Follow the official current instructions for what financial and identity documentation is actually requested. Farm or business valuations may be relevant to planning how funds will be raised, but that is distinct from whatever the official process itself requires.
Match documentation to what the current process actually asks for
Avoid assembling an extensive personal net-worth package unless the official instructions call for it. Focus first on the identity, eligibility, and funding documentation the process specifies, and treat farm or business valuation work as a separate planning exercise for the household's own funding decision.
Follow the portal's staged requests instead of assembling a generic wealth dossier. Start with accurate identity, family, and payment information. At the initial online stage, pay the nonrefundable DHS processing charge of US$15,000. Once that payment has settled, USCIS issues the prompt to complete Form I-140G, the "Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program," with supporting records. Vetting occurs afterward; the government asks for the US$1 million gift only after vetting. Gather documents supporting the asserted EB-1 or EB-2 classification and an explainable funding route, but never label the case EB-5. Recheck official instructions before transferring anything. The usual mistake is substituting asset valuations for requested eligibility evidence.
Hypothetical example: A trucking-company shareholder outside Strathroy-Caradoc considers selling shares to fund the program. He organizes passports, corporate ownership, tax and sale records, bank routing evidence, and classification materials in separate folders. He uploads only what the official stage requests, preserves each portal notice, and does not send a gift alongside the initial fee. A company valuation helps decide whether to sell; it is not presented as proof that USCIS has completed vetting.