Relevant role documents and examples of actual decisions can show the arrangement.
Use the authority that exists
Distinguish routine recommendations from decisions the applicant is empowered to make. An organization chart should be supported by the real responsibilities, not an invented hierarchy.
The signed lease and occupancy evidence, incorporation and ownership documents, financial statements or funding commitments, the staffing plan with dates, any executed customer or supplier agreements, and payroll records once hiring starts. The signed joint-venture or operating agreement with its governance provisions, the U.S. entity's formation documents and ownership register, board or manager appointments, and bank-account signing authority. Payroll records covering the relied-upon period should show full-time hours and consistent pay, and an organizational chart or role description from before and after the layoff should show the executive returned to the same or an equivalent qualifying position rather than a materially different one. Ingrid's file therefore needs evidence of actual operations on both sides of the border: invoices issued and paid, contracts performed, payroll records, insurance in force on operating equipment, and tax filings that show revenue rather than nil returns. The evidence lives in documents the company already possesses or can obtain: incorporation records, the share register, the purchase agreement for the Michigan operation, and financial statements showing trading activity on both sides of the border.