The signed purchase agreement, escrow agreement, loan and security documents, corporate formation records, the lease or deed, and a business plan, together with bank statements tracing each dollar from its source. Drafts do not count; the officer needs executed versions or, for escrow, terms that bind the parties.
Collect executed documents and a money trail to match
The purchase agreement should be signed by both parties and show the price, what is being bought and any conditions, including a visa contingency if one is used. The escrow agreement must be executed and name the release triggers. For the money, assemble the closing statement from the Québec house sale, the bank statements showing the proceeds arriving and moving, the credit-line agreement and the statements showing the draw, and the exchange confirmations for conversion into U.S.
dollars. Each transfer should connect to the next without gaps a reader has to guess across. Add the U.S.
corporation's formation documents, its bank account statements showing the funds received, and the lease or deed for the premises. The business plan should use the seller's real historical figures for its base year and explain the assumptions behind any growth, with a staffing plan that names positions and seasons. Translate French documents and keep the originals available.