US Immigration Podcast

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21: Michael Gibson: Helping Immigration Attorneys And Their Clients Pick The Best EB-5 Investment Aug 19, 2014

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In this episode we talk to Michael Gibson on how he helps immigration attorneys and their clients sort out and pick the best EB-5 investment. Michael Gibson has been the Managing Director of USAdvisors for almost 9 years. His firm provides due diligence, research and risk analysis on EB-5 visa projects for investors as well as assist developers raise funds through the EB-5 visa program. He has a degree in Economics and his previous work experience was with Citicorp where he worked in the Capital Markets and Investment Banking divisions as a, securities, foreign exchange, derivatives, money market, credit & debt analyst and portfolio risk manager.

Michael answers this listener submitted question: "(what) advice for us as lawyers in helping clients choose among the many EB-5 Regional Centers out there.”

For a limited time, Michael is offering a free access to his premium resource at EB5Projects.com. To request access, please submit a request using the form on the show notes page.

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20: Natasha Bell: Special Immigration Concerns for Private Placement Memorandums Aug 12, 2014

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In this episode we talk to business attorney Natasha Bell about Special Immigration Concerns for Private Placement Memorandums

Natasha is a graduate of Emory University and Duke University School of Law, Natasha is a partner of 360 Venture Law (Shmalo Turner), LLP, a specialized corporate law firm working with emerging growth companies, along with start-up and fast-growing entrepreneurial companies and their investors. Before joining 360 Venture Law, Natasha was the founding member of The Bell Firm, LLC and an attorney with Morris, Manning, and Martin. Prior to her legal career, Natasha was on the staff of a local government official.

In this episode you will hear:

What is a Private Placement Memorandum and what are they used for
What does it mean to offer a private security (either through debt or equity)
Why do you need at least one exception to offer a debt or equity security privately
What is a material disclosure?
Why are disclosures of risk factors important
Various 504 regulations relevant to Immigration:

Regulation D: Domestic offer

Regulation S: International offer

Regulation C: Advertisement of offerings

Rebecca also shares with us:

Best Business Advice: Just Start, you will figure out the rest as you go. “Leap and the net will appear”
Personal Success Habits: Big read, great listener
Tool: WiFi. Tech Savvy firm loves to be digitally connected
Parting Thoughts: If you are in the exciting place in your business development where you need funds, congratulations. She also offers her firm’s help.

For a limited time, Natasha is offering a free, 30 minute initial consultation. To take advantage of this offer, please contact her through the form below.

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19: Carmenza Gonzalez: Business Development Consulting for Immigrating Companies Aug 05, 2014

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In this episode we talk to business import consultant Carmenza Gonzalez on business development consulting for companies inbound to the US market

CZA Inc., a Global Business Development Consulting firm headquartered in Winter Park, Florida, specialized in assisting foreign companies interested in entering the USA market. Also helps Florida companies export their products and services globally. She is a Certified Export Trade Specialist, a graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 60. She received her Executive MBA Certificate a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from Rollins College. She travels abroad promoting her services, resulting on current projects in different industries such as software development, life sciences, aviation, and simulation.

[sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl="http://traffic.libsyn.com/usimmigrationpodcast/Carmenza_Gonzalez.mp3"] In this episode you will hear:

What is Business development consulting
Market Research inbound
Hand holding - invites
Points of failure, don't execute before you engage
Team members for success
- Business Development Consultant
- Immigration Attorney
- Certified Public Accountant or International Taxation Attorney
- A Banker that understand import/export transactions

Rebecca also shares with us:

Best Business Advice: Always do the right thing. Be very honest, be clear and be specific.
Personal Success Habits: Love what you do. Be organized. Balance personal life.
Most Vital tool to business: Phone for personal conversations.
Parting Thoughts: Build a team before you start marching

For a limited time, Carmenza is offering a free, 30 minute initial consultation. To take advantage of this offer, please contact her through the show notes page.

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18: Ryan Barshop: From the front lines front lines at the Consulate in the Philippines Jul 29, 2014

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In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney Ryan Barshop on how he supports Immigration on the front lines at the Consular office at the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines

Ryan Barshop, Esq., is a American national educated at Suffolk University (B.S. American History, Cum Laude) and Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Juris Doctor, Cum Laude). Originally from New York City, Ryan first arrived in the Philippines in 2003 as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working with underprivileged youth through the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development in Tarlac City, Tarlac. After successfully completing Peace Corps, Ryan moved to Hong Kong where he spent two years working in education before entering law school. While in law school, Ryan was the receipt of several academic awards, served as an associate editor of law journal, and externed at the Superior Court of Guam where he drafted numerous Decisions and Orders for the court.

A member of the New York State Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Ryan is licensed to practice immigration law throughout the United States and federal territories. He serves as a U.S. Immigration and Consular Practice/ Direct Consular Processing Lawyer providing in-depth U.S. immigration services and consular processing advice to clients in the Philippines and abroad. He is well-versed and highly knowledgeable in the complex system that composes U.S. immigration law and consular processing at the US Embassy in Manila.

In this episode you will hear:

How the consulate office fits into the overall immigration process
What Consular officers look for in various petitions
Recent Changes to the Embassy in the Philippines
How engaging a US Immigration Attorney at the consulate can strengthen an established immigration team

Ryan also shares with us:

Best Business Advice: It is called the practice of law for a reason - there is always room to learn
Personal Success Habits: He is always available
Parting Thoughts: Feel free to reach out to him if you need help from the Philippines

For a limited time, Ryan is offering a free, 30 minute initial consultation for anyone seeking his firm's immigration services. To take advantage of this offer, please contact him through teh show notes page. http://USImmigrationPodcast.com/18

17: Mark Deal: Our First Two Months! Jul 22, 2014

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Host Mark Deal talks about the first two months of the podcast and new changes

No show notes today, but I'll use the time to make a long needed update to our About Page.

16: Rebecca Black: I-9 Compliance (and Consequences) Jul 18, 2014

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After 15 years in the restaurant business and 5 years doing outside sales for a light industrial temporary business, Rebecca realized she was destined to become an immigration attorney. With her MBA and business experience, she started working on business immigration cases and have since represented clients on family as well as business issues in front of the immigration service, prepared asylum cases and represented clients in deporation court.

In this episode you will hear:

The I-9 form can look deceptively simple
How a business employing legal workers still received a $40k fine
My own personal I-9 story
How I-9 enforcement has stepped up since 9/11/01
Types of verification documents accepted (A or B and C documents)
Common mistakes made on the I-9 form
Common 'red flags' that USICS looks for

Here are the government forms mentioned on this show.

Rebecca also shares with us:

Best Business Advice: Always check the most recent regulations
Personal Success Habits: Great work ethic coupled with a lot of energy
Parting Thoughts: She encourages support for Immigration reform and gives reasons why

For a limited time, Rebecca is offering a free, 30 minute initial consultation for anyone seeking her firm's immigration services. To take advantage of this offer, please contact her through our show notes page linked below.

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15: Guillermo Wasserman: International Business Practice Opportunities, Best Practices and Legal Challenges Jul 15, 2014

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Guillermo Wasserman: International Business Practice Opportunities, Best Practices and Legal Challenges.

Guillermo is a seasoned international lawyer, fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, trained in both civil and common law legal systems, with significant experience in international business transactions, particularly with respect to Latin American markets. He regularly assists his clients to bridge business, legal and cultural gaps in international business transactions involving a wide-range of industries and business sectors in the U.S., Latin America and beyond. He is admitted to practice law in Georgia, USA and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

14: Teri Simmons: E-2 Visa Requirements, Pitfalls, and Best Practices Jul 11, 2014

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In this episode we talk to Immigration Attorney Teri Simmons about the E-2 Visa requirements, some pitfalls, and insightful best practices

Teri Simmons is a partner at Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has practiced for over 23 years. She currently directs the International and Immigration Practice Group and also serves as Co-Chair of the German Business Practice. She has represented companies as large as the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, for which she managed visa processing for thousands, as well as middle-sized companies and individual foreign national Investors.

In this episode you will hear:

Basic E-2 Requirements
Some countries that are NOT eligible for the E-2 visa
What a 'substantial' investment really means
What constitutes a 'commitment' of funds
Spouse work authorization for E-2 visa holders
The difficulty of tracing E-2 top level ownership
Why some E-2 visas only get approval for a year or two
What independent sources of documents help build the strongest petition possible
International tax advantages of E-2 visa holders
Paths to other visas

Teri also shares with us:

Personal Success Habits: Multitask orientated, but with a strong sense of urgency and priority
Parting Thoughts: Feel free to reach out to Teri (She also thanks me for the work I do in this space, what does my firm do in the E-2 space? Well for one, we give out this checklist for free).

For a limited time, Teri is offering a free, 30 minute initial consultation for anyone seeking her firm's immigration services. To take advantage of this offer, please contact her through the linke below

http://USImmigrationPodcast.com/14

13: Adel Elmankabady: Working with EB-5 Regional Centers Jul 08, 2014

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Adel has twenty years of sales, managing, marketing, and real estate teaching experience in the USA and the Middle East markets. He is a Real Estate Investment Specialist with unsurpassed level of marketplace knowledge in our local Atlanta Market. He is also been part of six EB-5 Investment Projects in Georgia.

In this episode you will hear:

The increasing number of EB-5 Regional Centers
The four documents needed to create n EB-5 Regional Centers
- Private Placement Memorandum
- Subscription Agreement
- Limited Partnership Agreement
- Escrow Agreement
The advantages of working with an established Regional Center for your EB-5 project
- Leverage preexisting approval by USICS (saves time)
- Leverage Marketing scope of the EB-5 Regional Centers
How to approach an EB-5 Regional Centers for your EB-5 program proposal
- Experience of business owner
- Personal Equity of business owner (and other domestic source of funds)
- The EB-5 fund raise target
- The total amount of project funding
- Direct Job creation
Indirect Job creation by a third party (such as EB-5 Economist like Dr. Fernandez from Ep. 7)
The risks and pitfalls of EB-5 projects

Adel also shares with us:

The best advice he has ever received: Do you homework and do the steps in order
His personal habits that attributes to his success: Exercise (give the brain a break and work out the body)
Parting Thoughts: There are no short cuts and producing real value is not inexpensive

Additional Resource:

We touched on the payback of EB-5 investors, but not how.

For a limited time, Adel is offering a free, 30 minute consultation for anyone seeking his firm's immigration services. To take advantage of this offer, please contact him through the form on our show notes page.

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12: Joseph Rosen: The History of US Immigration – July 4th Special! Jul 04, 2014

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Joseph Rosen is the managing attorney for Joseph H. Rosen, Immigration Law Group. Mr. Rosen began practicing Immigration Law in June 2011 after retiring from the US Government where he spent 20 years as a Special Agent for the FBI and US Customs. His law enforcement career includes 10 years of working on or near the US / Mexico border. He teaches and immigration law class and is a Clinical Director at the JMLS Immigration Clinic located at Catholic Charities Atlanta.

In this episode you will hear:

His view on the security of the US / Mexican boarder
How discrimination has driven Immigration law development
Chinese Exclusion acts
How Congress developed power over immigration (and what the courts can and can’t do)
Other interesting turning points in US Immigration
Where Immigration may be heading in the near future

Joe also shares with us:

Business Advice: Treat your clients well and be responsive
His personal habits that attributes to his success: Working hard and perseverance
Parting Thoughts: Immigrants often display the highest degree of US Nationalism

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