[mukyu]

You need to be an accredited investor in the first place for this to be an option--which means you have the money.

[hugh3]

You could spend the first $1000 to fly to another country where they don't have such silly restrictions.

[ahk]

Who accredits investors?

[iamelgringo]

The SEC: http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm

Feel free to discuss here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1487724

[lasonrisa]

For an individual investor it is defined as someone with a net worth of $1 million or an income of $200,000 for the past two years and the expectation of same income the year in course.

http://www.sec.gov/answers/accred.htm