Do not count the same funds repeatedly. Identify the actual amount committed to the qualifying enterprise.
Reconcile movements and contribution
Several transfers may describe one funding path rather than multiple contributions. Review actual payments, risk and obligations; a larger transaction sum cannot replace an accurate investment account.
Follow the economic contribution, not the gross movement through bank accounts. Build a ledger that marks internal transfers as transfers and counts each dollar only when it becomes an actual qualifying commitment to the enterprise. Match deposits, escrow releases, purchase payments, lease obligations, and equipment orders to source records; keep professional charges and recoverable balances in separate categories. The case must show treaty nationality, at least 50 percent qualifying ownership, and the investor’s development and direction through ownership or operational control. Funds need to be lawful, substantial for the business, irrevocably committed, and exposed to commercial loss in a genuine nonmarginal operation. A larger sum of debits cannot cure those conditions, and E-2 provides no direct permanent-residence path.
Hypothetical example: a Magog landscaping-equipment renter moves the same savings from a credit union to a currency account, then to his Canadian corporation, before wiring the American company. Adding all three debits would triple the apparent investment. He should count the amount actually committed under the equipment contracts and lease, explain every intermediary movement, and retain the originating statements. His budget must also distinguish exchange costs and advice from capital placed at risk in the operating rental business.