Understanding Venezuela’s Prospective EB5 Investors

As I sit at the gate waiting to board for Caracas, I'm remembering the rules I have learned from my most recent trips to Venezuela to visit clients and prospective clients.Don't wear anything red unless you want to be perceived as a supporter of the governmentDon't pay for anything wi...

Jose E. Latour May 17, 2010

Latour en Caracas para Citas de EB5: Mayo 17-19

Jose E. Latour May 11, 2010

Of Sheep and EB5 Regional Centers

"If You Build it…They Might NOT Come"....                                                    &#...

Jose E. Latour May 11, 2010

On the Road Again…

Heading out of town for the weekend but I wanted to leave you with a link to Andres Oppenheimer's latest article in the Miami Herald.  It explains some basic fundamentals about why we have so many illegal aliens and just HOW our current disastrous immigration system has perpetuated this tr...

Jose E. Latour Apr 29, 2010

The Rise of the Brazillionaire

After over two decades of representing hundreds ofBrazilians investment-based  andprofessional immigrants in the United States, I finally made it to Brazil. Myhasty January visit -- more than anything a glimpse into the still-Napoleonictendencies demonstrated by the occasional US visa officer -...

Jose E. Latour Apr 27, 2010

Raising Hell in Arizona

One of the great and terrible things about the Internet isthe anonymity that it provides. This morning, Miami Herald columnist Andres Oppenheimerwrote an opinion piece regarding the potential repercussions of Arizona's new,aggressively anti-immigrant legislation. I rarely comment on online arti...

Jose E. Latour Apr 26, 2010

The Quagmire of Advising EB5 Visa Clients: Walking the Tightrope

Learning more and more this past year about the EB5immigrant investor visa has proven to be a double-edged sword. As animmigration attorney, my professional background sorely lacks the formaltraining in finance, securities, and investments which are not only essentialin determining the quality of an...

Jose E. Latour Apr 20, 2010

New F-1 to H-1B FAQs from INS

Came back from the LA college F-1 seminars with a rough cold, hence my silence.  In the course of catching up I found a USCIS memo I apparently missed earlier this month.  The memo covers a lot of stuff discussed at the USC and UCLA events in particular, including STEM, the F-1 to H-1B tim...

Jose E. Latour Apr 17, 2010

F-1 Seminar Series Off to a Great Start at USC

The crowd was small, the questions were rapid-fire, and the first "Taking Charge of Your Green Card: New Millennium Options for F-1 Students" seminar went off with barely a hitch.  ("Barely" because the projector I was REQUIRED to rent - I travel with my own - was forgotten&...

Jose E. Latour Apr 14, 2010

“Live and Nationwide”…Like ZZTOP…(well, sort of…)

LA Seminar Press Release…

Jose E. Latour Apr 12, 2010