Request the relevant executed financing documents, conditions and evidence of funds received where available, alongside the project’s sources-and-uses schedule. A forecast or promotional presentation may summarize an expectation without showing whether the funding is binding. Obtain appropriate professional review of confidential documents through the available due-diligence process.
Reconcile the project’s different descriptions of funding
Compare dates and amounts across the business plan, construction budget, offering materials and current sponsor updates. Ask for an explanation of inconsistencies rather than assuming the newest marketing slide resolves them. Identify what independent verification is available. Keep the investor’s own lawful-source records separate; they do not establish the sponsor’s financing position.
Bank statements and invoices proving the capital was spent in the business, annual tax returns and financial statements, and a payroll file for every employee with Form I-9, wage reports and hours, together with the family’s residence and travel records. With the purchase agreement, the closing statement, the professional corporation's records if shares were sold, the lawyer's trust ledger, tax filings for the year of sale, every bank statement the proceeds passed through, and each currency conversion confirmation. USCIS does not expect every dollar of a forty-year operation to be tied to a pay stub, but it does expect a coherent history supported by tax returns, corporate financial statements, the original purchase documents for the land and the records of the quota exchange.