1. certification of incorporation; 2. articles of incorporation; 3. certificate of merger or consolidation; 4. partnership agreement; 5. certificate of limited partnership; 6. joint venture agreement; 7. business trust agreement; 8. business license; 9. any document to prove the investment capital has been transferred to the business, such as bank statement, assets purchased, property transferred from abroad, or debts secured by the investor’s assets, loan, mortgage agreement, promissory note and security agreement; 10. personal and business tax returns for the past 5 years; 11. documents to identify other source of funds through lawful means; 12. certified copy of all pending governmental civil or criminal actions and proceedings, and any private civil actions involving money judgment against investor within the past 15 years; 13. documents for 10 qualifying employees, such as tax records, Form I-9s; 14. if 10 qualifying employees has not been hired, a comprehensive business plan showing that no fewer than 10 employees will be hired in a approximate dates within the next two years; 15. a detailed job description of the alien investor; 16. evidence that alien investor is a corporate officer, or a member of board of director; 17. evidence that alien investor is engaged in direct management or policy making activities; 18. if investment in a high unemployment area, boundaries of the subdivision and methods by which the statistics were gathered; 19. in investment in a targeted employment area, evidence of the location of the new commercial enterprise for a rural area 20. documentation of business activities for the new commercial enterprise |
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