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

35 of 70 SEATS BOOKED: Jose’s Dubai EB-5 Seminar Nov 17, 2010

Folks, I just wanted to update you on the Dubai seminar...with just an ad here and there and a lot of word of mouth, we have filled 35 of the 70 seets for our November 17 EB-5 Seminar at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai.  My colleague, Namjoo Hashemi, a Canadian immigration consultant who has help...

Jose E. Latour Oct 06, 2010

Bigger EB-5 RC = Better EB-5 RC? You Decide.

The EB-5 frenzy is really starting to get out of hand: a just-approved EB-5 Regional Center's first press release predicts that it will create 18,000 jobs in the next five years in one portion of one state. Let's see, that means that if it is in a TEA, that's, what...1800 EB-5 investo...

Jose E. Latour Sep 27, 2010

EB-5 Finder Fees and the Big BMW Flap: Jose’s Take

As many of my attorney readers are aware, a recent SEC decision has the EB-5 bar all abuzz and stressed out.  The BMW involved is not the car company but, rather, a law firm seeking to establish a referral relationship relating to a security.  Here's the lowdown followed by my opinion on h...

Jose E. Latour Sep 27, 2010

November Dubai EB-5 Event Filling Up Quickly

Folks, we opened registration for the EB-5 Seminar in Dubai after Labor Day and registrations for the free November 17th event, which will take place at the Shangri-La Dubai, are pouring in.  We have only made folks aware of this through Immigration Insider and few online mentions here and ther...

Jose E. Latour Sep 24, 2010

As Cuba Admits Failure, Venezuela Continues Its Economic Death Spiral

The pain in the eyes of the Venezuelans I see these days is more palpable and more real than the concern across their faces as early as last fall, when I began visiting clients in Caracas and discussing the EB-5 immigrant investor "just in case" Plan B option.  While there has been a ...

Jose E. Latour Sep 14, 2010

Venezuela’s Land Redistribution is Taking a Very Human Toll

As Chavez continues to eviscerate the Venezuelan economy through corruption and mismanagement, the expropriation of private lands has remained somewhat on the back burner in terms of topics of discussion between my clients and me.  While I have had more than one client whose farms have been sto...

Jose E. Latour Sep 10, 2010

Imagine What a BIG EB-5 Regional Center Would Look Like…

Myfavorite dumb EB-5 marketing quote of the week:“Weare a small regional center…our center can only accommodate up to 320 clients.”Soundslike a cozy little venture, eh? (-:  I’lltell you guys, in this colorful world of EB-5 Regional Centers, there is nevera dull moment. But sometimes the hyperb...

Jose E. Latour Sep 08, 2010