New EB-5 RC Filing Fee, I-526/I-529 Increases Beg Many Questions

Although I've only discussed the upcoming Regional Center filing fee in recent blogs, I should have mentioned the new increases affecting EB-5 Investors filing I-526s and I-829.  D-Day is here tomorrow and effective Nov. 23, 2010, these are the new fees:I-924, the new "Application for...

Jose E. Latour Nov 22, 2010

EB-5 Gone Wrong? Tell, Your Story.

Folks, as you know, I keep my big mouth shut when it comes to naming names associated with EB-5 disasters.  Recently, I have had requests from several media friends who are eager to speak with individuals who have been subjected to adjudication problems, denials, or other issues in connection w...

Jose E. Latour Nov 22, 2010

Dubai Wrap Up- EB-5 Alive and Well

In three hours I'm on British Airways to London but what a week it's been: it is difficult to relay the energy, ethnic diversity, and raw brainpower behind this urban testimony to architecture.  The seminar went beautifully, Dubai is talking EB-5 for the first time, and mix of ex-pats and regional p...

Jose E. Latour Nov 19, 2010

Last Minute Dubai Seminar Seats….

I know it's late, folks,  but we have been able to accomodate all of the Waiting List folks and I have had 5 last-minute cancellations.  If anyone wants to crash the party tomorrow morning, or if any of your registered wants to bring someone who is interested in attending, please emai...

Jose E. Latour Nov 16, 2010

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

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