Not necessarily. The illustration may exclude immigration services, household costs or items specific to your proposed operation, and not every cost is automatically treated the same in the investment assessment.
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For each amount, note its basis, recipient and payment terms. Ask which figures depend on premises or financing not yet selected. A more complete budget helps expose assumptions without representing a particular total as sufficient for immigration approval.
Hypothetical example: A Canadian citizen plans a U.S. workshop that restores vintage bicycles and has a modest equipment budget but significant leasehold improvements. The first review categorizes every amount as committed enterprise spending, refundable deposit, personal living expense, professional fee, or unselected estimate. Signed lease terms, contractor invoices, equipment contracts, and payment records settle the category. Sequence the transaction by confirming the proposed business, reviewing the risks in each agreement, and then funding items that the investor cannot simply reverse. A problem arises when personal moving expenses or a lawyer's invoice are counted as business capital, or when a seller-financed balance has no personal risk. There is no fixed E-2 investment figure; the amount is assessed against the cost and nature of this enterprise. The capital must be committed to a real operation, exposed to loss, and sufficient with the plan to avoid a marginal outcome. Keep this E2 costs record aligned with final filing facts and issued source materials, then preserve a dated copy internally before formal submission for future reference and review by responsible staff if questions arise later.