Video: U.S. Permanent Residency for F-1 Students- PART 1

This first of three discusses the "traditional" paths to a green card for F-1 students…

Jose E. Latour Feb 18, 2010

Expounding on EB5 Visas in China and H-1B Prospects for Next Year

Reporter Stella Chan recently interviewed me for China Media Net, here are the links to the Chinese articles.  This one discusses conflicts of interest in attorneys and agents marketing Regional Centers in China and what investors need to know: http://www.dwnews.com/gb/MainNews/2010-02/2010-02-...

Jose E. Latour Feb 12, 2010

Commercial Real Estate Financing And Why EB5 Investors Should Care

The Miami Herald published an article today byElaine Walker regarding commercial real estate financing and what’s coming downthe (Turn)pike.  You can read the articlehere but Iwanted to point a couple of things out for those of you close to deciding on anEB5 Regional Center…not just in Florida ...

Jose E. Latour Feb 10, 2010

PART 2: Understanding the Potential Impact of EB5 Job Creation Methodologies

Here you go!…

Jose E. Latour Feb 10, 2010

New EB5 Regional Center Memo: Reading Between the Lines

A few weeks ago I told youthat Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director of Domestic Operations forUSCIS, had published a field comprehensive field memo regarding EB5 RegionalCenter Adjudications, and that the memo rescinded "in its entirety"the January 19, 2005 memo which we've all b...

Jose E. Latour Feb 02, 2010

Audio Solution to Miata Cam…

It's the weekend and I don't often blog but had to share this with you, especially those of you who actually suffered through the horrible audio quality the other morning...check this out: I found a USB lapel mic in England on eBay...USB Lapel Mic for Future Video Blogs Brace yourselves fo...

Jose E. Latour Nov 07, 2009

Econometrics, EB-5 Regional Centers, and Job Creation[VERY POOR AUDIO]

Folks, this second attempt at a video blog was shot in my Miata on the morning commute.  While I'm okay with the video (having come to terms with what I actually look like at 48 as opposed to what I THINK I look like) the audio is horrific.  I still posted it because there are a few p...

Jose E. Latour Nov 05, 2009

Immigration Insider Goes Video – An EB-5 Investor Visa Update

Jose E. Latour Nov 04, 2009

EB-5 Jeebies- Regional Center Investment Misinformation Abounds

Look, I'm TRYING HARD here, guys.  I'm not really interested in naming names or getting people angry but I'll tell you what: if some of the more BALONEY-laden EB-5 Regional Centers and lawyers don't get a grip on the nonsense they spreading, I'm going to start blogging about them.  Ho...

Jose E. Latour Oct 26, 2009

Not All EB-5 Regional Centers are Created Equal

In the past few months, I've had the opportunity to meet with a lot of folks with approved Regional Centers.  In the process, I've asked a lot of questions and spoken to some of the most sophisticated real estate developers, portfolio managers, and financial minds in the country. ...

Jose E. Latour Oct 23, 2009