And www.americanventuresolutions.com is LIVE!!!!

Jose E. Latour Feb 09, 2012

IN MANDARIN: Lake Point Capital Partners: China Bound

Thanks to Suzy for her first translation, if it's about our next China odyssey, she translated what I wrote...(-; 湖泊地资本合作伙伴：开往中国有很长一段时间沒发博文了，在此向各位表示抱歉。不过新年刚一开始就令人无比兴奋！最近发生了很多事情，而头条大新闻则是：AVS区域中心很高兴向大家宣布，在我和Sharon刚参加完为湖泊地EcoVentures项目第一阶段举行的盛大接待仪式后，该计划的主要负责人已决定为20位最具实力的EB-5投资者提供直接股权投资达一千万美元的EB - 5私人投...

Jose E. Latour Feb 08, 2012

Immigration Insider in Mandarin- COMING SOON!

Please welcome Suzy Stanton, our new Shenzhen-born admin assistant and Girl Wonder.  In addition to Sharon's musings in Mandarin, Suzy will soon begin translating Immigration Insider blog entries which are of particular interest to our Mandarin-speaking partners and clients in China.After years...

Jose E. Latour Feb 06, 2012

Lake Point Capital Partners: China Bound

I apologize for my silence but it's been a bit of an exciting start to the new year!  Lots going on but here is the big news:American Venture Solutions Regional Center is very happy to announce that after the tremendous reception Sharon and I received for the loan-based Lake Point EcoVentures P...

Jose E. Latour Feb 01, 2012

CONGRATS Queensfort Sonic: First Investor is Their First I-526 Approval!

Congratulations out to Arthur, Carolina, and all the folks at Queensfort/Sonic for their first I-526 approval!   The EB-5 investor, who wanted an equity-based EB-5 project, contacted me via Immigration Insider.   He was the first to invest in QS and LatourLaw filed his I-526 - their f...

Jose E. Latour Dec 16, 2011

Important Tax Update for Expats

Steve Cantor and Hal Webb are among the best private client tax practioners in the U.S. and, fortunately for me and many of my clients, located right here in Miami.  Today the firm sent out an email advising of recent IRS guidance for U.S. Citizens or Dual Citizens Residing Outside the U.S.&nbs...

Jose E. Latour Dec 13, 2011

HELP! Miami Office Needs Admin Assistant: Fluent Mandarin Required

Folks, I posted an ad earlier and got several attorneys applying...I apologize for the confusion.  I am actually looking for an Administrative Assistant who is fully fluent in Mandarin.  This person will be serving as my primary "vocal chord" in Miami so poor Sharon doesn't ...

Jose E. Latour Dec 05, 2011

Sinophobia Rears its Ugly Head: Mamtek’s Forgotten EB-5 Investors

Remember October 13th's Immigration Insider, On Trust and EB-5 Marketing in China, where I mentioned Missouri's Mamtek EB-5 mess, where a number of EB-5 investors from China got taken for a ride, along with the State of Missouri?  Well, it's finally making the mainstream media in...

Jose E. Latour Dec 04, 2011

Absolutely Miami…About Time!

A vodka named Miami? Absolutely - Art Basel - MiamiHerald.com.…

Jose E. Latour Dec 02, 2011

EB-5 Won’t Be the Only Chinese Money Creating U.S. Jobs

With Sinophobia now officially hitting the Republican primary debates (astonishingly triggered by no less than the former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman -- excellent Christian Science Monitor article HERE ), the Chinese government's announcement that it wants to bankroll U.S. infrastruct...

Jose E. Latour Dec 02, 2011