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DUNNOTTAR · E-2 FIELD GUIDE

Does opening a second site automatically remain within the original plan?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Have the actual entity, duties and investment changes assessed. Do not assume every expansion has the same immigration effect.

Review concrete changes before reliance

Provide current records and effective dates. A growth milestone does not itself amend the applicant’s permission or guarantee renewal.

Plan the lease, purchase, supplier commitments, account transfers, entity formation, and opening schedule so they support an honest at-risk narrative. Sign the agreement with the control clauses first, fund the escrow with traced money second, assemble the firm's records and the plan third, then request the consular appointment. Set internal milestones for the diligence pack, the funds trail, and the final evidence review, and confirm current submission instructions for the route actually chosen before committing to any date. In the second, the closing is made conditional only on visa issuance, with the funds held so that they are released automatically on that single condition; this satisfies the commitment element if the only contingency is the visa. Filing with the renewal unresolved risks a picture that changes after submission and then has to be explained; waiting for the renewal risks the funds sitting committed while nothing advances, and risks the other lease’s own dates arriving.