Read the sale and transition agreements together with relevant evidence of the actual working arrangement.
Reconcile rights with the operating plan
A business plan describing complete buyer control should not contradict effective contract terms. Clarify duration, responsibilities and authority without inventing an immigration-specific required form of agreement.
Alongside the funding trail, collect what shows the enterprise is real and operating: tax returns, financial statements, the lease or premises arrangement, licences, payroll records, supplier and customer contracts, and an asset schedule. Bank statements tracing the funds from their source into the U.S. company, then invoices, titles, a signed lease and registration showing the money spent on the enterprise, together with a statement of what remains as working capital. Historic financial statements, tax returns and payroll from the business, supported by utility and service records, together with a hiring plan whose revenue assumptions follow from the equipment being bought. An unbroken documentary path from the lawful origin of the money to the enterprise: statements for each account the funds passed through, evidence of how the money was earned or realized, and the closing documents showing it reached the seller. Gather payroll registers, employee rosters with roles and hire dates, any written employment or retention agreements, and the sections of the purchase agreement that address personnel. Executed agreements, the bank trail, security papers, and realistic operating records establish these facts better than a broker summary or prospective budget alone.