The balance may show assets without tracing the actual invested money.
Identify the transactions behind the contribution
Explain where the relevant funds came from and how they moved to the investment. Do not assume that a high net worth eliminates the lawful-source and path analysis.
Trace the exact capital selected for investment, transaction by transaction. A year-end balance establishes only what an account held on one date; it does not explain wages, a business sale, a gift, a loan, currency conversion, intermediate accounts, or transfer into the new commercial enterprise. Gather tax, ownership, sale, banking, and remittance records that prove both lawful source and path. EB-5 also requires US$1,050,000 generally or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project, investment at risk, management or policy participation, and ten full-time positions for qualifying U.S. workers. Regional-center investors use Form I-526E; direct investors use Form I-526. The standard error is presenting wealth while leaving the contributed dollars untraceable.
Hypothetical example: A Larouche logging-equipment dealer sells company shares and later moves proceeds through two personal accounts before subscribing to a regional-center project. She obtains the share-purchase agreement, proof of original ownership, tax reporting, incoming sale wire, both intervening statements, conversion receipt, and project transfer. Her I-526E evidence follows those particular funds instead of relying on the large balance shown in December.