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 1849 Questions Answered
- Do I need to get an I-551 stamp with a pending I-829 if I do not plan to travel?
- Will aged-out EB-5 dependents be moved to a family-based immigration category automatically?
- How can I switch investment project within the same regional center without losing my priority date?
- How can I expand my online business to a brick-and-mortar store and qualify for EB-5?
- Why does the U.S. consulate in Islamabad still claim that the EB-5 regional center program has expired?
- What should we do if another EB-5 regional center is using the same abbreviation as ours?
- How long does it take to process an I-485 case?
- Why is the EB-5 regional center category still marked as "U" in the newly release March visa bulletin?
- How can I downsize the direct EB-5 business after filing the I-829 petition?
- Can I file an I-485 application based on my husband''s approved EB2 I-140 while my EB-5 I-829 is pending?
- How can I change my petition from a family-based green card to an EB-5 direct investment?
- How can a divorce impact the conditional green card of a dependent?
- How does USCIS assign locations for I-131 biometrics appointments?
- What kind of investors are exempt from interviews for EB-5 I-485 adjudication?
- How can I get my investment back if I get a NOID for my I-526?
- How can I travel back to the U.S. with an expired green card before receiving the I-829 receipt notice?
- If the government shutdown happens again, how would it affect the pending DS-260 applications?
- Which investment route of EB-5 could let me enter the U.S. faster, a regional center project or a direct investment?
- What does “EB-5 regional center visas unauthorized” mean in the Visa Bulletin?
- How can I gift money to my daughter for her EB-5 application as a conditional green card holder?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if I am holding a F-1 student visa?
- Why is my I-526 receipt number invalid in the USCIS case status system?
- How are jobs maintained if an EB-5 project is completed before the end of the two-year conditional permanent residency?
- How are jobs calculated in an EB-5 project that is a film production?
- What is the current waiting time for EB-5 investors from Japan?
- How can I file an I-131 without a specific travel plan?
- What are my options if I cannot get a police clearance certificate from my home country?
- What is the adjudication timeframe for a regional center EB-5 application with expedited processing?
- Can foreign attorneys accept commissions from regional centers?
- Who can qualify as an accredited EB-5 investor?
- How can I partner with a U.S. citizen in a direct investment and apply for EB-5?
- How can a 20-year old Indian dependent child get green card through EB-5?
- How long does it take to process an I-131 travel document?
- How do I deal with a situation involving EB-5, J1 and F1 visas?
- What should I be careful about after submitting an I-829 application?
- How should EB-5 dependents answer immigration petition-related questions on DS-160 forms?
- How can I use jobs created at different locations of a direct investment for I-829?
- How are EB-5 loans usually positioned in a capital stack?
- Is EB-5 retrogression for Indians limited to regional center investors or does it also impact direct investment?
- What should I do if I did not complete the EB-5 interview on the scheduled date?
- Should I apply for H1-B with an I-526 approval?
- Should I file an I-829 application if the EB-5 business I invested in has failed?
- Is it a good idea to file an I-526 if I cannot invest in full at the time of filing?
- How can I apply for EB-5 after entering the U.S. with an E-2 visa as a new Grenadian citizen?
- How can I show that a direct EB-5 business is located in a TEA?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a pending EB-2 application?
- How can I switch from H-1B to H-4 with a pending EB-5 application?
- Is NVC scheduling new appointments during the federal shutdown?
- How can I apply for a family-based immigrant visa with an approved I-526?
- Can investors reinvest the EB-5 capital in a non-regional center project in a redeployment situation?
- What happens after USCIS approves an I-526 petition?
- Why is my I-485 pending for over 3 years after the interview?
- Do I have to return my first re-entry permit if I need to apply for another one?
- When can I get my cancelled visa interview rescheduled?
- Should I submit my EB-5 application during the government shutdown?
- How can I remove my green card condition without living in the U.S if I have a reentry permit?
- How can I start a direct EB-5 investment before applying for EB-5?
- Can I get my investment money back if I withdraw my EB-5 application?
- How could a pending EB-5 application impact my J1 and F1 visa applications?
- Could an I-829 application be denied if the residency requirement is not fulfilled?
- How can I transfer my money to a new project without losing my priority date?
- When are children included in an EB-5 application as dependents?
- How could a shutdown of a business during the I-829 stage impact my EB-5 application?
- How can I file a green card application for my wife with a pending I-829?
- Is my scheduled interview with USCIS still valid during the government shutdown?
- Is it still advisable for Indian investors with a pending EB-2 application to go for EB-5?
- How can marrying a non-Chinese accelerate my EB-5?
- What kind of criminal record could impact my eligibility for EB-5?
- Are 20-year-old children too old to be included in an EB-5 application?
- As an EB-5 dependent, could applying for another immigration visa cause problems?
- What will happen to my pending EB-5 case if I change my name?
- How long does it take USCIS to review an I-829 RFE response?
- Will my visa denial history impact my ability of getting an EB-5 visa?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if I was deported in the past?
- What will happen to my EB-5 application if I overstayed my H-4 visa?
- When should I file an I-485 form for my EB-2 case if I have a pending I-485 for my EB-5 case?
- How can I stay in the U.S. with an expired I-20 and an approved I-526?
- How long does it take for a case to receive a decision when assigned to an officer after multiple service requests?
- When should I designate a local representative for my direct EB-5 business?
- How can an EB-5 case be transferred?
- What are the disclosure liabilities for EB-5 projects?
- How can I enter the U.S. with an expiring passport and a valid advance parole?
- How many years do I have to keep continuous residency in the U.S. to apply for citizenship?
- How can I file an E-2 petition while I have a pending I-526?
- How can I adjust my status as an EB-5 dependent?
- How can an H-4 visa holder work with a pending I-485?
- How can I use EB-5 investment to expand my licensed cannabis business?
- Should I transfer to I-485 EAD when I hold a valid H-1B visa?
- How can I sell my business to an EB-5 investor?
- What is the process to change the filing name from my dad to me?
- How long does it take USCIS to issue advance parole?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if I am not eligible for the DACA program?
- How long is my I-526 approval valid?
- What questions might be asked during an EB-5 visa consular interview in Mumbai?
- How can we add a newborn baby to our application?
- How can the processing time differ for investors in the same project?
- How can I secure my investment in an EB-5 regional center after the I-829 stage?
- 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?
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