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 2325 Questions Answered
- Can I apply for EB-5 with a pending asylum application?
- How long does it take to process I-526 with expedition?
- Do F-1 students with pending I-485s have to leave the U.S. due to the new SEVP regulations?
- What is the current wait time for Chinese EB-5 investors?
- How could the executive order improve I-526 processing?
- When can I get work authorization as an EB-5 investor?
- How could executive order on immigration affect I-551 renewal?
- Can my I-829 be denied if I use government welfare programs?
- How should I fix mistakes in my DS-260 form?
- Can I travel out of the U.S. with a pending I-526?
- How could the furlough of USCIS workers impact I-526 adjudication?
- Does USCIS require I-485 interviews for EB-5 investors currently?
- What happens if our EB-5 business cannot meet the projected revenue?
- How can I use my EB-5 business for an E-2 application?
- How will the new executive order affect EB-5?
- Do I have to apply for an EB-5 visa out of my home country?
- Can one have two pending I-485s?
- Is USCIS processing I-526 petitions now?
- How can an EB-5 investor acquire a U.S. company?
- Why do I receive a "Your Name was Updated" notice from USCIS?
- How many pages does an I-526 petition contain?
- How long does it take to process an I-526?
- How effective is it to file an Ombudsman?
- When should I file I-829 for my wife?
- How should I handle two green card applications?
- How can an F-1 student open an LLC and invest in real estate?
- How can my wife attend I-485 interviews with expired OPT?
- How can I file a EB-2 I-140 with a pending EB-5 I-485?
- What is the processing time for I-526?
- How can I apply for EB-5 on H1-b?
- What is the processing time and cost of a Mandamus action?
- How can I work under an E-2 visa while I-485 is pending?
- Is contacting the congressman of my state advisable for accelerating my EB-5 case?
- How can I file an adjustment of status application when my priority date is not current?
- How can I apply for naturalization with continuous residency breaks?
- How can investors apply for expedited EB-5 processing?
- How can I withdraw my investment with a conditional green card?
- Why is the processing time on USCIS website much shorter than it is for my case?
- How long is the waiting period for biometrics after submitting an I-829?
- Can I get back to H-1b status if my I-829 is denied?
- What is the best way to contact USCIS on I-526 inquiries?
- What could cause the differences in I-526 adjudication timeline?
- What is the impact of public charge on my I-829 application?
- Will more visas be allocated to the EB-5 category?
- Could I experience any delays in my EB-5 visa process as a result of the Trump Immigration Ban and COVID-19?
- Will Indian EB-5 I-526 applications be processed faster?
- Can I still enter the U.S. with my EB-5 visa in face of the Trump immigration ban？
- How does the Trump Immigration Ban affect my EB-5 process?
- How would the Trump immigration ban impact a pending I-829 application?
- How can I include my daughter in my EB-5 petition?
- How should we attract EB-5 investors?
- How can I protect my status if my EB-5 business goes bankruptcy?
- Do I need sponsorship for work permit if my I-526 has been approved?
- How can I work with a valid EAD and expiring I-94?
- How can we to remove a beneficiary after I-526 approval?
- Can I apply for F-1 with an approved I-526?
- Can EB-5 investors file marriage-based green card application for spouses?
- Can EB-5 or E-2 business apply for the COVID-19 relief program?
- How can we sell a business to an EB-5 investor?
- Will I-829 removal of conditions be impacted because of covid-19?
- What should we do if NVC did not issue invoices for dependents?
- Will USCIS return my I-485 application package if I file before my priority date becomes current in Chart B of the visa bulletin?
- What are the requirements on health insurance coverage for EB-5 investors?
- Will laying off employees in an EB-5 project impact I-526 processing?
- Can I work with a pending I-485 after my OPT expires?
- How many jobs we would need to create as an EB-5 developer?
- What is the waiting time for Korean investors for I-526 approval?
- Am I legal to stay in the U.S. if my I-94 expires while I-485 pending?
- How can I apply for EB-5 as an F-1 student?
- What will be the impact of COVID-19 on I-526 availability approach starting 3/31?
- Do I need to file an extension on nonimmigrant status with a pending I-485?
- What are the updates of from the I-526 processing approach meeting on March 13?
- Can I keep my investment in an escrow account for a direct EB-5 investment project?
- What is the impact of the new I-526 processing protocol of USCIS on Chinese EB-5 investors who are already in the visa backlog?
- What are my options for redeployment if my regional center doesn’t have a project in a TEA under the new regulation?
- Can I gift funds to my parents to apply for EB-5?
- When can I get my EB-5 money back?
- What is the current EB-5-based I-485 processing time?
- What should I do if my EB-5 visa is denied at the U.S. consulate?
- How can I enter the U.S. as an EB-5 visa holder amid the coronavirus-related travel ban that affects Europe?
- When would a decision be given after the I-485 interview?
- Do I have to maintain the jobs created when I-829 is pending?
- What is the best way to apply for an E-2 visa renewal?
- Does USCIS pay on-site visit to EB-5 direct investment businesses?
- Can I withdrawal my investment when I-829 is pending?
- Can I get green card as an EB-5 dependent if the petition is filed one day before I turn 21?
- How long does it take an India-born EB-5 investor to get a green card?
- How can I change a scheduled EB-5 visa interview and get a green card in the U.S.?
- How long does it take for the EB-5-based I-485 to get approved?
- How could the public charge rules impact our citizenship application?
- Am I still subject to the OPT rules if I have filed an EB-5-based I-485?
- How can I extend my driver’s license with a pending I-829?
- What could have caused a delay in the processing of an EB-5-based green card?
- Can I work for the project I invest in during the 2-year conditional permanent residency?
- Can I use the money earned from my gambling company for my EB-5 application?
- Are multiple separate trips of less than six months outside the U.S. deemed abandonment of permanent residency?
- Could I get I-485 approval if my EB-5 project fails?
- What happens if my priority date becomes current but my I-526 is still pending?
- How can I correct information in my DS-260 form?
- How can the new processing policy of I-526 accelerate the adjudication of my case?
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