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VAUDREUIL-DORION · EB-5 FIELD GUIDE

Can my résumé substitute for records showing how the investment money was earned?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Work history may explain context, but the actual source and path require appropriate supporting evidence.

Connect the career story to financial records

Identify the relevant earnings or other lawful sources and the actual ownership and transfers. A prestigious title or long career does not establish the amount available or prove that the enterprise received qualifying capital. A career spanning multiple roles, employers or business ventures usually produced more than one income stream, and each stream that actually contributed to the invested capital needs its own supporting records rather than a single narrative summarizing the career as a whole.

Income earned earlier in a career is often harder to document than recent income, so where older records are incomplete, explain what is missing and what remaining evidence, such as historical tax filings or bank statements, can fill the gap. A change in role, title or seniority described in the résumé does not by itself show that the associated compensation was actually received, retained and eventually transferred into the investment; each of those steps needs its own record. Where a business was sold or a significant asset was liquidated to help fund the investment, keep the sale agreement, valuation and settlement records separate from the general employment history, since a transaction of that kind carries its own lawful-source requirements distinct from ordinary salary or bonus income.