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 1752 Questions Answered
- How likely is it that USCIS will issue a project-related RFE at the I-526 stage in an exemplar project?
- What are the requirements of loaning funds for EB-5 from a non-traditional lender?
- What should we take into consideration if we want to buy a regional center?
- What are the qualifications for a business receiving an EB-5 investment?
- What happens if my E-2 visa and I-94 expire while my I-485 is still pending?
- How can I gift my U.S.-sourced money to my nephew in India for EB-5?
- Can I stay in the U.S. while waiting for my I-526 to be approved?
- What is the scope of required evidence on EB-5 sources of funds?
- What documents does USCIS request from banks where EB-5 investors take loans for investment purposes?
- How can I use money generated from an E-2 business to apply for EB-5?
- What should a business owner be responsible for when using EB-5 funds?
- How can EB-5 dependents get visa interviews separately?
- How can EB-5 dependents enter the U.S. alone after the principal applicants?
- How are the ages of dependent children calculated after the approval of I-526?
- How could the new rules of inadmissibility on public charge grounds impact our I-829 case?
- How can EB-5 investors invest in a not-for-profit business?
- Can I request my EB-5 case to be adjudicated again if the travel ban is revoked under a new administration?
- How can EB-5 investors use jobs created before their investment toward their permanent residency?
- What is a good strategy for a pooled EB-5 direct investment project to allocate jobs to investors?
- What happens to my EB-5 case if the JCE is acquired by another company before I get my conditional green card?
- When could the EB-5 visa backlog start to impact Indian nationals?
- How long does it take to get my passport back after the EB-5 visa interview?
- What is needed for an EB-5 enterprise to sponsor an employment-based green card?
- How can I use part of an E-2 business to apply for EB-5?
- When should an EB-2 visa holder apply for EB-5?
- How long can I stay in the U.S. after an OPT extension rejection without impacting my EB-5 application?
- How can I invest the required EB-5 capital through installments?
- How can I verify if an EB-5 project qualifies for expedited processing?
- How could the EB-5 backlog lawsuit help China-born investors?
- How can I apply to extend the deadline for job creation during the I-829 stage?
- Under the current administration, should I choose EB-5 consulate interview or adjustment of status?
- How can I receive dividends and maintain compliance with EB-5?
- Should I avoid a regional center project with a waiver of jury trial in its subscription agreement?
- What is the approximate I-485 processing times for India-born EB-5 applicants?
- How can I return to non-immigrant status if my I-485 application gets rejected?
- How can I work with an expired green card before receiving the I-829 receipt notice?
- How could the shutdown of a school impact our EB-5 process?
- What kind of visa can I apply for to work for my relative who holds an EB-5 visa?
- How can I run an EB-5 direct investment business under the parent-subsidiary company model?
- How can I expedite the delivery of my green card?
- How can my uncle gift me EB-5 money from a loan secured by a property co-owned by him and his girlfriend?
- What requirements do I have to meet if I want to apply for an advance parole?
- Is it still possible for a Vietnamese 17-year-old dependent to get a green card through EB-5 now?
- Why does my EB-5 case status not update online?
- How can we change the option from EB-5 consulate interview to adjustment of status?
- What are my options if my I-526 case processing is severely delayed?
- Can an EB-5 investor help buy a business?
- How can I remove the condition on my EB-5 conditional green card through I-751 with a pending I-829?
- What should we do if our EB-5 I-485 RFE notice get lost in mail?
- How can minors submit an EB-5 application?
- How can I move my Brazilian company to the U.S. and qualify as a direct EB-5 investment?
- How should investors negotiate redeployment if no clauses regarding this is mentioned in the private placement memorandum?
- How can I achieve my EB-5 direct investment?
- What will the total waiting period be for Indian investors in case of a backlog?
- How can EB-5 investor get his investment back at the I-829 stage?
- Does filing an I-526 petition change the tax status of an F-1 student?
- Will a tourist visa affect my pending EB-5 application?
- How can I make my EB-5 application costs benefit me at tax time?
- Can I use domestic money to fund EB-5?
- How does the U.S. change on public charge affect my EB-5 application?
- How can credit cards be used toward EB-5 as a legitimate source of funding?
- How many individuals can be in one petition for EB-5?
- How can I repurpose my Canadian investment toward an EB-5 investment?
- What happens if my child ages out before my EB-5 application gets approved?
- How can I fix my supplemental petition to add my wife?
- How often can I travel on a pending I-485 and approved I-131?
- How can multiple EB-5 investors invest in one business and get EB-5 visas?
- How can I leave the country without an I-131?
- Is there a faster way to obtain a green card?
- Are pardons available to help EB-5 applicants who overstayed an earlier visa?
- How can I avoid source of funds issues on a real estate transaction in India?
- Can U.S. tourist visas affect approval or processing of an I-526 petition?
- What kind of limitations exist on direct investments for EB-5?
- Can we count existing jobs in a direct EB-5 investment?
- Can a student visa holder apply for EB-5 once in the U.S.?
- Can a U.S. citizen help with an EB-5 investment?
- Can the gifter of EB-5 funds use a personal loan?
- Does USCIS place restrictions on the location of new job creation?
- How can asylum applicants apply for EB-5 visas?
- How can I manage my direct EB-5 business if I am on an H-1B visa?
- Can you file for DS-260 if an I-526 was approved while on F-1 status?
- How can we proceed with our direct EB-5 investment?
- Can I provide source of funds documentation without any tax returns?
- How can an EB-5 enterprise sponsor H-1B visas?
- Under what circumstances should I renew my passport for an EB-5 visa interview?
- How can my money be considered "at risk" during the I-829 process?
- How does a non-immigrant visa refusal affect my I-526 petition?
- How long does it take for USCIS to process the EB-5 I-485 application?
- What kind of questions are asked during an I-485 interview?
- How can I use gifted money obtained as a mortgage loan to apply for EB-5?
- What is the physical presence requirement for EB-5 investors with conditional permanent green cards?
- How likely is it that I will be called for an interview during the EB-5 adjustment of status application?
- What sources of funds are acceptable for EB-5?
- How can I invest directly in an EB-5 project without going through a regional center?
- How can I start a business with a B-1/B-2 visa, then transform it to an EB-5 enterprise?
- What should EB-5 investors do if they lose their conditional green card?
- What is the deadline for the current investment threshold?
- What is a reasonable time interval between receiving gifted capitals and making an investment for EB-5?
- How can I use a loan secured by the property of my father to invest in EB-5?
- What are the requirements of switching my immigration attorney in EB-5?
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