Signing does not itself authorize U.S. employment.
Assess the actual activity and process
Review the real duties and appropriate permission before relying on closing dates. Commercial control and immigration authorization are different questions.
Build a dated review file around the contract deadlines, escrow release, money trail, business opening sequence, visa application materials, and travel plan. Construct a closing calendar that distinguishes refundable escrow, irrevocable commitment, visa steps, authorized entry, enterprise opening, and the investor’s first work activity. Its practical purpose is to decide which event must occur before money is irretrievably committed and before the enterprise activity begins, rather than to collect papers with no stated issue. Hypothetical example: a specialty tea-blending studio has a non-refundable equipment deadline before its lease and supplier approvals are final. Place equipment and lease deadlines beside every contingency and immigration step before allowing commercial pressure to dictate when funds become non-refundable. Confirm lawful funds and negotiated conditions, time irrevocable payments with the transaction, then keep operational work after the investor has proper authorization. A recurring problem is letting a seller's deadline force a payment without a clear record of the risk and contingency. The investor's capital must be committed beyond easy withdrawal and exposed to commercial loss. The enterprise must be real and not marginal, while the investor must develop and direct it; E-2 itself does not provide a permanent-residence outcome. Revise the sequence if closing terms, escrow release, travel, visa status, supplier approvals, or the intended opening date changes.