Read the general investor planning overview
Outside delivery, accounting or technical services can be part of a genuine business plan. Explain the actual enterprise and investor’s direction without assuming provider agreements establish all eligibility conditions.
Map the business responsibilities
Hypothetical example: an acquisition includes customer contracts while delivery is performed by a separate provider. Identify the actual business, management rights and what the investor will develop and direct. Assess treaty nationality of applicant and enterprise, generally at least 50% enterprise ownership by nationals of the relevant treaty country.
Support operations and capital with their own evidence
The enterprise must be real and operating and nonmarginal, with capacity beyond a minimal living for the investor and family or for a significant economic contribution. Review substantial lawful capital committed at risk relative to the enterprise without a universal fixed minimum. A vendor list does not by itself prove operating capacity or qualifying investment. Future capacity should generally be realizable within five years after normal business activity begins.
Read financing and transaction conditions accurately
Trace source and path and actual loan security. Personal-asset-secured or unsecured loans may qualify; enterprise-asset-secured debt does not qualify as invested capital. A qualifying visa-contingent escrow may be relevant. Explain genuine provider and acquisition conditions rather than presenting every planned service as already available. Mixing personal collateral with enterprise assets does not make that debt qualifying investment capital.
What else is on your mind?
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.