In 1990, Congress created the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 Program), also known as the Employment-Based Fifth Preference Program. The EB-5 Visa Program was created under 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in 1990, Public Law 101-649, Section 121(a), to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors.