Natalia Polukhtin, founder and principal at Global Practice (located in Scottsdale, AZ), guides clients on special issues related to employment-based immigration. Her firm specializes in investment immigrant and non-immigrant categories, but also assists clients from all over the world with starting business in the U.S. and accomplishing their immigration goals through applications of professional skills and job creation.
Polukhtin has unique expertise in documentation of complex sources of funds originated from ex-Soviet Union and Eastern European countries and provides consulting services to private parties and other attorneys on sources of funds issues. She is named among Top 25 Immigration Attorneys by the EB5 Investors Magazine in 2019.
Native to Moscow, Russia, Polukhtin earned her graduate and undergraduate degrees from Moscow State University before obtaining a law degree from Mercer University School of Law. Polukhtin is fluent in Russian and English and has office staff available to assist clients in Greek. As an immigrant herself, Polukhtin successfully and effectively represents her clients throughout the immigration process by utilizing her foreign language skills, multicultural heritage, and her ability to empathize with those from across the globe. She is a blogger, speaker and consultant on investment immigration issues.
Polukhtin is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Answers to EB-5 21 Questions Answered
- As an EB-5 direct investor, how should I deal with my expiring E-2 visa while my I-485 is pending?
- What requirements do I have to meet if I want to apply for an advance parole?
- How can dependents keep their green cards if the main EB-5 applicant pulls out of the process?
- How does the EB-5 Program view 401k as a source of funds?
- What happens if the JCE does not maintain the required jobs for the EB-5 Program?
- How would I show source of EB-5 funds for lottery winnings?
- How can I stay in the U.S. if my visitor visa has expired but my I-526 has been approved?
- What are the rules in the EB-5 program for people with developmental disabilities?
- How would one investor dropping out of a project affect my EB-5 application?
- Can I use a bank loan for my EB-5 investment?
- Where can an EB-5 investor work during conditional permanent residency?
- How many days can I remain in the U.S. after filing an I-526 petition?
- How do I find a law firm for an H-1B visa?
- What immigration actions could bar me from obtaining EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 visa if I have an F-1 student visa?
- How does my dependent child under EB-5 apply for U.S. college?
- What is the difference between an EB-5 visa and a L-1 visa?
- What are the accredited investor requirements for EB-5?
- Can I use rental income for the EB-5 Program?
- Do I submit my project directly to a Regional Center?
- Can I bring my family to the United States if I get an EB-5 visa?
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EB5 Investors Magazine and EB5investors.com Articles
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Working with “hidden figures” of the EB-5 process
How did RIA impact the source of EB-5 funds criteria and what are the considerations in documenting a third-party contribution to the investment funds?
Natalia Polukhtin
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Paving the road from E-2 to an EB-5 visa
How an E-2 visa can be used as a stepping stone for an EB-5 visa and what to consider when reaching out to non-immigrant investors.
Natalia Polukhtin
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Integrating cryptocurrency into the EB-5 stream
Does Zhang v. USCIS mark the new era of the source of funds process? Natalia Polukhtin
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Cryptocurrency trade as a source of funds for an EB-5 investment: Is it that “cryptic”?
What EB-5 investors can do to increase the chance of having the USCIS adjudicator approve the legitimacy of their cryptocurrency as an EB-5 investment. Natalia Polukhtin
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From Russia with Love and Money: Practical Tips on Documenting ‘Source of Funds’ for Russian Investors
Even though no country can possibly compete with the number of EB-5 visas issued to Chinese citizens, political and economic instability in Russia during the past few years is causing many affluent Russians to explore immigration options.
Natalia Polukhtin