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 1692 Questions Answered
- 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 can multiple EB-5 investors invest in one business and get EB-5 visas?
- How often can I travel on a pending I-485 and approved I-131?
- Is there a faster way to obtain a green card?
- How can I leave the country without an I-131?
- 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 the gifter of EB-5 funds use a personal loan?
- Can a U.S. citizen help with an EB-5 investment?
- 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?
- Can I provide source of funds documentation without any tax returns?
- How can we proceed with our direct EB-5 investment?
- 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?
- What is the physical presence requirement for EB-5 investors with conditional permanent green cards?
- How can I use gifted money obtained as a mortgage loan to apply for EB-5?
- 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?
- What are the requirements of switching my immigration attorney in EB-5?
- How can I use a loan secured by the property of my father to invest in EB-5?
- How can we request biometric appointments for EB-5 dependents?
- How could expedited processing benefit my EB-5 application?
- What is the impact on my E-2 visa renewal if my I-526 is not approved?
- How can I use loans secured by a U.S. property to fund EB-5?
- How can I return to the U.S. with a B-2 visa if I do not receive my advance parole?
- What should be expected during in-person interviews for EB-5 adjustment of status applications?
- What does a conditional green card mean for FIRPTA?
- How could building a holding company qualify for EB-5?
- What kind of documentation is needed for a statement of assets for the EB-5 visa?
- How can I prove source of funds for EB-5 from dividends I have cashed out?
- What kinds of investment activities qualify for EB-5?
- Under what circumstances should the EB-5 capital be reinvested at the I-829 stage?
- How can an EB-5 business have employees at multiple locations?
- How can I apply for an E-2 visa and stay in the U.S. with a pending EB-5 case?
- How can I run my own EB-5 business on an H-1B visa?
- How can I transfer from an E-2 visa to EB-5 direct investment?
- How can I stay in the U.S. if my current status expires but I have yet to submit an I-485?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a pending asylum case?
- How can I prove the source of funds for EB-5?
- How can the father of my children join us for an EB-5 application?
- How can I use a previous investment to apply for EB-5?
- What is the timeline for starting a medical practice to qualify for EB-5?
- How could overstaying my visa impact my eligibility of applying for EB-5?
- How long does it take a South Korean citizen to acquire a green card through the EB-5 program?
- What should I do if I cannot make an Infopass appointment with USCIS for a visa stamp?
- How can I apply for EB-5 if I overstayed my visa in another country?
- What should I do if the regional center does not refund my investment after an I-526 denial?
- How can the 10 required jobs be created at different locations and qualify for EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 before Sept. 30?
- Should I chose an adjustment of status or immigration visa?
- How long does it take to receive a biometrics appointment notice after filing I-131?
- What stage of development should a startup be at to take in EB-5 investment?
- What documents do I need to provide for EB-5 source of funds?
- How can I use income from the U.S. to apply for EB-5?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a pending adjustment of status application?
- How are jobs allocated to investors in an EB-5 project?
- How can I apply for EB-5 while on a J-1 waiver?
- How can I apply for an I-131 re-entry permit outside the U.S.?
- What is the process for the spouse of an EB-5 investor to get a green card?
- How can I abandon my F-1 status if I have a pending I-485?
- What is the processing timeline for expedited I-526?
- If my regional center closes, how could I still get a conditional green card?
- What does “case currently not assigned to process" mean?
- How do EB-5 dependents answer questions about immigration petition filing on the DS-160 form?
- When do EB-5 investors need to file Form I-864?
- How can EB-5 investors receive their investment return earlier?
- How can we change the name of a regional center?
- How can I work for the EB-5 business I invested in?
- How long does it take to transfer from E-2 to EB-5?
- What is the current processing time for I-526?
- What are the implications for my business if I take EB-5 investment money?
- How do I travel overseas during the DS-260 processing?
- How long does it take for Vietnamese investors to obtain green cards through EB-5?
- What happens if the investment loan matures before the I-829 adjudication?
- How do health conditions impact my eligibility of applying for EB-5?
- How could EB-5 investments be done by a group of three to four investors?
- How can we invest $1 million in portions and qualify for EB-5?
- What should investors expect after submitting I-829?
- How can I use cryptocurrency to invest in EB-5?
- Do I need to pay U.S. taxes while on a conditional green card?
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