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 2200 Questions Answered
- Is EB-5 something still worth considering for Chinese investors?
- Should I apply for EB-5 since USCIS is not going to extend E-2 visas for Iranians?
- Do I have to find a local immigration attorney for my EB-5 case?
- Are there any differences in the physical presence requirements for the principal applicants and for dependents in an EB-5 case?
- When do I get a conditional green card if my EB-5 priority date becomes current in Chart B but not in Chart A in the visa bulletin?
- How long does it take an Indian investor to get an EAD card through the EB-5 program?
- Is there a way to check the processing progress of I-526 applications?
- How can investors use interchargeability at the I-526 stage?
- When can I get an EB-5 visa interview after my priority date becomes current?
- What does TRO mean in the EB-5 space?
- What is the approximate EB-5 processing time for investors from India?
- What is the common scope of services for an EB-5 immigration attorney?
- How can I apply for I-485 before my parents get EB-5 visas?
- What are the restrictions on medical conditions for potential immigrants?
- How long in advance can an EB-5 investor apply to extend his status with a pending I-829?
- What is the progress of the S.386 bill?
- What happens to the investors at the I-829 stage after their project goes bankrupt?
- How can I study in the U.S. with a pending I-485 case?
- How many reentry permits can a green card holder get?
- How can I use an EB-5 visa to travel abroad and reenter the U.S.?
- What could happen to my conditional green card if the EB-5 project fails?
- How can an international student use a lottery prize for EB-5?
- How can I apply for an F-1 visa with an approved I-526?
- How can I apply for citizenship while my I-829 has been pending for over five years?
- Why is my I-485 case not assigned for processing after submission for several months?
- Do EB-5 dependents have to take the visa interview together with the principal applicants?
- How long does I-526 approval take for a direct investment?
- Do I need to answer the newly added questions to the DS-260 form?
- What is the processing time for an I-290b Motion to Reopen a denied I-829?
- Can I renew my passport if I already have my EB-5 visa interview scheduled?
- What are my options when the priority date is overdue?
- How long does it take now to process an expedited EB-5 case?
- How can I return to the U.S. with an advance parole card while I have an H-1b visa application under administrative processing?
- What documents do we need to provide if my parents gift me money for my EB-5 application?
- How can I accompany my minor child in the U.S. who has an F-1 visa if I have an approved I-526 application?
- How can EB-5 investors allocate their capital in a direct investment?
- Under what circumstance would a criminal record impact an EB-5 case?
- What is a common ROI for an EB-5 investment?
- How can I transfer assets of a foreign company to the U.S. for my EB-5 application?
- What should I do about the inaccuracy of information in my DS-260 form?
- How can my company participate in the EB-5 program?
- How could working under CPT affect my I-526 application?
- When could an EB-5 investor receive an advance parole card after submitting an I-485 application?
- How can I take investment from potential EB-5 investors?
- Should an Italian investor apply for an E-2 visa first while his EB-5 application is pending?
- How can my son who becomes 21 during the administrative processing of our EB-5 visas enter the U.S.?
- What happens if I do not move to the U.S. after receiving an EB-5 visa?
- How can EB-5 dependents attend a visa interview if the principal applicant already gets a green card?
- How can I reinvest in an EB-5 project and retain my previous priority date?
- Why are visas for the EB-5 regional center program still unauthorized for December even though the program has been extended?
- How can I manage my EB-5 business with a visitor visa while waiting for my case to be approved?
- How could the new EB-5 rules impact the processing time of I-526 applications?
- Do I need to own at least 50% of a company to be eligible for the EB-5 direct investment program?
- How can we switch the principal applicant of an EB-5 case?
- What are my options if the EB-5 project I invested in fails at the conditional green card stage?
- How could my EB-5 case be impacted if I apply for health insurance using federal subsidy?
- How can I correct a mistake on my DS-260 form?
- What legal recourse does an investor have if the regional center does not provide the supporting documents for I-829 promptly?
- What happens to my application if one of the other proposed EB-5 reform acts gets passed after Nov. 21?
- What is the approximate cost and timeline of starting a regional center?
- Is the age of EB-5 dependent children still frozen after the approval of I-526 and before a visa interview?
- How can I still successfully file an EB-5 application before Nov. 21?
- What is the timeline of obtaining a reentry permit?
- How can an EB-5 regional center provide different offers to EB-5 investors in the same NCE?
- How does USCIS allocate the unused visas among EB-5 investors from backlogged countries?
- How can I use capital earned from stocks for my EB-5 application?
- How can EB-5 investors use their shares in an EB-5 project for loans?
- What is the standard range of return for EB-5 investors in a project where the EB-5 capital is structured as preferred equity?
- How can I invest in a real estate development project and qualify for EB-5 without working with a regional center?
- How long can green card holders stay outside the U.S.?
- How can my 20-year-old daughter get a green card through the EB-5 program?
- How should I respond to the questions regarding immigrant petition history on the DS-160 form if I have pending EB-5 and EB-2 petitions?
- Could EB-5 investors from South Korea face the visa backlog anytime soon?
- How can I use my F-1 OPT to work for my own EB-5 company?
- How can an EB-5 investor attract other investors with his direct EB-5 business?
- Other than EB-5, what options do mainland China-born investors have to get green cards?
- What is the minimum age for a minor to file an EB-5 petition?
- How can my wife travel outside the U.S. with a pending I-539 application and a pending EB-5-based I-485 application?
- How should a mainland China-born EB-5 investor estimate how long they need to wait before a visa number is available?
- How can an India-born investor get permanent residency if his priority date is current in Chart B but not in Chart A of the visa bulletin?
- What are the requirements on health insurance for EB-5 investors?
- What happens to my EB-5 case if I file before Nov. 21 but don’t get a receipt by then?
- What happens to the ages of dependent children during EB-5 visa administrative processing?
- What should an EB-5 investor do if his passport expires before a DS-260 application is submitted?
- What is the average time needed to process an I-526 petition?
- How can an EB-5 investor study or work in the U.S. with a pending adjustment of status application?
- What should an EB-5 investor do if the regional center is terminated by USCIS at the conditional green card stage?
- How can I enter the U.S. border with an expired conditional green card?
- Why does the visa bulletin say unauthorized for EB-5 regional center programs?
- How can I work in the U.S. if I withdraw my EB-5 investment?
- How can I use intangible assets for my EB-5 investment?
- How can I add my spouse as a joint petitioner in our EB-5 application?
- What happens if I cannot file my I-485 application in time as indicated in the visa bulletin?
- How can I enter the U.S. with an H-4 visa when I have a pending EB-5 case?
- What are the requirements of health insurance on EB-5 visa applicants?
- How can chart B in the visa bulletin prevent dependents from aging out for their EB-5 visas?
- How can I use borrowed money from a friend for my EB-5 investment?
- What should we do if my dependent child ages out due to the backlog for Indian investors?
- How can I use money in my 401(K) account to apply for EB-5?
- How can I use my F-1 OPT EAD to work when I have a green card?
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