Where relevant, explain how the genuine arrangements work together. The description should distinguish delegated duties from the applicant’s actual authority.
Resolve inconsistent responsibility statements
Do not claim both that the manager controls every decision and that the investor retains powers the documents do not grant. The investment and direction assessment needs the real structure.
Corporate records for both companies, including share registers and any parent-subsidiary agreements; U.S. bank statements showing funds arriving and being spent; contracts signed on behalf of the U.S. entity; and a written description of who performs which functions in each country. On the enterprise side: signed purchase agreement, three years of financial statements and returns, the client management agreements, the payroll register and employment records, any lease or premises documents, licences held, and a business plan where current income needs supplementing to show capacity. Include the signed exercise notice, proof it was delivered and accepted as the contract requires, wire records, escrow instructions, closing statement, updated share ledger, board consents, and agreements showing current voting or operational rights. Ask for the articles or formation documents, the current ownership register, titles and financing statements for vehicles and equipment, the premises lease with any landlord consent to assignment, the customer or service-maintenance contracts and their change-of-control clauses, and any insurance certificates and bonding.