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SAINTE-CÉCILE-DE-MILTON · E-2 FIELD GUIDE

Can a Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton buyer get the E-2 approved before spending the money?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No, and this is the sequencing question that surprises most first-time investors. The investment has to be in place, irrevocably committed and at risk, before the application is decided. What is possible is a carefully drafted arrangement in which the only remaining condition on release of the funds is the immigration decision itself.

The order of events is fixed, and only one condition may remain

Applicants reasonably want approval before parting with capital, and the classification does not permit it. Recognising that, practice has settled on an escrow structure that reconciles the two: the money is placed beyond the investor's control, and the escrow agent is instructed to release it to the seller if and when the visa issues, with no discretion left to the buyer. That is treated as commitment because the buyer cannot change her mind.

Hypothetical example: a purchaser from Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton asks whether she can file first, close in the spring, and open in time for the season. She can file first only in the sense that the file must show the capital already committed on those terms. The genuinely useful timetable works backwards from the season: instruct the escrow, complete the purchases that cannot be undone, gather the receipts, and only then apply.