Who Are EB-5 Investors?

The average American may not know much about EB-5, but is likely to hear about it as the topic comes up for reexamination in the spring of 2017. While critics may point to the alleged potential slippery slope dangers of the program, it is important to note who is actually investing in the United Sta...

Jose E. Latour Mar 12, 2017

The AVS EB-5 Way: One Family at a Time

This, my 55th year on earth, after more adventures, time zones, and miles than I can possibly remember, I can sincerely say that today, I truly love my job as the owner of American Venture Solutions Regional Center.  I mean I really, really, REALLY love my job. I was 12 when I got my first job, spen...

Jose E. Latour Mar 08, 2017

How EB-5 Benefits the U.S. Economy

Amid the immigration concerns that have recently befallen the United States, many people look to immigration programs, such as EB-5, as potentially resting on the chopping block. While this topic is tough to see past without considerable speculation, it seems unlikely that the EB-5 program will be a...

Jose E. Latour Mar 07, 2017

Benefits of Becoming a U.S. Citizen Using the EB-5

One thing you are always learning about all around the world is that America is “The land of the free and home of the brave.” Being a free nation is not something anyone should take for granted. There are many opportunities that lie within the United States that you should take advantage of. The tim...

Jose E. Latour Mar 06, 2017

Benefits of the EB-5 Investment Program

With everything going on in the world regarding immigration, there seems to be tension everywhere you turn. In our last blog, we went over some changes you may see with the reputable and resourceful EB-5 visa program. It is good to be prepared for the upcoming changes and understand what it may mean...

Jose E. Latour Feb 26, 2017

Look for Useful EB-5 Investments

If you’re looking into beginning an EB-5 investment partnership with a United States company, there are a few things you should look into first. In our previous blog, we addressed the basics of how to detect and avoid a fraudulent or dangerous investment, today we’ll take a more optimistic approach ...

Jose E. Latour Feb 24, 2017

Reassuring Words from U.S. Consulate Ho Chi Minh

Dear AVS Investors and Friends in Vietnam: The Honorable Mark McGovern, Consular Section Chief of the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh, was interviewed last week on Vietnam television and officially confirmed what I’ve been saying since President Trump’s series of immigration orders have triggered conf...

Jose E. Latour Feb 23, 2017

Migration Agents Fraudulently Collecting EB-5 Funds from Investors?

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM AVS: AVS EB-5 has learned from USG sources that online ads marketing AVS EB-5 projects have appeared in foreign online media, posted by parties purporting to represent American Venture Solutions EB-5.  Some of these have been posted by parties with which AVS has never had a relat...

Jose E. Latour Feb 21, 2017

EB-5 Investors: Carefully Research Your Project!

There are few things in life as contemptuous as companies that take advantage of those that trust their money to them, yet throughout human history, we have seen countless creative and inventive ways to funnel large sums of money away from those with good intentions straight into the pocket of those...

Jose E. Latour Feb 21, 2017

Overseas EB-5 “Commissions”: The SEC Elephant in the Room

Over the course of the six years since the USCIS graciously approved American Ventures Solutions as an EB-5 Regional Center, I’ve witnessed competitors raise more EB-5 money in a single trip to China than I can raise in six months of globetrotting.  So why?  Are their EB-5 projects better than mine?...

Jose E. Latour Feb 20, 2017