Update the available-funds and transaction account and review the actual commercial and immigration stage.
Avoid retaining a completed-payment claim
A promised release date does not prove receipt or authorize US operations. Keep the case consistent with the actual funding status.
Set milestones — contracts closed out, new lease signed, funds transferred, projections revised — instead of a single promised filing date. Sequence the property closing, transfer of the applicant’s share, business commitments, visa preparation, and planned opening by their actual contractual dependencies. Commitment may be shown by completed expenditures or closing, but official guidance also permits a binding escrow that releases the purchase funds when the E-2 visa is issued. The purchase agreement can be signed and the funds placed in escrow with release conditioned on visa issuance, which shows commitment without losing the money if the visa is refused. The practical trigger is when realized funds are committed and at risk, the enterprise is ready to operate or credibly close to it, and the funding trail is documented. Plan in the order the transaction can actually occur: source records, entity and agreement, commitment of funds, business evidence, application, and admission planning. The usual structure closes into escrow with release conditional on the visa, which commits the funds without leaving the buyer with a business they cannot enter.