Do you speak English?, Yes, I do., Is this your only marriage? What is the date of your marriage?, Yes, it is. June 16th, 2018, What was the maximum period you stayed in the US?, 34 days, What is your graduation area/degree? Do you have post-graduation?, I have a degree in Architecture and Urbanism. I don’t have post-graduation., When did you graduate? What is your highest degree?, I graduated in 2013. I have a bachelor’s degree., What is your NIW? What is the national interest of your business?, My business is built around investing in federal priorities for Opportunity Zones, to revitalize areas, building climate resilience, promoting sustainable development with multiplier economic impact, job creation and tax benefits as predicted by my RIMS II. The focus is on maximizing the social and economic impact in these sectors that have a development gap identified by the federal government, building an efficient construction model that will expand and grow to the other areas of interest across the country., What are you going to do in the US? What is your business about?, I will develop a company/business dedicated to providing architecture services. One of the main services is the construction of temporary housing for disaster recovery. That’s a modular, flexible and sustainable project designed for emergencies. I will also provide services and products in four lines: architecture services, remodeling services, remodeling houses for resale and new home construction. My business will focus these services on three key points: sustainability, energy efficiency and resistant weather constructions. , What is your professional experience in Brazil?, I have twelve years of professional experience as an architect and businessman in project and construction field. In 2014 I opened my own company with other partners and since then, during my career I have worked as an architect and manager in my businesses. Working in the creation and coordination of architectural projects of different scales, leading construction management teams, working with planning and process control., Where do you work (in Brazil)?, I’m working in my own business a construction company and I’m the architect in charge of another construction company too., How long have you been working at this company?, I have been working for my company Stance Construtora and Mosaico Construtora (as architect in charge) since March 2026. Both., Have you ever had a visa denied? Why is that?, Yes. For F1/F2.I don’t know why because the officer didn’t explain., Where do you intend to open your business in the U.S and why that place?, In Miami. To be exact, Miami-Dade County. (Buena Vista / Wynwood Edgewater) I define this place together with my consulting that develop my business plan based on a market analysis. We chose this place because of current demand and focus on serving the Opportunity Zones. (These fields have a development gap identified by federal government and) it’s an excellent opportunity to provide valuable services and contribute to improving them (or improving in these fields)., How much money is necessary to open your business?, It’s around USD 42,000.00 (forty-two thousand dollars), What job positions are you going to create? What professionals are you going to hire? How many professionals are you going to hire in 5 years?, I’ll create job positions for areas of design, construction, office work and sales. And I’ll hire architects, drafters, interior designers, civil engineers, construction, office and marketing managers and salesperson. I’ll hire 24 (twenty-four) employees by year 5. And I’ll create direct and indirect 173 (one hundred seventy-three) jobs positions in year 5 according to U.S. Bureau of Economy Analysis., Is your business already opened in the US? Do you have potential clients?, No. Not yet., Do you have business in Brazil? How many employees do you have?, Yes, I do. We are in two for now., How much money did your company make last year?, My last company made 300.000,00 (three hundred thousand) reais. My new company doesn't have financial balance yet., Why do you want to open a business in the USA after many years of experience in Brazil?, Because of the quality and size of American Market. It’s the best market to invest in, offering professional growth, big investment potential, and expansion opportunities. It’s the best place to do business., Do you have money, a financial reserve to support you and your family for a couple of months in the beginning?, Yes, I do. I have my personal savings and a house that I intend to sell., Do you have a job offer of an American company?, No. I’ll open my own business. I will create job offers., What is your arrival plan? What are you going to do as soon as you arrive in the USA?, I will open the company and start a marketing strategy, create content for social media including ads, participate in Local Events and Trade Shows to build a network to new customers and partnerships. And I was recently accredited by USGBC as LEED Green Associate. That’s the biggest council in the world related to sustainability and is based on the American standards. This will support my strategy for demonstrating my expertise to my potential partners., Are you aware of the importance of having health insurance in the United States and how do you plan to address this?, Yes, I completely understand. We’ll have private health insurance to cover our medical expenses and will not use any type of public assistance. Here in Brazil, we have a private health like that., What’s your wife's professional experience? What will she do in the U.S.?, She has 19 (nineteen) years of experience as hairdresser and owns a beauty saloon. Also, she has an associate degree in Esthetics and Cosmetics since 2009 (two-thousand nine) and a post-graduation in Alternative Therapies Applied to Esthetics.She will work as hairdresser in the US too., Do you know that’s necessary a State Board License?, Yes, we know that. My wife will do an endorsement process to get a license..

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