Identify the appraised asset, actual ownership and the transaction the record is intended to support.
Use the appraisal for its actual scope
Read the date, subject and assumptions and connect them with genuine investment documents. Do not treat an estimate about a different asset or owner as proof of the applicant’s own qualifying capital.
Read the appraisal’s subject, effective date, valuation method, assumptions, and named owner before deciding what it proves. Then connect it to purchase agreements, deeds, subscription records, contribution documents, bank transfers, and the new commercial enterprise’s books. An explanation should state whether the appraisal supports a contributed asset, collateral history, project context, or something else. Independently trace the applicant’s lawful source and path of capital. The file must still establish either the US$1,050,000 standard amount or the US$800,000 amount for an eligible targeted employment area or infrastructure project, at-risk investment, ten qualifying full-time jobs, and management or policy participation. Choose Form I-526E for a regional-center investment or Form I-526 for a direct case.
Hypothetical example: A specialty-berry processor from Rivière-Éternité contributes proceeds from selling personally owned machinery into a direct venture. The appraisal names that machinery and predates the arm’s-length sale; sale documents, tax records, and bank statements then trace the proceeds into the enterprise. A separate project appraisal covering land owned by another party is labelled as background only. The investor’s Form I-526 record does not blend those two valuations. Each exhibit is assigned an evidentiary purpose, preventing the project’s property value from masquerading as her own contribution.