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 1626 Questions Answered
- What should I do if the regional center does not refund my investment after an I-526 denial?
- How can the 10 required jobs be created at different locations and qualify for EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 before Sept. 30?
- Should I chose an adjustment of status or immigration visa?
- How long does it take to receive a biometrics appointment notice after filing I-131?
- What stage of development should a startup be at to take in EB-5 investment?
- How can I use income from the U.S. to apply for EB-5?
- What documents do I need to provide for EB-5 source of funds?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a pending adjustment of status application?
- How are jobs allocated to investors in an EB-5 project?
- How can I apply for EB-5 while on a J-1 waiver?
- How can I apply for an I-131 re-entry permit outside the U.S.?
- What is the process for the spouse of an EB-5 investor to get a green card?
- How can I abandon my F-1 status if I have a pending I-485?
- What is the processing timeline for expedited I-526?
- If my regional center closes, how could I still get a conditional green card?
- What does “case currently not assigned to process" mean?
- How do EB-5 dependents answer questions about immigration petition filing on the DS-160 form?
- When do EB-5 investors need to file Form I-864?
- How can EB-5 investors receive their investment return earlier?
- How can we change the name of a regional center?
- How can I work for the EB-5 business I invested in?
- How long does it take to transfer from E-2 to EB-5?
- What is the current processing time for I-526?
- What are the implications for my business if I take EB-5 investment money?
- How do I travel overseas during the DS-260 processing?
- How long does it take for Vietnamese investors to obtain green cards through EB-5?
- What happens if the investment loan matures before the I-829 adjudication?
- How do health conditions impact my eligibility of applying for EB-5?
- How could EB-5 investments be done by a group of three to four investors?
- How can we invest $1 million in portions and qualify for EB-5?
- What should investors expect after submitting I-829?
- How can I use cryptocurrency to invest in EB-5?
- 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 long does it take to receive an interview notice?
- What happens to my application if my regional center gets terminated?
- What is the timeline for filing for citizenship for a minor who is an EB-5 dependent?
- How can “visiting the EB-5 project” be an approved reason for applying for a visitor visa?
- When should I inform IPO that the project I invested in has received I-924 approval?
- How is job creation by multi-level marketing considered for EB-5 purposes?
- When can EB-5 applicants enjoy in-state tuition?
- How can I add a non-mainland China born spouse to my approved I-526?
- How can I file EB-5 on a visitor visa?
- How do I travel right after the EB-5 consular interview?
- What is the possibility of getting an F-1 visa approved while I have applied for an EB-5 visa?
- How does USCIS count job creation for different EB-5 investors involved in the same project?
- How can my minor daughter and son apply for EB-5?
- How long does it generally take to receive green cards in the mail after entering the U.S.?
- How can I file an I-941 international entrepreneur parole petition if I have a pending I-526?
- How can I withdraw my EB-5 regional center petition and get the investment back?
- How can I transit my EB-5 priority date to my EB-2 date?
- When could the new EB-5 reform be announced?
- How do I include a foreign investor in my company to help her with EB-5?
- When do I receive biometrics after I file the I-131 travel document?
- How does the payment of the NVC immigration fee work for EB-5 dependents?
- How could marrying a non-China-born spouse benefit my EB-5 application?
- Could my EB-5 application be positively impacted if I pay the investment in full?
- What happens if the TEA designation of my EB-5 project becomes invalid?
- How does a denied EB-5 case impact my future applications?
- How can my daughter keep her student status if her I-829 gets denied?
- How can I have two different kind of businesses under one master company for EB-5?
- What solutions do I have if the EB-5 project I invested in fails?
- What are the residency requirements for EB-5 principal applicants and dependents after the I-526 approval?
- How can EB-5 applicants best prepare for their dependents to not age out of the process?
- How can I avoid conflicts between two immigration petitions?
- How can I provide proof that the direct EB-5 enterprise is established in a targeted employment area?
- How can I use online money transfer service statements as proof for source of funds for EB-5?
- How can I stay and travel with an expired student visa and a pending EB-5 I-485?
- How can an agricultural project qualify as a direct EB-5 investment?
- What are the obstacles for immigrants who want to stay in the United States while waiting for their Adjustment of Status?
- What is the processing time for an I-290b Motion to Reopen a denied I-526?
- What are the immigration disadvantages of a late-stage project?
- How can a conditional permanent resident help their spouse get a green card?
- How can I revoke my EB-5 petition if I have no intention of getting a visa through the program?
- How does the approval of my I-526 affect my F-1 status?
- How can I use a loan to make my EB-5 investment?
- How does USCIS adjudicate batches of I-526 petitions for a particular project?
- How long does USCIS take to process an I-131 travel document?
- How can I count my ward as a derivative when filing for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
- How do I sell my Regional Center?
- What are my options if my regional center is terminated during the I-526 adjudication?
- When should I apply for a status change from M-1 to EB-5?
- Why do most EB-5 Immigrant Investors come from China?
- What makes real estate such an attractive investment for EB-5 investors?
- What resources are available for a disabled EB-5 immigrant in the United States?
- How will my international trips affect my ability to get U.S. citizenship?
- If I gift someone their EB-5 investment funds, what documentation do I have to provide to help them along in their application process?
- What is the possibility of a denial at the consular interview?
- How does an arrest on my record affect my application for the EB-5 program?
- How long can we wait to fully immigrate the United States after getting our green cards?
- What resources are available to immigrants after getting their green cards?
- How long can an Indian national expect to wait for an update on their EB-5 Petition?
- How do I buy an Arizona EB-5 Regional Center?
- What types of funds are appropriate for the EB-5 Program?
- What is the quickest way to naturalize after achieving permanent resident status?
- What types of assets are used in determining my net worth?
- What is the difference between United States citizens and permanent residents?
- When should the business plan be written?
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