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Dear Friend,You are cordially invited to attend the Indian H-1B to EB-5 Seminar - Seattle, July 31st from 3:30 - 7:00 pm. Find out how you can get your Green Card fast using EB-5. Get all your questions answered by many immigration attorneys and professionals. Have one-on-one interactions with immigration lawyers and professionals to understand ways of getting your Green Card fast.
Note: July Visa Bulletin for Eb5 will be revised based on impending congressional action details that will be discussed by the attorneys at the event, see you there.
Note: The attorneys will discuss recent litigation and congressional developments with special reference to whether the minimum investment amount will stay at $900k or whether it would go back to $500k
Health and Safety Guidelines:
All speakers are fully vaccinated.
We serve free Grab-and-Go India snacks.
All attendees and speakers must wear masks and keep 6-ft social distancing at any hotel common area
Special Highlights:
What is the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
How does the EB-5 Immigration Process work?
How does an attorney prepare Source and Path of Funds?
What about Retrogression?
How about Job Creation, Regional Center Structure, etc?
What are the Latest Regulatory/Legislative and USCIS developments?
Who Should Attend?
All H1B holders who want to get a green card fast through EB-5 investment.
Even if you are on a visa other than H-1B visa, you are welcome to attend this seminar on getting your Green Card fast using investment.
Please forward a link to this page to your friends and ask them to register. They will thank you for it.
Note - Online research is not a substitute for attending this seminar in person because of US law; under American law, some information can only be shared face to face and not on a website. This seminar is a unique and rare opportunity to talk face to face with experienced immigration attorneys, and EB-5 projects to understand it thoroughly--with all your questions answered. Registration is Free. You must register on Eventbrite and have your ticket to get into the event. Print it out or download it on your mobile phone in advance. Please forward a link to this page to your friends and ask them to register. They will thank you for it. Seating is limited so you must register to reserve your seat. Register Now!
Meet, Learn and Realize your American Dream
Date & Time: July 31st, from 3:30 PM to 7 PM (Pacific Time)
Location: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Seattle Bellevue/Redmond14595 Northeast 29th Place, Bellevue, WA, 98007
Complimentary parking will be provided for event attendees
Registration is Free but you must register on Eventbrite to attend.
What Our Attendees Said:
"The information from attorneys was of most value to me, and everything was very useful." - Sudeep - San Jose event
"Nice information and Consultation with speakers, great platform, will recommend to others." - Anonymous - Dallas event
"From the event, I found trustful attorneys and investment developers." - Anonymous - Dallas event
"I came in without any proper knowledge on EB5 but have a sufficient knowledge after the seminar to make educated decisions." - Anonymous - Dallas event
"We have been thinking almost a year but we never received this much detailed information." - Timanshu Patel - DC event
"Seminar was very helpful, that is a great opportunity to know more about how to file EB5." - Patel - DC event
"EB5 information details were given, all questions got answered, very well coordinated, time frame was good. Everyone was approachable." - Anonymous - Atlanta event
"Got lots of valuable information that is not available elsewhere." - Vishwayon - Boston event
"Great info, qualified attorneys, great projects." - Anonymous - Newark event
Immigration Attorneys:
Matthew Galati- Founder/Immigration Attorney - The Galati Law Firm
Matthew T. Galati is the Principal of The Galati Law Firm. Representing immigrants to the U.S. is personal to Matt as he is the grandchild of and spouse of immigrants. With his significant experience in immigration law, Matt has handled matters relating to nearly every visa type. Over the past few years, Matt has focused the majority of his practice on EB-5 and E-2 related matters, resulting in the preparation of hundreds of investor petitions, as well as regularly advising U.S. companies utilizing the EB-5 program. In addition, Matt has creatively utilized other visa types to obtain immigration benefits for his entrepreneurial clientele. His client base of the “best and brightest” consist of scientists, musicians, athletes, medical professionals, businessmen and women, and many more. Prospective clients regularly call upon Matt when immigration processes do not go as expected. His experience as a litigator predate his law school graduation. Matt’s previous representations have included representing clients before federal district court, in adversarial agency practice, appellate proceedings and EOIR. Most notably, Matt served as counsel pro hac vice in the seminal EB-4 Religious Minister case Shalom Pentecostal Church v. Beers, No. 11-4491 (D.N.J. Sept. 16, 2013) which resulted in the elimination of two USCIS regulations that the court held to be illegally published. Matt has also filed several mandamus / unreasonable delay actions which have successfully “broken the backlog” for aggrieved visa applicants particularly arising from EB-5 delays. Matt also regularly advises companies in the corporate context, with a focus on immigration compliance. This includes Form I-9 practice, E-Verify onboarding and practice, and adversarial matters against the Department of Homeland Security. Matt has been a panelist and moderator on immigration law topics for numerous organizations at venues across the U.S. and around the world. These include the American Immigration Lawyers Association, UGlobal, EB-5 Diligence, NES Capital, The Investment Migration Summit, and in various investor roadshows and migration agent trainings. Matt is a frequent author with dozens of publications in the industry, including in EB-5 Investors Magazine, The Legal Intelligencer, and The National Law Review, amongst others. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves on its EB-5 National Committee and the Philadelphia chapter’s Executive Committee as its Chairman. Notably, Matt has been listed as one of SuperLawyers Rising Stars from 2016-Present in the field of business immigration. He was named a Top 25 EB-5 Attorney by EB-5 Investors Magazine and won its “Rising Star” award in 2018. In 2019, The Legal Intelligencer named him one of its prestigious “Lawyers on the Fast Track.” Matt is a 2007 graduate of The University of Virginia (B.A., Politics and History) and a 2010 graduate of the George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors). Following nearly two decades working in law firms in various capacities, and in realization of his own entrepreneurial goals, Matt founded The Galati Law Firm in 2020.
Dale M. Schwartz- Founder/Immigration Attorney - Schwartz Posel Immigration Law Group
Dale Schwartz defends immigration removal and deportation cases in the Immigration Courts located in Atlanta, Georgia, and he serves clients with immigration needs such as employment visas, family-based permanent residence applications, marriage-based green card petitions, adjustment of status, labor certification and bona fide asylum claims in Georgia and throughout the United States.Dale Schwartz is the author of various articles on immigration law and has served as the National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (1986-87). Dale serves on a number of national boards of organizations concerned with immigration and refugee matters, and he has testified as an expert witness before committees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on immigration legislation. He has been extensively honored for his contributions in the immigration law field and has been a frequent guest on national radio and television programs (Nightline, 60 Minutes, CNN, etc.). Attorney Schwartz was elected to the 2012 Georgia Trend Legal Elite for Immigration Law, which is a listing of Georgia's top attorneys selected by peers.Attorney Schwartz is an adjunct professor of immigration law at Emory University School of Law, and was co-chairman of the Immigration Law Committee of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He was appointed as Chairman of the S.E. United States for the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation by Lee Iacocca. He is also actively involved in the representation of companies, universities and employees in obtaining immigration benefits for persons seeking to come to or remain in the U.S.A.
Michael A. Harris- Founder/Immigration Attorney - Harris Law P.A
Immigration Lawyer Michael A. Harris has had a dynamic career in the field of immigration law since 2000, in which he has been involved in all aspects of the law. From small families to multinational companies with over 20,000 employees, Mr. Harris has been successful in a wide variety of immigration matters. Based in Miami, Florida, Mr. Harris is a Board Certified Immigration Lawyer, which means that the Florida Bar has determined that he is an expert in the field of Immigration & Nationality Law. Mr. Harris has also earned an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV Rating signifies that a lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence; he or she has practiced law for a number of years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. As an attorney practicing federal immigration law, Mr. Harris is permitted to represent immigration clients around the United States and world. In addition to greatly enjoying the practice of Immigration law and living in South Florida, Mr. Harris and his family have deep ties to the community. He grew up in Miami Beach as a 1st and 2nd generation American, and graduated high school from Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, FL, one of the nation’s leading private secondary schools. He is an active father to two young children, whom he is raising with his wife. His mother was born in Lima, Peru, and his father was a World War II Air Force veteran whose parents were born in Eastern Europe in the late-1800s. After college at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, and during the midst of the Elian Gonzalez crisis, Mr. Harris began work as a paralegal for a board certified specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. During these three-plus years in Gainesville he experienced the Post-9/11 overhaul of the legacy-INS into the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the problems created by the Patriot Act, Special Registration and the transition of immigration procedure into the BCIS (which is now known as the USCIS). Following his immersion into the field of immigration law, Mr. Harris received his Juris Doctor degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Law in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 2007. Prior to earning his law degree, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and English from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida in 1999. As well, Mr. Harris studied Political Science for two years in the nation’s capital at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. His studies in U.S. federal government and the American political system helped prepare Mr. Harris during the seven years he worked for highly distinguished immigration law firms where he was educated and trained by some of the country’s leading experts, authors and attorneys in the field of Immigration & Nationality Law. Today, Mr. Harris is also recognized as a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. Among all attorneys eligible by the Florida Bar, currently only 6% are board certified specialists. This is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in an area of expertise. In fact, among over 96,000 attorneys currently licensed by the Bar, Mr. Harris is 1 of more than 70 attorneys (or less than 1%) who are board certified as experts in Immigration Law. Additionally, Mr. Harris is Of Counsel in Miami to Diaz Reus, a Chambers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers®, Latinvex, South Florida Legal Guide, as well as AV Preeminent rated international law firm and alliance with offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia.
EB-5 Projects:
Todd R. Cates - CFO - Red Ledges
Todd R. Cates is the Chief Financial Officer for Red Ledges. He leads finance and government relations for the community. He spent nearly 10 years with Fidelity Investments in different positions after attending Brigham Young University. As the first employee and initial Project Manager for Red Ledges, Todd was responsible for the original financial modeling, and all other aspects of the start of the community. He oversaw the planning and engineering of the development, city and county negotiations and entitlements, negotiating the contracts with partners such as Nicklaus, Troon and others, banking and financial relationships, formation of HOA and club documents, and establishing Red Ledges Realty, Red Ledges Club and the homebuilding arm of the development.
Pardeep Kumar, CFA – Managing Director – Atlantic American Partners
Pardeep’s job at AAP is to explore investment opportunities and to oversee marketing & business development activities across global markets, with specific focus on investors from South Asia and Middle East regions. Pardeep has 15+ years of experience in investment banking, business development and fund management. Prior to joining Atlantic American Partners, he worked with Investment Banking arm of CEA group and played his pivotal role across M&A, Strategic Corporate Finance, and capital raising transactions. He also worked as Head of Investment Research at a regional investment bank based in Saudi Arabia where he played an instrumental role in setting up the Investment department by developing innovative products in fund management and buy-side research. Pardeep was also appointed investment committee member, and he travelled extensively throughout the Middle East. Prior to relocating to Saudi Arabia, Pardeep held the position of Chief Investment Officer at a prominent local asset management firm where he withstood the financial crisis. Earlier in his career, he obtained substantial experience in corporate banking advising major clients on their funding needs and then transitioned to the asset management industry. Pardeep earned a MS Finance degree from Sykes College of Business at The University of Tampa. He holds a Series 79 License and is a CFA charter holder.
Juan I. Salas – Co-founder and Executive Chef - Coma Cuisine Venezuela
Juan is a chef by profession and an Entrepreneur with 15+ years of exp. Juan is a member of the global alumni community as a student of Le Cordon Bleu Seoul Campus. Since 2017, he is a part-owner of Fernanda’s International Market. Situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is also Co-founder and Executive Chef at Coma Cuisine Venezuela, established in 2003, currently, he is operating a full-service restaurant, a French bakery & pastry shop, and 4 different chocolate shops in Caracas with over 60+ employees. He specializes in a variety of culinary skills related to Gastronomy, Pastry, Chocolate making, Operations & Strategy. Further, his key focus areas include processes and evaluation around the development of food and beverages, cook selection process, setting KPI’s and quality standards.
Eduardo Arnal – Systems Engineer – Experience Cube
Eduardo Arnal is a Senior Professional with 15+ years of experience in Operations Management & Project Management. Being a Systems Engineer, Eduardo Has been the driving force behind the success of The Experience Cube development since its conception. His educational background includes a Master’s Degree in Supply-Chain Management and a Master’s Degree in Maritime Law & Business. He acquires key skills like Management, Operations, Supply-Chain Management, Business Strategy, Concept Design, and Implementation.
Sam Udani - Law Publisher of ILW.COM
Mr. Sam Udani is the publisher of ILW.com and Immigration Daily, the largest and oldest online newspaper for immigration law. It is sent out by email each working day to 32,000+ subscribers include 10,000+ attorneys, paralegals, and corporate HR personnel, 10,000+ immigrants, hundreds of people in academia, think tanks and journalists, 1,000+ officials at US Department of Labor, US Department Homeland Security, and other executive branch agencies, dozens of people in courts throughout the country, many members of Congress and their staff in both parties and both Chambers on the Hill.
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Seattle Bellevue/ Redmond, 14595 NE 29th Pl, Bellevue, WA 98007, United States
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