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INNISFAIL · E-2 FIELD GUIDE

Should an applicant rely on an earlier assessment after material purchase terms change?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The material revisions need review before the earlier assessment is relied upon. A planned closing date does not make the original facts current.

Identify the changes before the next commitment

List the revised ownership, management, funding and release conditions. Coordinate the actual transaction with the visa process without promising a government decision by closing. An amended contract itself does not authorize U.S. work.

Chain the documents: the division sale agreement and closing statement, the deposit into the buyer's account, the transfer to escrow or the seller, and the purchase agreement showing the funds cannot be recovered except on visa refusal. Funds held in escrow can still be irrevocably committed when a purchase is conditioned on issuance of the E-2 visa, provided the agreement creates a solid commitment and the assets are released or transferred once that condition is met. The seller receives the money at closing under this structure, but whether a six-week target is workable depends on document readiness and current interview availability; do not waive the condition merely to meet the target. The order that works is to amend the terms, obtain the counter-signed amendment, release or restructure the escrow, collect the supplier's confirmation of what is now fixed, and only then assemble the evidence pack.