Understand the decision rights before relying on the partnership for an E-2 case. The application should reflect executed, current arrangements rather than a plan to allocate control once a visa is issued.
Check changes through closing
Compare final governance provisions with the ownership and operating narrative, especially if negotiation adds special veto or appointment rights. Review each partner’s application and travel needs separately. A shared business opening date does not guarantee simultaneous visa decisions or admission.
Explain how operations can proceed lawfully if one partner’s immigration steps remain unresolved. Compare the final governance provisions against the version the analysis was based on, and treat any change as requiring a fresh look. Negotiation routinely adds veto or appointment rights in the closing days, and those are precisely the terms deciding control.
Check the executed documents against the ownership and operating narrative before the application relies on either. Review each partner application and travel needs separately, since a shared opening date guarantees neither simultaneous decisions nor simultaneous admission. Explain how the business will operate lawfully if one partner immigration steps remain unresolved, and name the person who will hold operating authority in the interim.
Ask counsel to confirm the analysis against the signed version, noting its date.