2 for 2 Weekend: ANOTHER AVS Vietnam I-526 Approval, this one in 11 Months!

USCIS continues to approve AVS I-526s with and without RFE requests; today we received a surprise 11 month/no RFE approval for our Vietnamese investor

Jose E. Latour Oct 01, 2018

EB-Regional Program Extended Without Changes Through Dec. 7, 2018

Congress and the President pass another short-term government funding extension which includes the Regional Center program.

Jose E. Latour Oct 01, 2018

AVS EB-5 Investor I-526 APPROVED After 3rd Party SOF/POF Request for Evidence

AVS just got its first I-526 approval for one of the 3rd Party Source of Funds RFE's USCIS is now issuing.

Jose E. Latour Oct 01, 2018

USCIS RFEs Targeting EB-5 Transfer Payments from Vietnam and China

While hawala third party money transfers are used broadly by EB-5 investors throughout the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, USCIS RFEs are singling out Vietnam and China investors with onerous demands for proof of third party funds.

Jose E. Latour Sep 18, 2018

LatourLaw Vietnam Launches Grenada CBI Passport/E-2 Treaty Trader/Managed Franchise Package

Latourlaw is proud to offer the first comprehensive turnkey solution for Vietnamese investors looking to relocated to the U.S. with their family in less than one year.

Jose E. Latour Sep 14, 2018

EB-5 Regional Center Program Heads for Extension

No progress for China EB-5 delays but Good News for Direct EB-5 Investors from Vietnam

Jose E. Latour Sep 14, 2018

Realtors Are Doing the EB-5 Dirty Work for South Florida Projects

For decades, unscrupulous EB-5 projects and Regional Centers have blamed their inability to control foreign agents defrauding investors. Now they have convenient partners right in the U.S....local real estate agents!

Jose E. Latour Sep 07, 2018

The Great EB-5 “Expedited Processing” Debate: The Issue of "False Inducement"

USCIS has apparently approved one or more EB-5 projects with a promise to process I-526s in a matter of weeks, diverting from regulatory "expedited processing" standards. Projects must wield this privilege ethically when marketing abroad.

Jose E. Latour Sep 05, 2018

SEC Charges Florida Regional Center Stole $43.9 Million from EB-5 Investors

Already facing criminal charges, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has now charged Florida developer Robert Walsh and the South Atlantic Regional Center with EB-5 fraud.

Jose E. Latour Aug 17, 2018

Five AVS I-526s Approved in One Week - No RFEs!

The USCIS approved 5 AVS EB-5 Petitions from 2 Projects so far this month.

Jose E. Latour Aug 16, 2018