About Salvatore Picataggio
Salvatore Picataggio is an EB-5 immigration lawyer at Colombo & Hurd, PL. 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 2,000 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 2474 Questions Answered
- Are all EB-5 visas processed through CSC and how can I speed up the process?
- What happens if I apply for EB-5 now at $500K and then USCIS increases the investment amount?
- Since I have invested $900,000 in a TEA, what happens with my EB-5 application now since the investment amount has returned to $500,000?
- Do I file a DS-260 form or an I-485 form for my EB-5 application if my kids are already studying in the U.S.?
- How long do jobs need to be sustained for an EB-5 regional center project?
- What do I need to prepare to file my I-829 petition for EB-5?
- How can I apply for expedited processing for my EB-5 application?
- How can we use our E-2 business to get an EB-5 visa?
- Do I need to maintain in TN visa status when my I-485 for EB-5 is pending?
- What happens if the EB-5 project has created 90% of the required jobs but then fails?
- How can I change my EB-5 consular processing from Pakistan to UAE without causing delays?
- How can I add on a family member to my EB-5 application at the I-526 stage?
- As an EB-5 investor with an approved I-526, what happens now when the company I invested in went bankrupt due to COVID?
- How should I prepare for my consular interview when going from EB-5 to EB-3?
- How can I travel overseas while waiting for my EB-5 biometrics appointment for my I-485?
- How can I apply for an AOS for my EB-5 application on a B1/B2 visa?
- How can I apply for EB-5 direct investment but without an E2?
- How does the pending I-924 of our regional center impact our EB-5 I-526 processing time?
- What would happen with pending investors if the EB-5 program is not reauthorized?
- How can I move forward with my approved I-526 when the American embassy is closed in Russia?
- How can I file for an F-1 visa while having a pending I-526 for EB-5?
- How can I as an EB-5 dependent withdraw from an EB-5 petition?
- I got my EB-5 conditional green card, how can my wife also get it?
- If a common law marriage is recognized in my home country, how can I add my partner as a dependent on my EB-5 application?
- How will a DUI misdemeanor impact my EB-5 visa application?
- How can I set up my own EB-5 regional center or rent one?
- How can I apply for EB-5 direct investment by forming a company with a group of Americans?
- How can I use my real estate investment equity to apply for EB-5?
- What should I do as an EB-5 investor if my spouse did not receive an official I-829 notice of receipt?
- What would happen with my EB-5 application after June 30 if the regional center program is not extended?
- If an EB-5 investor need to travel overseas, is the six-month rule considered in the aggregate or in a row to not risk losing my visa?
- What are eligible areas to invest in for the EB-5 direct investment route?
- Can I create a sub company in a different industry to maintain my EB-5 workforce while waiting for my I-829 decision?
- As an EB-5 investor studying in the U.S., how can I get my combo card before I graduate?
- How long does it take to get the EB-5 status updated after a biometric appointment?
- What happens if I am a derivative on an approved I-526 petition but I am about to get married with a U.S. citizen?
- What happens with my consular processing for my EB-5 application if my country of residence change after I apply?
- How do I as a real estate developer use the EB-5 direct investment route?
- How can I as an online trader prove source of funds for my EB-5 investment?
- How can I apply for EB-5 after I lost my F-1 status?
- How can I expand an existing business as part of my EB-5 direct investment?
- How can I make the processing time for I-829 for my EB-5 direct investment faster?
- How will the changes to the public charge rule impact my EB-5 application?
- How can I make sure that my invested EB-5 capital is safe while I wait for visa approval?
- What can I do if NVC have not received my approved I-824 petition after 4 months？
- How can I speed up the EB-5 adjustment of status time line?
- What does one I-829 approval from an unfinished EB-5 project mean for other investors?
- What are the requirements for removing conditions when it comes to EB-5 job creation?
- How would I switch from adjustment of status to consular processing on an I-526 petition?
- How can I file a status change for EB-5 while on a B-1 visa?
- How can we file a I-485 petition while the I-526 is still pending?
- How can I apply for naturalization after my I-829 was denied?
- How will it impact an EB-5 applicant if the business they invested in fails due to Covid?
- What happens if my I-829 is denied while I am traveling overseas?
- What should I do if my CPR extension status has expired but I am not planning to travel?
- What are the alternative processes of I-290bs when the I-829 is denied?
- What happens if I submit a family-based AOS after submitting an EB-5 based AOS?
- How can an Indian native transfer the EB-5 investment to the U.S.?
- How can I return to my home country to see my family while on an F-1 visa with a pending I-526 for EB-5?
- How long after an RFE response does it take for USCIS to adjudicate I-526?
- What should I do if my student visa is expiring soon and our EB-5 visa is still pending?
- What should I do if I have not received my biometrics appointment after 15 weeks?
- How can EB-5 dependents file I-829 separately from the main applicant?
- What should I do if I have submitted my I-485 for EB-5 but just had the I-130 approved?
- How can I expedite the I-526 process when the NVC has not received my case file a year after approval?
- When can I as an Indian native expect an approval of my I-526 petition?
- What should I do if I have not received my biometrics appointment after 10 weeks?
- How can we apply for I-485 through EB-2 and EB-5 simultaneously?
- How can I make my startup a direct EB-5 investment?
- How can an EB-5 due diligence analyst help me and what is the average cost?
- What are my rights when regional center asks me to release or withdraw funds before I-526 approval?
- How can I change jobs while on H-1B with a pending I-765 and I-485?
- How can I get an EB-5 visa by investing in corporate bonds?
- How can I change the location of my EB-5 business in a TEA after applying for I-526?
- How can I use both funds from friends and a bank loan to pay for my EB-5 investment?
- How do I change from consular processing to filing an I-485 after I-526 approval?
- My OPT is expiring, what is my best option to keep a full-time job in the U.S.?
- Why is my I-485 adjudication still pending if India is current on the visa bulletin?
- How can I start a business in the U.S. as soon as possible?
- How should I move forward with an approved I-526 while my H1-b extension is pending?
- What will happen to my EB-5 application since my country is on the travel ban list?
- How can I use a business I created while on an E-2 to apply for EB-5?
- How is expedited processing for physicians working during Covid-19 times?
- How is the I-526 processing time for Indian nationals?
- How can I avoid RFEs when I file multiple I-485 forms?
- Can I open my own business without impacting my H-1b status?
- How can I rent a regional center and launch my own construction project?
- How long do I need to wait after my expedited EB-5 request was approved?
- How can I make an EB-5 investment on behalf of my sibling?
- Can we change a pending I-485 application from EB-2 to EB-5?
- How can I check if the I-526 of an EB-5 project is approved?
- How does job creation work in redeployment cases?
- What are the tax implications for me if I have businesses both in India and the U.S.?
- What is the average EB-5 processing time?
- What does it mean when USCIS website says "fingerprints/biometrics is not assigned"?
- How can an EB-5 dependent apply for I-485 while the principal petitioner goes through consular processing?
- What should I do to fix the mistakes on the DS-260 form regarding my criminal background?
- When can I receive my I-485 receipt?
- How can the new policy of I-526 processing expedite my case?
- How long does it take USCIS send the green card after I-485 biometrics?
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