EB-5 Primer: Understanding the Tax Consequences of U.S. Residency

The accents are for the most part different these days, but the issues are the same: wealthy entrepreneurs from troubled nations writing and calling me as they scramble to relocate their hard–earned assets before corrupt politicians steal what is not theirs.  Twenty years ago the financial exodus wa...

Jose E. Latour Apr 22, 2013

Jose Latour Wins ALM International Law Recognition

Those of you who have known me over the years know that in the past decade my law practice focus has gradually shifted from a comparatively tame investment-based U.S. immigration focus toward a rather complicated, frequent-flyer-mile-racking, odd fusion of: 1) EB-5 project structuring for private an...

Jose E. Latour Apr 21, 2013

The Inexcusable I-526 Limbo

When even a Senator can't get the Director of USCIS to "unstick" inexcusable I-526 adjudication delays, it's time to write the White House.  Let's see if Mr. Obama is serious about his "Invest in America" agenda...or whether USCIS inaction will lead to an exodus of EB-5 investment capital and ghosts...

Jose E. Latour Apr 15, 2013

Proliferation of EB-5 “Funds” Spells Trouble for Developers

There is one indisputably clear "job creation" impact of this whole EB-5 business:  it is sure opening one heck of a lot of new collateral businesses within and without the U.S.  Consider: While there were but a handful of immigration attorneys creating complex EB-5 Regional Center structures just a...

Jose E. Latour Nov 19, 2012

Proliferation of EB-5 “Funds” Spells Trouble for Developers

There is one indisputably clear "job creation" impact of this whole EB-5 business:  it is sure opening one heck of a lot of new collateral businesses within and without the U.S.  Consider:While there were but a handful of immigration attorneys creating complex EB-5 Regional Center structur...

Jose E. Latour Nov 19, 2012

EB-5 Marketing: Time for a Post-China Vision

Last June, I had the privilege of serving as discussion leader in Nashville at ILW's annual EB-5 Summit, held in concurrence with the American Immigration Lawyers' Association's annual national convention.  During a morning break between sessions, my dear friend Sam Udani -- the founder of...

Jose E. Latour Nov 17, 2012

Lake Point EB-5 in Vietnam

I know, I know...I've been a terrible slacker blogger person.  BAD Jose.  I have been a rolling stone/flying MACHINE since the beginning of September and Immigration Insider has been dormant.  No more Global Entry booths in sight till next year and I'm actually going to remain in the U.S. for the re...

Jose E. Latour Nov 09, 2012

Why I’m Bearish on the Chinese Yuan

[This article isn't really about EB-5 or immigration; rather, it is one of my occasional detours into tangential subjects which are closely related to foreign direct investment in the U.S.  Just humor me....(-;] The global financial world, for the most part, remains very bullish on the Chinese curre...

Jose E. Latour Sep 16, 2012

Observations: 36,000 Feet Over Kazakhstan

At 36,000 feet, 2 hours from Lahore.  Severe clear skies and staring out window for the last hour as we’ve turned SE over Kazakhstan, then Uzbekistan, and then Kyrgyzstan. Nothing but rolling dunes and bone dry flatlands. I mean nothing: not a shack, not a vehicle, not one tree, not a sign of ...

Jose E. Latour Sep 16, 2012

EB-5 Extended 3 Years by House, on President’s Desk!

Yesterday, September 13th,  the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3245 (412-3) – providing in part a three year re-authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program through September 2015.  (As I told you back in August, the Senate passed the bill on August 2nd.) Now that b...

Jose E. Latour Sep 14, 2012