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 2089 Questions Answered
- How can my son apply for EB-5 while studying in the U.S.?
- When do I need to start fulfilling tax obligations as an EB-5 investor?
- What are the travel restrictions on conditional green card holders?
- How can I change my levels of study as an international student with an EB-5 application?
- How can my daughter qualify for EB-5 if I filed our I-526 application one day before she turned 21?
- How long can Canadian citizens stay in the U.S. after TN visas expire?
- What happens to rgw EB-5-based green card of my son when he turns 21 years old?
- What is the estimated processing time for I-526 applications?
- How could my credit score impact the approval rate of my I-526 application?
- Which option is faster for an Indian EB-5 investor to enter the U.S.: adjustment of status or consular processing?
- How can EB-5 investors travel with expired green cards and I-797 receipts?
- What is considered a public charge that could risk the status of a green card holder?
- What should an EB-5 investor do if the name on her I-526 form is different than that on her passport?
- What are some additional costs for an EB-5 application?
- How can I file an I-829 application outside the U.S.?
- How long does it usually take to launch an EB-5-compliant business?
- How can I apply for a work visa if my EB-5 based I-485 gets denied?
- How can EB-5 investors protect their rights to equal employment opportunities?
- How should investors interpret the job creation numbers on the form I-829?
- How can I stay in the U.S. with an approved I-526 and an expired F-1 visa?
- How can I enter the country with a valid F-1 visa and a pending I-526 application?
- How can I strategically plan the timing of my EB-5 filing to meet the Nov. 21 deadline?
- What is the I-526 processing time for an Africa-born investor?
- How can I apply for U.S. citizenship with a conditional green card?
- What will happen to the investors if their regional centers get terminated by USCIS?
- How can a foreigner who has overstayed his tourist visa apply for EB-5?
- What is the process of getting the EB-5 capital back after I-829 approval?
- How can I file an E-2 application and an EB-5 at the same time?
- How could a change of investment projects impact the status of a dependent in an EB-5 case?
- How can I use an existing business to apply for EB-5?
- How can a direct EB-5 business support the application of several foreign investors?
- How could a failed EB-5 case impact my current visa?
- How can I become a partner of an LLC as a tourist visa holder and later use it for EB-5?
- How is EB-5 investment capital taxed when investors get it back?
- What should I do if my adjustment of status application is rejected due to incorrect payment information?
- How can an EB-5 projects recruit more EB-5 investors than what was originally intended in the project business plan?
- How can I start a direct EB-5 investment with an H-1b visa?
- Can I enter the country with a visitor visa if I have a green card?
- Can I clarify a mistake made on my DS-260 form during the EB-5 visa interview?
- How long can I stay outside the U.S. while waiting for the I-826 to be processed?
- What costs are included in an EB-5 investment?
- What happens to an EB-5 project if the unemployment rate of its TEA falls below 150% of the national average?
- How can I return to the U.S. as a green card holder who has stayed outside the country for an extended period of time?
- When can investors request to get their EB-5 investment funds back?
- How should EB-5 investors read the visa bulletin?
- How long does it take USCIS to issue a receipt for an I-526 application?
- How can I apply for EB-5 with a criminal record that has been removed?
- If my EB-5-based I-485 gets rejected, how long do I have before I must leave the U.S.?
- How can EB-5 investors apply for Obamacare?
- How can conditional green card holders apply for naturalization?
- How can I run an EB-5 business on behalf of my relative who is an EB-5 investor?
- When will I be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship?
- How can I correct a mistake in the DS-260 form during the EB-5 visa interview?
- How should investors choose between EB-5 and E-2?
- How should investors arrange the timing of investment in EB-5?
- How should an Indian investor weigh his options between EB-5 and EB-2?
- How could a pending I-526 case impact my ability to get an F-1 visa?
- How can I apply for an H-1b visa with a pending EB-5 case?
- How can I file a renewal of advance parole with a pending I-485 and travel with an expiring advance parole?
- How can I initiate an EB-5 application in the U.S. on a visitor visa?
- How can an EB-5 investor and his dependent proceed with the I-485/DS-260 process separately?
- Should I be worried that I have not got any case updates for my advance parole application three months after USCIS received it?
- How can I transfer my EB-2 priority date to my EB-5 application?
- How can I get the time spent waiting for an I-485 to be approved count towards the 5-year citizenship requirement?
- Would my initial entry in the U.S. as a conditional green card holder be considered illegal if our I-829 application gets denied?
- Is it possible to maintain residency requirements in both the U.S. and Canada at the same time?
- How can I convert an existing business to an EB-5 investment?
- What is the progress of the H.R. 1044 bill?
- Why did the visa backlog happen and what are the solutions?
- How possible is it that a 10-year-old dependent will age out if an Indian investor participates in EB-5 now?
- Why did our EB-5 visa application get denied?
- How could an EB-5 application impact my ability to get a visitor visa?
- When can I get a biometrics appointment?
- How can I prove the source of funds for inherited money?
- Can I travel on an H-1B visa with an approved I-526 petition?
- How could the H.R. 1044 bill impact EB-5 investors?
- Will I have any issues applying for an H-4 visa with an approved I-526?
- Can I apply for an E-2 visa with a pending I-526?
- What should I do to request a refund for my EB-5 investment?
- How could the new price tag of EB-5 impact previous investors?
- How should EB-5 investors choose regional centers to work with?
- What are the minimum investment requirements for using a troubled business for EB-5?
- How long do I have to remain in the U.S. after receiving a green card through EB-5?
- Is escrow for the investment a USCIS requirement for EB-5?
- Can I adjust my status based on marriage if my I-829 gets denied?
- Do I have to work with a regional center to raise EB-5 funds for my business?
- Does the petitioner count toward the job-creation requirement?
- What are the negative impacts on an investor who withdraws an approved I-526 petition?
- Where can I find companies to purchase within TEA areas?
- Should I apply to renew my F-1 visa or should my parents submit an I-130 petition for me?
- What is the minimum age to apply for EB-5?
- Can I change the country of chargeability of my EB-5 case while the I-526 is pending?
- Should I choose to change status or apply for an EB-5 visa on my I-526 form?
- What are the solutions for Indian investors whose dependents might age out due to the retrogression?
- Is it possible to apply for the EB-5 program with a criminal record?
- What happens if my EB-5 case gets into the visa retrogression?
- Where should we start to raise capital from EB-5 investors?
- What is the current waiting time for new EB-5 investors from India?
- How can we invest in an EB-5 restaurant franchise project with diners at different locations?
- How can we apply for EB-5 if we have stakes in a foreign company that will acquire a U.S. company?
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