Andres Echevarria is an immigration attorney. He is a partner and chairman of the international law firm Vivanco & Vivanco, headquartered in Miami, FL. He specializes in international immigration matters and has nearly two decades of experience in immigration law and investor visas, providing solutions to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals globally. His practice notably focuses on the Asia and Latin America regions.
His professional experience includes positions at law firms such as BlankRome in Philadelphia, Beach Oswald in Washington DC, and O’Farrell in Buenos Aires.Additionally, Echevarria is an active participant in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and WorldWide ERC, among other organizations. He speaks at global conferences on investor visa topics, lectures on immigration law at several universities, authors articles on the subject, and has been featured in international media as an expert voice on immigration matters.
Echevarria is licensed to practice law in the United States by the State Bar of California and in Argentina by the Buenos Aires Bar Association. He holds a master’s in law from Georgetown University and is a former Fulbright scholar. He is fluent in Spanish and Mandarin.
Answers to EB-5 20 Questions Answered
- Are there specific job creation requirements for a direct investment?
- How deep is USCIS looking into the source of funds?
- Is it best to work with a migration agency first or an attorney?
- Is there a limit to the number of dependents in an EB-5 application?
- What if main applicant can’t submit bio information due to health issues?
- How can I add my child later in my EB-5 application?
- Will my K-1 tax forms influence my I-829 petition?
- How can a restaurant qualify as an EB-5 project?
- How can I stay in the U.S. while my adjustment of status pends?
- Can I have simultaneous petitions for EB-5 and EB-1 visas?
- What is a basic EB-5 visa service from an attorney?
- Are Conditional and Lawful permanent residents the same?
- How soon can I get my EB-5 green card with approved I-526-485?
- How can I start naturalization with a pending I-829 petition?
- Does it make a difference where I apply to an EB-5 visa?
- Do US presidential elections usually affect an EB-5 application?
- How can the EB-5 project create the required jobs?
- How soon can I ask for family reunification after I get my EB-5 visa?
- How can I work with an F-1 visa with a pending EB-5 approval?
- Can a principal cancel my green card after an I-829 adjudication?