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A Pointe-des-Cascades investor may see a trade name on a proposal and a different legal name in transaction records. Reconcile the actual entities and payment purpose before presenting the transfer as evidence of investment. The first review should create a payment ledger linking each transfer to a signed obligation, the actual legal recipient, and the investor’s source-and-path record. The investor must place substantial lawful capital beyond unilateral recovery and at risk, then direct and develop a real nonmarginal enterprise. Hypothetical example: a maker of custom violin cases pays a deposit to acquire a workshop operated under a trade name. The decision is whether the agreement, recipient, and escrow terms show a genuine commitment rather than funds still available for any purpose.
Identify the legal recipient and the rights acquired
Record the name used publicly, the legal counterparty and the agreement explaining the payment. Hypothetical example: a business trades under one name while the signed acquisition identifies its owning entity. Explain the documented connection rather than assuming every difference is an error or that any similarly named recipient is correct. Compare the bank beneficiary, contract party, registration record, and trade-name filing in one sequence. The concrete choice is whether the payment bought an identifiable business interest or reached an unrelated recipient. If the relationship is real, document it; if it is not yet documented, do not paper over the gap with a matching logo.
Trace lawful capital and real commitment
E-2 requires substantial lawful funds committed at risk, with source and path established. Identify whether the payment is capital, a private service fee or another obligation under the actual agreement. Enterprise-secured debt is not qualifying capital; other financing and properly structured visa-contingent escrow need assessment of their real terms. A transfer receipt alone does not answer every condition. Sequence the source evidence before the transfer evidence: show how the investor acquired the money, where it moved, and what obligation made it committed. The decision is whether an escrow condition is workable or leaves the investor free to withdraw for convenience. A ledger without the underlying agreements cannot settle that question.
Connect the transaction to the qualifying business
Establish treaty nationality, generally at least 50% relevant treaty-national ownership and development and direction through qualifying control. The enterprise must be real, operating and nonmarginal, with capacity beyond minimal family living or for significant economic contribution. Reconciling names helps explain evidence; it does not itself prove the enterprise’s economics or the investor’s authority. Keep ownership, operating authority, and the revenue plan in separate evidence folders, then test how they fit together. The practical decision is whether the investor can actually direct the named enterprise and whether its supported operations exceed a marginal activity. Transaction documentation is necessary, but it is not the enterprise plan.
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Is there one minimum investment that guarantees E-2 eligibility?Is holding money or owning an asset enough for E-2?Editorial source review: 2026-09-07. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.