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OTTERBURN PARK · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Can a report about the parent company replace records for the investment enterprise?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Do not assume the entities are interchangeable. Identify the actual relationship and what the relevant report does and does not show about the investment enterprise.

Keep entity boundaries visible in the evidence

A consolidated or related-company figure needs explanation appropriate to the arrangement. A shared name or ownership connection does not by itself establish the applicant’s capital contribution to the entity relied upon.

Every link: the share-purchase agreement, closing statement, holding-company bank statement, board resolution for the distribution, the investor's receiving statement, tax filings and the wire to the enterprise. Record holdings sold, actual proceeds, charges and any currency conversion. Reconcile quantities and condition with the valuation and receipt evidence. Identify whether the figure aggregates hours, estimates economic effects or represents another measure. USCIS policy asks for evidence identifying the source of the capital and showing its path to the enterprise, and it treats gaps as unresolved questions rather than as harmless. Identify how actual policy decisions are made and preserve authentic records rather than backdating documents to resemble daily involvement. Link the staffing record to the business plan and expenditure trail, while preserving lawful source and path evidence for the capital. For quota, the marketing board's transfer confirmation and payment record replace the deed.