编者按：一些美国投资移民EB-5项目使用区域中心地理范围外创造的就业，更有一些项目使用美国全国范围内创造的就业，这种就业计算方法会大幅度地增加就业总数。但目前这种作法并没有被广泛采用，也是业内在计算就业时比较谨慎的表现。下面我们看看Phil Cohen先生对这种方法的解释。

　　我们在制定美国投资移民EB-5区域中心的开发计划时，一定要清楚：在区域中心确定的地理边界之外创造的间接就业也符合美国投资移民EB-5的就业岗位创造要求，但间接就业必须按照合理方法计算。

　　根据美移民局2013年5月30日发布的《EB-5政策备忘录》：“区域中心创造的就业包括按合理方法计算的间接就业，即使间接就业不在区域中心的地理边界之内。”

　　《备忘录》 简化了计算区域中心地理边界外的间接就业的复杂性，如果由于客观条件(和计算方法)的要求，这些间接就业位于EB-5区域中心地理边界之外。

　　根据该《备忘录》，间接就业是否被认可的关键是要根据合理的经济方法进行计算。因此，任何希望计算区域中心地理边界之外的间接就业的项目必须事先与项目团队中的经济学家就间接就业的计算方法进行讨论。此外，项目方最好将间接就业计算的合理性包括在呈交给移民局的EB-5商业计划书内，以便向美移民局充分说明项目符合EB-5的要求。

　　作者：Phil Cohen

　　英文原文：

　　When formulating plans for the development of an EB-5 regional center, one should bear in mind that indirect jobs outside of the regional center's declared geographic area can be counted toward the EB-5 job creation requirement, as long as they are based on reasonable economic methodologies.

　　From the memorandum: “indirect jobs can qualify and be counted as jobs attributable to a regional center, based on reasonable economic methodologies, even if they are located outside of the geographical boundaries of a regional center.”

　　This clarification, which came about in the USCIS EB-5 Policy Memorandum of May 30th, 2013, has simplified some of the complications that people had been experiencing in relation to claiming indirect job creation when circumstances (and economic modelling) required that these jobs be outside the regional center's declared geographic area of focus.

　　As indicated in the memorandum, the key is to ensure that the justification for these jobs be based on reasonable economic methodologies. Therefore if one is planning to claim jobs outside of a regional center's geographic area of focus, a conversation should be had early on with the economist on the team. Furthermore, it is helpful to weave this justification into one's EB-5 business plan in order to present to USCIS a fully-rounded picture of the business as it pertains to EB-5 requirements.