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A Saint-Jean-Baptiste investor may have a signed commitment and several transfer records. Match the documents transaction by transaction rather than assuming the agreement total equals the amount actually committed in the qualifying way. Hypothetical example: a tactile astronomy-globe maker whose supplier receipt names a related distributor. A first review assembles the dated records, identifies which person can confirm each material fact, and separates completed evidence from an assumption. It then produces a concrete decision about sequencing: obtain the missing record, revise the proposed arrangement, or pause before making an irreversible commitment. Capital must be irrevocably committed, and it must be at risk. The investor must develop and direct a real enterprise that is not marginal. The file should show not only the favourable fact, but also the document that fixes its date, source, and practical consequence.
Identify the transfer and any unresolved difference
Record the sender, recipient, currency, purpose and actual evidence for each amount. Hypothetical example: a transfer is split into several payments and one remains unconfirmed. Keep that part unresolved instead of describing the entire contractual amount as received. The next review should preserve the dated source document, identify who can confirm it, and record the consequence if it remains incomplete; a label alone does not settle the point.
Assess commitment and source on the actual facts
E-2 requires substantial lawful capital committed at risk, with source and path established. A receipt is evidence of a transaction, not a decision that every part qualifies. Enterprise-secured debt is not qualifying capital; other financing and properly structured visa-contingent escrow require assessment of the real terms. The next review should preserve the dated source document, identify who can confirm it, and record the consequence if it remains incomplete; a label alone does not settle the point.
Connect the payment record to the enterprise
The proposed business must be real and nonmarginal, with the required economic capacity, and the applicant must develop and direct through qualifying control and treaty ownership. Keep operating and ownership evidence alongside the funds record. A reconciled total improves the explanation without replacing the enterprise or applicant criteria. The next review should preserve the dated source document, identify who can confirm it, and record the consequence if it remains incomplete; a label alone does not settle the point.
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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.