About Marisa Casablanca
Maria Isabel (Marisa) Casablanca is an EB-5 immigration lawyer and a partner at Casablanca Legal Group, an international business and immigration law firm headquartered in Miami, Fla. For more than 20 years, attorney Casablanca has dedicated her practice to U.S. immigration and nationality law. She regularly assists individuals and corporate clients seeking immigration assistance with EB-5 visas and other employment based green cards. However, attorney Casablanca practices all immigration areas, from business based residency and visas to the representation of family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as those seeking asylum in the United States.
Attorney Casablanca has an extensive background in immigration litigation. She is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals, the Immigration Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals. She is certified by the Florida Bar as an immigration and nationality specialist. Attorney Casablanca also offers guidance to employers regarding immigration compliance procedures and assists individuals seeking to maintain their U.S. immigration status.
Attorney Casablanca earned her undergraduate degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 1982 and earned her law degree in 1988 from Georgia State University College of Law. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, where she is the Department of State Liaison Committee vice chair and the Mexico City District chapter chair. She has been designated as a “Super Lawyer” in Florida immigration law from 2006 through 2008. She is also the author of Carolina Academic Press’s “Immigration Law for Paralegals.”
Answers to EB-5 167 Questions Answered
- When should an EB-2 visa holder apply for EB-5?
- How long can I stay in the U.S. after an OPT extension rejection without impacting my EB-5 application?
- How could the EB-5 backlog lawsuit help China-born investors?
- Under the current administration, should I choose EB-5 consulate interview or adjustment of status?
- How can I return to non-immigrant status if my I-485 application gets rejected?
- What is the approximate I-485 processing times for India-born EB-5 applicants?
- How can I expedite the delivery of my green card?
- Why does my EB-5 case status not update online?
- How can my uncle gift me EB-5 money from a loan secured by a property co-owned by him and his girlfriend?
- What requirements do I have to meet if I want to apply for an advance parole?
- What should we do if our EB-5 I-485 RFE notice get lost in mail?
- How can I work with an expired green card before receiving the I-829 receipt notice?
- What are my options if my I-526 case processing is severely delayed?
- How can we change the option from EB-5 consulate interview to adjustment of status?
- How can I receive dividends and maintain compliance with EB-5?
- How can minors submit an EB-5 application?
- How can I move my Brazilian company to the U.S. and qualify as a direct EB-5 investment?
- How can I repurpose my Canadian investment toward an EB-5 investment?
- Can I use domestic money to fund EB-5?
- How can EB-5 investor get his investment back at the I-829 stage?
- What will the total waiting period be for Indian investors in case of a backlog?
- How can I make my EB-5 application costs benefit me at tax time?
- How many individuals can be in one petition for EB-5?
- How can I leave the country without an I-131?
- How can I avoid source of funds issues on a real estate transaction in India?
- What kind of limitations exist on direct investments for EB-5?
- Can U.S. tourist visas affect approval or processing of an I-526 petition?
- How can we proceed with our direct EB-5 investment?
- How can I manage my direct EB-5 business if I am on an H-1B visa?
- Can a U.S. citizen help with an EB-5 investment?
- Can certain adults be considered a dependent on EB-5 applications?
- Can a student visa holder apply for EB-5 once in the U.S.?
- Can we count existing jobs in a direct EB-5 investment?
- How can my money be considered "at risk" during the I-829 process?
- How does a non-immigrant visa refusal affect my I-526 petition?
- How long does it take for USCIS to process the EB-5 I-485 application?
- How likely is it that I will be called for an interview during the EB-5 adjustment of status application?
- Who can be included in my EB-5 application as my dependent children?
- How can I use loans secured by a U.S. property to fund EB-5?
- What is the impact on my E-2 visa renewal if my I-526 is not approved?
- How can I return to the U.S. with a B-2 visa if I do not receive my advance parole?
- How can I apply for an E-2 visa and stay in the U.S. with a pending EB-5 case?
- How can I transfer from an E-2 visa to EB-5 direct investment?
- How can I abandon my F-1 status if I have a pending I-485?
- How can I apply for EB-5 before Sept. 30?
- How can I apply for an I-131 re-entry permit outside the U.S.?
- Should I chose an adjustment of status or immigration visa?
- How can I work legally with an I-485 EAD and a pending OPT EAD?
- How do EB-5 dependents answer questions about immigration petition filing on the DS-160 form?
- How long does it take to transfer from E-2 to EB-5?
- How can I work for the EB-5 business I invested in?
- When do EB-5 investors need to file Form I-864?
- How do I travel overseas during the DS-260 processing?
- What is the current processing time for I-526?
- What should investors expect after submitting I-829?
- Do I need to pay U.S. taxes while on a conditional green card?
- How can I apply for EB-1 after my EB-5-based conditional green card is approved?
- How can EB-5 investors apply for U.S. residency for their parents?
- How can I file EB-5 on a visitor visa?
- What is the possibility of getting an F-1 visa approved while I have applied for an EB-5 visa?
- How do I travel right after the EB-5 consular interview?
- How long does it generally take to receive green cards in the mail after entering the U.S.?
- How can my minor daughter and son apply for EB-5?
- How can I withdraw my EB-5 regional center petition and get the investment back?
- How could marrying a non-China-born spouse benefit my EB-5 application?
- Is an adjustment of status or consulate interview recommended? Why?
- How can an H4-EAD holder invest in a direct EB-5 project?
- What are the requirements for an affidavit of support during the consular processing of an EB-5 application?
- How can my 21-month-old baby stay outside the U.S. for more than six months as a conditional permanent resident?
- How long does it take to process biometrics and the I-131 travel document?
- What is the first step in the EB-5 Program application process?
- What can count toward my EB-5 investment if I already co-own a U.S. company?
- What are the requirements for partners in an EB-5 business?
- What happens if an investor bypasses the EB-5 regional center?
- How much valuables can an EB-5 investor bring to the United States?
- What crimes disqualify an investor from applying for EB-5?
- Which name should be used for the EB-5 application?
- Who do we hire if want to start an EB-5 regional center?
- What personnel review the business plan portion of an EB-5 application?
- Which way is better to attract EB-5 investors - direct or regional center?
- How long can I stay in the United States after my H-1B expires?
- How much documentation is required for EB-5 source of funds for gifts?
- How can we help finance our son's EB-5 investment?
- What type of jobs count as indirect EB-5 jobs?
- What kind of projects can receive EB-5 funding?
- Why is there a quota for the EB-5 visa program?
- What is the residence requirement for becoming a U.S. citizen?
- What happens after the last step in the EB-5 process?
- How often should I be in contact with an EB-5 regional center?
- How will filing an I-526 affect J-1 eligibility?
- How does the regional center decide who gets the job credit?
- Why were other I-526 petitions in an EB-5 project approved before mine?
- When would the child of an EB-5 investor file their own petition?
- What are the chances of denial at the I-829 stage?
- How do my non-English speaking relatives begin the EB-5 process?
- When can an EB-5 investor and family begin working?
- What is causing the delay in I-829 processing times?
- What is the maximum time an EB-5 application can be pending?
- How do I transition from a CW-1 visa to an EB-5 green card?
- How much of the business must the EB-5 investor own?
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