirect jobs are created upon completion of the Ragged Mountain expansion.

STEP VII

With the assistance of the Regional Center, Investor submits I-829 petition to remove conditions on his/her U.S. residence.

STEP VIII

Investor and his/her family receive permanent Green Cards and implement investment exit strategy.

STEP IX

Investor Option: Apply for U.S. Citizenship.

  • Retirees who are self-sufficient and just want to reside in the United States
  • Foreign investors wishing to purchase real estate or establish second residences
  • Foreign nationals who qualify for permanent residence through family or employment but are on extremely long waiting lists
  • Graduate students who have no job offer or have a job offer but are shut-out by the H-1B quotas
  • Parents who want a child to study in the U.S. and obtain in-state tuition
  • Foreign nationals who are reaching the 6 year limit for their H-1B visa status
  • A CEO or corporate manager who is being hired by a company but not being transferred from its overseas subsidiary
  • Investors who might be eligible for treaty investor visas but their country does not have an investment treaty with the U.S.
  • A foreign national investor in a U.S. business who does not want to be active in the day-to-day operations of the business
  • Entrepreneurs or students who want to start their own businesses
  • Spouses of permanent residents
  • Doctors who have not passed U.S.MLE 1, 2 and 3
  • Foreign nationals employed by employers who cannot or will not pay legal fees and advertising costs for a labor certification
  • Foreign nationals who need/want to get out of country with problems
  • Foreign nationals with urgent need or desire to become a permanent resident
  • Individual owners of a business outside of the U.S.
  • Many other foreign nationals who may have no options for legal status in the U.S.

Contact Us

New Hampshire EB-5 Regional Center
c/o Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A.
Philip M. Hastings, Esquire
Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 1137
Concord, NH 03302-1137

Telephone: 603-224-7761 ext. 1069
Fax: 603-224-6457

Office: 603.768.5700

Email: [email protected]

Also Contact:
c/o Mona Shah & Associates Global
Mona Shah, Esquire
232 Madison Avenue, Suite 1001
New York, NY 10016

Telephone:  212-233-7473