Review the actual effect on the transaction and operating plan before relying on the original forecast.
Update material business facts
Identify the current arrangement and evidence. An earlier valuation should not be presented as proof of unchanged economic capacity. Before treating the investment as complete, confirm that the funds are irrevocably committed and at risk. E-2 is a nonimmigrant classification and does not itself provide a direct path to permanent residence.
The category is designed around an investment that has already been made, so the file is built after the lease is signed, the equipment is bought and the business is ready to operate. The buyer can offer a firm commitment with documented conditions and dates, structured with the transaction lawyer so that exposure becomes real only after the agreed diligence is complete. Commitment may be shown by completed expenditures or closing, but official guidance also permits a binding escrow that releases the purchase funds when the E-2 visa is issued. Update the transfer agreement, source records, escrow instructions, purchase contract, working-capital schedule, and business plan before proceeding. Allow real time for the parts nobody can rush - tracing funds through several accounts, preparing projections the seller's historical figures will actually support, and confirming who owns what at closing. In the second, the closing is made conditional only on visa issuance, with the funds held so that they are released automatically on that single condition; this satisfies the commitment element if the only contingency is the visa.