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 1986 Questions Answered
- 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?
- Are jobs created before the adjudication of an I-526 application qualifies for EB-5?
- Can I travel outside the U.S. with my student visa while my I-485 is pending?
- Which type of visa should I apply for to enter the U.S. to conduct due diligence on the regional center projects that I am interested in?
- How do EB-5 investors get their social security numbers?
- Should I file an EB-5 I-485 when I have an EB-1 I-485 case pending?
- Is it a good idea to add children who are almost 21 years old to an EB-5 application?
- Does the new commercial enterprise have to create jobs before its investors receive the conditional green card or after?
- How long does it take to adjudicate an I-526 after it is assigned to an officer?
- Why is my I-526 still pending after 37 months?
- How could a pending EB-5 application impact my TN status?
- How are EB-5 investors notified when their I-526 applications are approved?
- What should I do if the adjudication of my I-526 is outside the normal time frame?
- Do I need to make significant changes to an existing business to qualify for EB-5?
- Can I change status from B1/B2 to E2 with a pending EB-5 case?
- Will my children who were born in mainland China be subject to the EB-5 retrogression?
- How many times can I use my EB-5 visa to enter the U.S.?
- What type of attorneys should we look for if things go wrong with my EB-5 case?
- Why am I receiving schedule K-1 but no actual payment?
- What are the minimum requirements for maintaining permanent residency for the investor, spouse and children?
- What happens to the EB-5 investors if the new commercial enterprise is sold to another company?
- Can I invest in the company that sponsors me for an H-1b visa and apply for EB-5?
- What happens to an EB-5 dependent who turns 21 years old during consulate processing?
- Why are two I-526 cases adjudicated differently for applications filed at the same time?
- When can I receive I-526 receipt?
- What are considered significant changes in an EB-5 project?
- What are the tax consequences of opening a U.S. bank account for a prospective EB-5 investor?
- When will the EB-5 dependents receive the invoices for their visa processing fees?
- What will happen to an EB-5 dependent if she has already aged out when submitting the I-485?
- What requirements should an existing business meet as an EB-5 qualified business?
- Can we use money earned in the U.S. as our EB-5 funds?
- What should investors at the I-829 stage do if fraud is found in the EB-5 project?
- Should my daughter apply for an F-1 visa if she has a pending DS-260?
- Do I have to stay in the U.S. if I participate in EB-5 for my son?
- How can a group of investors set up a branch in the U.S. and apply for EB-5?
- How can I invest in an existing business and do EB-5?
- Can one have two I-130 applications filed at the same time?
- When are EB-5 investors allowed to get the investment money returned?
- How can Chinese investors maintain the "at risk" status of the funds without having to reinvest?
- How can I enter the U.S. with an expired green card and a pending naturalization case?
- Is it important for an EB-5 investor to show that the direct investment is making money?
- What should my student status be if I have a pending EB-5 I-485 case?
- What is the process of receiving a green card for an EB-5 investor currently living outside the U.S.?
- When am I eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship as an EB-5 investor?
- When will I get a notice from the national visa center after my I-526 gets approved?
- Could the approval of an EB-5 exemplar project be deemed a significant change?
- What should EB-5 investors do if their visa application cases are put under administrative processing?
- Will having a mistake on my DS-260 affect my interview?
- From where are police clearances required for EB-5?
- How can I change the EB-5 interview location?
- How can I apply for EB-2 and EB-5 concurrently?
- How can we get the investment money back if we decide not to proceed with EB-5?
- Can a sports team get EB-5 investors?
- Can I file my I-829 together with my spouse if my spouse is still waiting on her own I-485 decision?
- Since the government is open again, when can I get notification from the National Visa Center for an EB-5 visa appointment?
- What happens to the EB-5 investment amount after the I-526 approval and during the wait time for I-485?
- Can I file an I-526 application while transferring the investment fund to the U.S.?
- Is my I-730 application affecting my I-485 application with USCIS?
- Can a U.S. tourist visa holder apply for EB-5?
- With pending EAD documentation, can it be used to extend my license?
- How do you verify the validity of an EB-5 project?
- How would a change of business location affect my EB-5 project?
- What is the EB-5 eligibility of foreign nationals not living in their country of origin?
- Could my child from India age out before our EB-5 application gets approved?
- How do changes in an EB-5 project budget need to be reflected?
- How can I plan a direct EB-5 investment into a partnership to develop real estate business?
- How can regional center policymaking affect an EB-5 visa outcome?
- How can we transfer from H-1B to EB-5?
- What is the priority date of an EB-5 I-485 application?
- What should I do if I find mistakes in my EB-5 filing?
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