Partner
Inés Carvajal Ward
Partner
Investor visas and EB-5: direct and regional center investments, source of funds, E-2 treaty investors
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Biography
Inés Carvajal Ward leads the firm’s investor practice. She represents people who invest in a U.S. business as a path to a visa or a green card, and the developers and businesses that receive the investment.
Her EB-5 work covers the whole case: choosing between a regional center project and a direct investment, documenting the lawful source of every dollar, the I-526E or I-526 petition, and the I-829 petition to remove conditions two years later.
She also prepares E-2 treaty investor applications for business owners from treaty countries, most often from Spain, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina.
She joined the firm in 2010 and became a partner in 2017. She consults in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and often works alongside a client’s accountant and banker abroad.
Practice areas
Languages
- English
- Portuguese (português)
- Spanish (español)
Select a language to see everyone at the firm who speaks it. Consultations with Inés are in English, Portuguese or Spanish. If you prefer another language, say so when you book and the firm will arrange an interpreter.
Bar admissions
- New York, 2009
- Florida, 2012
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Practice limited to federal immigration and nationality law.
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2008Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, notes editor
- Georgetown University, B.S. in Foreign Service, 2004
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Writing
- "Source of funds: tracing the money before it moves"Carrow Lindqvist investor guide, 2026
- "Regional center or direct investment: a comparison for families"Carrow Lindqvist investor guide, 2025
- "E-2 for business owners: the first conversation"Carrow Lindqvist investor guide, 2024
Professional associations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, New York ChapterMember
- New York State Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
Speaking
- "Questions to ask an EB-5 project before you invest"Investor briefing at the firm, June 2026
- "Documenting gifts, loans and sale proceeds in an EB-5 petition"Accountants' roundtable on cross-border clients, February 2026
Updates by Inés Carvajal Ward
Ask about an investor case
Consultations are by appointment. Mention Inés Carvajal Ward when you book, and the firm will schedule you with her or an attorney on her team.