A Passage from India…to America??

While everyone knows that the Chinese have emigrated to Canada in vast numbers in the past decade and a half, not a lot of us on this side of the border are aware that, from investment visa numbers, Canada has been a powerful magnet for Indian immigration.  It might simply be that the numbers o...

Jose E. Latour Apr 08, 2010

California F-1 Seminar Sign Up Page is Online…

Brad has the sign-up page up.  Although the Irvine seminar is not limited seating given its location, I would sure appreciate your  signing up for it so I can get an idea of how many folks to expect.The link again:Latour Southern California F-1 Seminars…

Jose E. Latour Apr 08, 2010

California F-1 Seminar Schedule for Next Week- Free Student Immigration Sessions

Folks, Brad is working on the online registration but PLEASE email him at Brad@latourlaw.com if you plan to attend either USC on Tuesday or UCLA on Thursday...we have limited seating for these and they've already told me that we can't overfill the room because of California Fire Marshal ru...

Jose E. Latour Apr 08, 2010

NEXT WEEK: Jose’s FREE F-1 Seminars in Southern California

Next Tuesday-Thursday I will be at USC, UC Irvine and UCLA presenting our new seminar entitled:"Life after F-1: Taking Control of Your U.S. Permanent Residence"...a free seminar on the subject ofU.S. immigration options for graduating international students interested inlegally remaining i...

Jose E. Latour Apr 07, 2010

The Graduating F-1 Dilemna: Taking Charge of Your U.S. Permanent Residency

My sons were down from school for Easter weekend and I had a nice chat about "the future" with Alex, my eldest, who will be graduating from the University of Florida this summer.  Alex is a bright, hardworking  young man, so I struggle to maintain that fine line between giving hi...

Jose E. Latour Apr 05, 2010

A Case of the “EB Jeebies”: Dodging the EB-5 Hard Sell

I was talking with a friend of mine - a securities attorney --  the other day about the dramatic surge of EB-5-pushing attorneys, a stark contrast to the reality only a year ago, when few immigration attorneys were actively pursuing the visa category.  My friend, a partner with a major nat...

Jose E. Latour Apr 01, 2010

Canada’s Investment Immigration: 2 Steps Ahead of the Superior U.S. EB-5

Canada entered their current model of investment-based immigration years after the U.S. enacted the EB5 Regional Center visa category, but they sprinted out of the starting gate.  When I had my Hong Kong office in the mid-90's, in the years preceding Hong Kong's cessation to China by ...

Jose E. Latour Mar 26, 2010

Immigrant Migration Patterns: Little Pink Houses

It's no surprise that when times are tough and jobs are scarce, the number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. drops.  What IS interesting, however, is in trying to understand the impact of the recession on overall U.S. immigration...and census stats can't quite tell the tale.Toda...

Jose E. Latour Mar 24, 2010

TEA for Two? Thoughts on Economic Zone Gerrymandering

The hypothetical: You are approached by a client who has a solid business in place, a good history of success; the company is looking to expand production to meet export demand.  Although highly invested in the firm, they need money for the expansion, but the banks are saying "no way, Jose...

Jose E. Latour Mar 18, 2010

Callback from OZ (a/k/a EB-5 Adjudications Team)

To my surprise (and to their credit), I received a telephone call at 7 pm the other night from a member of USCIS' Laguna Niguel's EB-5 Adjudications team.  Much to the amusement of several attorney friends who were tickled by my naive belief that one could simply call up and speak to ...

Jose E. Latour Mar 17, 2010