It may affect evidence preparation, but it does not grant immigration permission or fix government processing time.
Plan from the actual remaining steps
Review what the response establishes, resolve material gaps and follow the appropriate visa or status process. Do not treat a completed funding chart as authorization to work in the acquired enterprise.
Begin state licensure early, then structure the purchase so the funds are committed through completed expenditures, an unconditional closing, or a binding escrow conditioned on E-2 visa issuance. Form the company and secure the lease and licences first, spend or escrow the funds so they are committed, hire the first technician, then apply; do not begin working in the business until admitted in E-2 status. 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. E-2 permits an investor to be in the process of investing, but the capital relied upon must be irrevocably committed and at risk; refundable or freely withdrawable funds may not satisfy that condition. After closing, the practical sequence runs from irrevocable commitment of the funds, to assembling the source and path evidence, to the application itself, with processing times depending on the route.