UPDATE: EB-5 Program to Temporarily “Sunset”

By José E.

Jose E. Latour Jun 25, 2021

BREAKING NEWS: Court Decision Makes River Oak EB-5 Project Available at $500,000

By José E, Latour, Esq.

Jose E. Latour Jun 24, 2021

AVS Launches River Oak EB-5

Jose Latour returns to Vietnam next week to debut American Venture Solutions Regional Center’s new Real Estate Development EB-5 project, River Oak EB-5, in partnership with Lindemann Multifamily Management.

Jose E. Latour Apr 02, 2021

AVS EB-5 Joins IIUSA

Invest in the USA -IIUSA – is the national organization which represents the EB-5 Industry.

Jose E. Latour Mar 04, 2021

Biden Reboots U.S. Immigration

When Donald Trump took office 4 years ago, one thing was clear: illegal immigration was in his gun sights.

Jose E. Latour Jan 27, 2021

MSOs: Making E-2 Investments Easier

Last week I posted a blog expressing my concerns about the passive real estate investment deals which are being marketed by Vietnam immigration agents as a viable mechanism for E-2 Treaty Investors, as in folks who secure Grenadian nationality as a means of getting their families to relocate to the ...

Jose E. Latour Sep 28, 2020

MORE EB-5 VISAS FOR VIETNAM? MAYBE…

The brilliant Suzanne Lazicki published a new article last week explaining the massive increase in FY2021 total US immigrant visa numbers which has triggered a buzz of questions within the EB-5 community.  I’m writing this to give AVSEB5 and LatourLaw clients and readers in Vietnam a brief summary o...

Jose E. Latour Sep 26, 2020

Why E-2 Visas and U.S. Real Estate Investments Don’t Mix

Lots of folks are saying that passive real estate investments in the U.S.

Jose E. Latour Sep 23, 2020

Trump Issuing Executive Order Limiting Work Visas

As his poll number continue to drop and reelection hopes dim, Donald Trump is again weaponizing US immigration policy to energize his most aggressive, anti-immigrant voter base.  He is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that would suspend temporary visas for foreign workers until the end ...

Jose E. Latour Jun 23, 2020

AS THE US ECONOMY FALTERS, THE CRACKS IN BIG EB-5 EMERGE

Last week, one of the EB-5 program’s biggest players announced that they were stopping payments due to EB-5 investors because of volatility caused by the pandemic.  Citing “extremely challenging conditions” in the residential condo market, that was that, leaving its investors wondering about their i...

Jose E. Latour Jun 17, 2020