Latest USCIS EB-5 Update = Get Busy Filing Your I-526s, Vietnam!

This past Monday, Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Controls Office at the U.S. Department of State, gave a presentation on the state of EB-5; the key takeaway for Vietnamese investors is FILE NOW to beat time delays and investment amount increases.

Jose E. Latour Apr 27, 2018

USCIS IT System Updates Result in Delayed I-829 Receipt Notices

A brief explanation of how to deal with I-829 Receipt Delay issues

Jose E. Latour Apr 25, 2018

U.S. Tax Primer for Vietnamese Investors: Income taxes VS. Capital Gains

"HOW" you make your money - through employment or through investment - determines how the U.S. IRS will tax your profits.

Jose E. Latour Apr 17, 2018

EB-5 Transitions for Vietnamese Families: Getting Your Kids Ready for U.S. College

Planning ahead for your family's EB-5 immigration to the U.S. should include advance counseling for your childrens' college experience in America.

Jose E. Latour Apr 16, 2018

EB-5 Investors in America: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

While EB-5 investors are required to create 10 new jobs to secure permanent residency, their entrepreneurship has a much deeper and lasting impact on U.S. job creation.

Jose E. Latour Apr 13, 2018

It's Official: the Vietnam EB-5 Backlog is Here

The exhaustion of EB-5 Visas Means VIetnamese Investors Should Fund ASAP to Avoid Price Increase

Jose E. Latour Apr 13, 2018

BREAKING: U.S. Senate Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill, Now Up to Trump

The EB-5 Regional Center Program is closer to being extended as-is through October 30 as Senate swiftly follows U.S. House in approving spending bill

Jose E. Latour Mar 23, 2018

UPDATE: Spending Bill, EB-5 Regional Center Program Extension Passes House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the bill which will extend the EB-5 Regional Center Program. It now goes to the U.S. Senate; if it passes there, Trump expected to sign it.

Jose E. Latour Mar 23, 2018

Update for Thursday, March 21: EB-5 Unchanged Through September (But Price Can Double Soon)

Lobbyists for Big EB5 have defeated the proposed new EB-5 reform regulations so EB-5 Regional Center visas will be extended as is until Sept. 30, 2018.

Jose E. Latour Mar 21, 2018

Senator Grassley Speaks Harshly About The EB-5 Regional Center Program

On March 19, Senator Grassley gave a speech on what he calls the "troubled and corrupt" EB-5 Regional Center Program.

Jose E. Latour Mar 20, 2018