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No.  An immigrant can invest that amount in a company that will create jobs in economically depressed areas and thereby obtain a green card, but personal real estate transactions do not qualify.

For a US Citizen born out of wedlock can petition his father, however, you will have to prove either a bona fide parent-child relationship existed before you turned 21 years old. A bona fide relationship is when the father has shown an active concern for the child's support, and showing of communication with the child. Also, if the child was legitimated prior to turning 18 years old, was in the legal custody of the father at the time, and is the natural/biology father of the child, then the child can petition the father.

An H-1B visa evaluation of education from an evaluation agency for a foreign degree may not necessarily be mandatory, but it is recommended, and may save the petitioner from receiving a request for further information on the equivalency of the degree. A USCIS officer may not necessarily question a foreign PhD or Masters degree, but would commonly challenge a baccalaureate degree from a foreign country which does not have an evaluation attached to it. Simple evaluations of education only range in the approximate figure of $100 and most evaluation agencies are able to send back the evaluation result within a week. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.