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A French River buyer acquiring contracts and assets can prepare an acquisition summary showing what is effective, what remains conditional and how the enterprise will operate. This is more informative than presenting a customer count as established revenue.
Separate the list, the contract and the transfer
Identify what the seller has agreed to provide and any conditions affecting the buyer’s ability to use it. Distinguish a contact list from an existing agreement and that agreement from a completed transfer. Use the actual signed terms and confirmations rather than declaring every customer retained. Where the parties disagree, describe the issue instead of selecting the version that produces the strongest forecast.
Trace the capital and operating authority
Show the lawful funding path and substantial capital committed at risk, with no universal E-2 minimum amount. The applicant needs relevant treaty nationality and an enterprise generally at least 50% owned by nationals of that country. Development and direction can arise through at least 50% ownership or genuine operational control through a managerial position or another corporate device. Acquired contracts do not themselves establish those ownership and authority facts. Funds secured by enterprise assets do not qualify as investor capital on that basis.
Rebuild the forecast from rights and resources the business can support
Explain how the enterprise will deliver to customers, meet expenses and satisfy the real nonmarginality requirement: more than minimal living for the investor and family or the applicable significant economic contribution standard. Mark future consents and revenues as assumptions. The applicant must intend to leave when E status ends, and a commercial closing does not authorize U.S. operating work. Keep the immigration plan aligned with genuine changes in the acquisition.
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.