Dubai: Day One

Jud's secret jet-lag recipe (a/k/a Tylenol PM) worked wonders and I was raring to go this morning when Namjoo came to get me at the hotel.  (Namjoo, for those of you who may not recognize the name, is my West Coast representative, a Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant and -- most relevent to t...

Jose E. Latour Nov 16, 2010

Dubai Simply ROCKS!

Got in via London late last night and went to sleep on the 34th floor of the hotel with beautiful city lights...woke up this morning to realize I was staring at the Arabian Sea!I was awakened this morning by chanted prayers blasted from loudspeakers in the minaret of a mosque 34 stories down and a f...

Jose E. Latour Nov 16, 2010

Okay, Email Sign Up is Finally Fixed!!

The inimitable Tom Mahoney has fixed the blog subscription issue by moving us to Feedburner.  If you want to subscribe to Immigration Insider via email, just put type your email address in the box right under my ugly mug and click subscribe.  You'll get taken to a new page where you w...

Jose E. Latour Nov 14, 2010

Dubai-bound in a Few Hours!

Well, in just a few hours I'll be leaving Miami for Dubai via London and I have to tell you guys...this is pretty exciting!  I've done seminars on investment based immigration for a loooooong time now: since the early 1990's, when I had my office in Hong Kong, I've been talk...

Jose E. Latour Nov 14, 2010

Lake Point EcoVentures Site is Up!

My first regional center filing should approved any day now; the site is up, check it out!New Lake Point EcoVentures Regional Center Web Site…

Jose E. Latour Nov 09, 2010

Several Clarifications Regarding Yesterday’s Post

I have received a number of panicked emails this morning in response to my grumpy about certain EB-5 Regional Centers concealing petition denials.  Please note that it is not possible for me to publicly identify any of these entities.  Not only would it be irresponsible to do so (given tha...

Jose E. Latour Nov 04, 2010

Okay, EB-5 Regional Centers, Time to Fess Up…

For the third time in a month, I have been made aware of I-829 denials issued to some of the self-described "top" EB-5 Regional Centers.  Now, while an EB-5 Regional Center is not required to discuss these denials, deliberately concealing them is another matter.A number of EB-5 Region...

Jose E. Latour Nov 03, 2010

Jose’s November EB-5 Event in Dubai is a Full House!

Dubai Event Seats Filled, Waiting List Begins…

Jose E. Latour Nov 01, 2010

EB-5 FUNDAMENTALS: IMMIGRATION OBJECTIVES VS. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Based on the emails that I’m getting, I think it’s time for us to step back and take a fresh look at the big picture of EB-5 Regional Center visas. With over 100 Regional Centers approved by USCIS and almost as many in the pipeline, I’m finding that the quality of the marketing teams does not bear a...

Jose E. Latour Oct 27, 2010

EB-5 Denials: Inglorious Projections

If there's been a recurring theme with EB-5 I-829 adjudications in 2010, it most certainly has to do with job creation numbers and deviations from planned business activity. While the USCIS has been historically liberal in excepting generous job rejections at the initial I-526 stage (i.e., the ...

Jose E. Latour Oct 11, 2010