Assess how central that decision is to the business plan and what current evidence can accurately support. Waiting may resolve an important uncertainty, but the right filing point depends on the actual facts. Do not present consent or renewal as complete merely because the buyer wants to meet a closing date.
Use a customer decision as one milestone among several
Track the contract review, any assignment consent, the revised forecast and the investor’s funding commitments. Explain remaining uncertainty to immigration counsel before finalizing the application. Keep staffing and U.S. work arrangements lawful if the commercial closing occurs first. No customer letter controls consular scheduling, processing speed or permission to begin work.
Distinguish the current agreement from any proposed amendment and its actual effective conditions. Apply before the visa expires and before the current two-year admission ends; the consular interview should be booked with the post’s wait time in mind. List each unresolved closing condition and identify who can finalize it. A buyer who applies with nothing committed will be refused for lack of investment. Closing outright before a visa exists puts the money at risk with no status to run the business, while an unsigned deal shows no commitment. Keep decision timing separate from commercial milestones and avoid promising an approval date.