Keep relevant versions and identify the currently governing terms.
Explain the amendment accurately
Do not rely on superseded conditions or hide a material change. The review should understand what now happens to the funds.
Hypothetical example: a mobile planetarium operator has two escrow instructions with different release triggers. The review should place both in date order, identify the governing version, and match bank evidence to it. A receipt alone cannot show what contractual risk the investor presently bears.
For E-2, confirm treaty nationality, a treaty-national enterprise, capital committed irrevocably and exposed to commercial risk, and a real operating enterprise that is not marginal. A transaction’s label or expected closing date cannot replace those elements.
The first document review should produce a dated evidence index. For every important statement, identify the record that proves it, who created it, when it was signed, and whether a later document changed it. Compare names, dates, money amounts, duties, ownership, and locations across the file. When records conflict, obtain a correct present explanation and retain the earlier version; an unexplained mismatch can be more damaging than a disclosed update.
Before relying on the packet, compare the final index with the current facts and identify any missing primary record. The decision is whether the file now tells one accurate, dated story or still depends on an assumption that needs evidence. For E-2, compare that conclusion with the present commitment terms, enterprise control, commercial exposure, and nonmarginality evidence before choosing the next step.