About Salvatore Picataggio
Salvatore Picataggio is an EB-5 immigration lawyer and senior associate manager with American Immigration Associates, P.A. The firm is based in Orlando, Florida.
Picataggio is knowledgeable both in family and business immigration. He has helped families reunite in the United States, as well as help companies and traders legally trade and do business in the United States. He assists professionals, skilled workers and individuals with special skills legally work and stay in the United States. In addition, Picataggio assists businesses in making financial and legal infrastructures to raise money from international investors in accordance with the EB-5 immigrant investor program.
He is a Top Contributor at EB5Investors.com, having provided more than 1,500 answers to questions posted online.
Picataggio last worked as a junior partner of the Beshara Professional Association, an immigration law firm based in Florida, from 2011 to 2018. He provided legal services in the areas of family and business immigration.
Picataggio is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida. He completed his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2011. In law school, he was active in various organizations and societies, including Introduction to Law School and the Profession, and the John Marshall Bar Association. He also participated in the Music Law Conference.
He graduated summa cum laude in 2008 with his Bachelor of Science degree in public relations, with a minor in business administration, from the University of Florida.
Before Picataggio entered law school, he worked as a vendor relations and webmaster for Riverstone Builders and as a marketing and relations intern in Gainesville, Florida.
Picataggio is a member of Invest in USA, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (Central Florida chapter), Orange County Bar Association and the Florida Bar. He is also a member of Orlando Regional Realtor Association’s Global Council, the Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, British-American Chamber of Commerce and Central Florida Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce.
Answers to EB-5 2055 Questions Answered
- Can I enter the country with a visitor visa if I have a green card?
- What should I do if my adjustment of status application is rejected due to incorrect payment information?
- How can an EB-5 projects recruit more EB-5 investors than what was originally intended in the project business plan?
- How can I start a direct EB-5 investment with an H-1b visa?
- Can I clarify a mistake made on my DS-260 form during the EB-5 visa interview?
- How long can I stay outside the U.S. while waiting for the I-826 to be processed?
- What costs are included in an EB-5 investment?
- What happens to an EB-5 project if the unemployment rate of its TEA falls below 150% of the national average?
- How can I return to the U.S. as a green card holder who has stayed outside the country for an extended period of time?
- When can investors request to get their EB-5 investment funds back?
- How should EB-5 investors read the visa bulletin?
- How long does it take USCIS to issue a receipt for an I-526 application?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a criminal record that has been removed?
- If my EB-5-based I-485 gets rejected, how long do I have before I must leave the U.S.?
- How can EB-5 investors apply for Obamacare?
- How can conditional green card holders apply for naturalization?
- How can I run an EB-5 business on behalf of my relative who is an EB-5 investor?
- When will I be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship?
- How can I correct a mistake in the DS-260 form during the EB-5 visa interview?
- How should investors choose between EB-5 and E-2?
- How should investors arrange the timing of investment in EB-5?
- How should an Indian investor weigh his options between EB-5 and EB-2?
- How could a pending I-526 case impact my ability to get an F-1 visa?
- How can I apply for an H-1b visa with a pending EB-5 case?
- How can I file a renewal of advance parole with a pending I-485 and travel with an expiring advance parole?
- How can I initiate an EB-5 application in the U.S. on a visitor visa?
- How can an EB-5 investor and his dependent proceed with the I-485/DS-260 process separately?
- Should I be worried that I have not got any case updates for my advance parole application three months after USCIS received it?
- How can I transfer my EB-2 priority date to my EB-5 application?
- How can I get the time spent waiting for an I-485 to be approved count towards the 5-year citizenship requirement?
- Would my initial entry in the U.S. as a conditional green card holder be considered illegal if our I-829 application gets denied?
- Is it possible to maintain residency requirements in both the U.S. and Canada at the same time?
- How can I convert an existing business to an EB-5 investment?
- What is the progress of the H.R. 1044 bill?
- Why did the visa backlog happen and what are the solutions?
- How possible is it that a 10-year-old dependent will age out if an Indian investor participates in EB-5 now?
- Why did our EB-5 visa application get denied?
- How could an EB-5 application impact my ability to get a visitor visa?
- When can I get a biometrics appointment?
- How can I prove the source of funds for inherited money?
- Can I travel on an H-1B visa with an approved I-526 petition?
- How could the H.R. 1044 bill impact EB-5 investors?
- Will I have any issues applying for an H-4 visa with an approved I-526?
- Can I apply for an E-2 visa with a pending I-526?
- What should I do to request a refund for my EB-5 investment?
- How could the new price tag of EB-5 impact previous investors?
- How should EB-5 investors choose regional centers to work with?
- What are the minimum investment requirements for using a troubled business for EB-5?
- How long do I have to remain in the U.S. after receiving a green card through EB-5?
- Is escrow for the investment a USCIS requirement for EB-5?
- Can I adjust my status based on marriage if my I-829 gets denied?
- Do I have to work with a regional center to raise EB-5 funds for my business?
- Does the petitioner count toward the job-creation requirement?
- What are the negative impacts on an investor who withdraws an approved I-526 petition?
- Where can I find companies to purchase within TEA areas?
- Should I apply to renew my F-1 visa or should my parents submit an I-130 petition for me?
- What is the minimum age to apply for EB-5?
- Can I change the country of chargeability of my EB-5 case while the I-526 is pending?
- Should I choose to change status or apply for an EB-5 visa on my I-526 form?
- What are the solutions for Indian investors whose dependents might age out due to the retrogression?
- Is it possible to apply for the EB-5 program with a criminal record?
- What happens if my EB-5 case gets into the visa retrogression?
- Where should we start to raise capital from EB-5 investors?
- What is the current waiting time for new EB-5 investors from India?
- How can we invest in an EB-5 restaurant franchise project with diners at different locations?
- How can we apply for EB-5 if we have stakes in a foreign company that will acquire a U.S. company?
- What should investors do if they find issues with their EB-5 investments at the I-829 stage?
- What are the current wait times for Australians?
- If the regional center I worked with gets terminated, will my I-485 application be approved?
- Can my girlfriend have two pending petitions for permanent residency?
- What options do we have for our 20-year-old daughter when retrogression hits India investors in July?
- How long can I keep my status as a green card holder after the I-829 application is denied?
- Will pregnant women be considered a public charge?
- Can I apply for U.S. citizenship if my I-829 is pending?
- Can I use E-2 investment toward an EB-5 visa?
- How can I invest in an ongoing motel development project?
- What should I do if I spot issues with my EB-5 project at the I-495 stage?
- When is the eligibility of dependent children determined in EB-5 cases?
- Would an e-commerce business be eligible as an EB-5 direct investment?
- Can a principal applicant add a dependent to his I-829 even though the I-485 of his dependent has not been approved yet?
- How can I prove the source of funds for money earned through an offshore company?
- Does an investment fund qualify as an EB-5 direct investment business?
- Can I make an EB-5 investment through a holding company?
- Should I apply for an L-1 visa if I have a pending I-829?
- How can we change the principal petitioner of our EB-5 case?
- Why is there a big increase in the processing time of I-526?
- How can I change information on my DS-260 form for my EB-5 visa?
- How can I get my investment back when my I-526 is still pending?
- How long can green card holders stay outside the U.S.?
- Should I apply for an H-1B visa or an F-1 visa while waiting for my EB-5 case to be approved?
- What is the requirement of the financial wellness of an EB-5 investor?
- How can YouTubers prove the source of funds for EB-5?
- What should we expect if we have EB-5 and EB-2 cases pending at the same time?
- Can I get my student status back if the I-485 gets rejected?
- Can I create a single-member LLC for EB-5 through third-party service providers?
- Can I switch from an EB-5 green card to an EB-3 green card?
- How should I start the application for U.S. citizenship?
- How can I get biometrics done for my re-entry permit application with a walk-in appointment?
- Is it possible to transfer the EB-2 priority date to my EB-5 application?
- What’s the tax implication on the gifted EB-5 funds?
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