V I S A F I N A N C I A L S

Financial Evidence Specialist

Source of Funds Reports That Trace Every Dollar, From Lawful Origin to Investment

An immigration officer must be able to follow your money from where it was earned to where it was invested, without gaps or unexplained transfers. We construct that complete paper trail, document by document, and prepare an index-ready audit report your attorney can file directly.

Source of Funds vs. Source of Wealth

Source of Funds (SOF): Identifies the exact origin of the specific capital invested (e.g. proceeds of a real estate sale, accumulated executive salary, dividend disbursement, or family gift).

Source of Wealth (SOW): Demonstrates how the investor accumulated overall net worth over their career or lifespan (e.g. corporate leadership, inheritance, equity growth).

EB-5 petitions routinely require proof of both. E-2 and other investment categories demand an incontrovertible trail proving the funds are lawfully earned and under the investor's control.

Our 4-Step Tracing Methodology

Step 01

Lawful Origin

How the capital was initially created: employment income, corporate dividends, real estate sale, inheritance, gift deed, or bank loan secured by personal assets.

Step 02

Accumulation & Holding

Where the money resided prior to movement: bank statements, investment portfolios, deposit certificates, and company equity ledgers.

Step 03

Cross-Border Transfer Trail

Every intermediate hop: currency conversions, international wire transfers, intermediary bank accounts, and foreign exchange compliance filings (e.g. RBI Form A2).

Step 04

Commercial Deployment

Deposit into the enterprise or EB-5 escrow account, tying out precisely to the dollar amount in the petition business plan.

Sources of Capital We Document

Capital Source	Typical Evidence Prepared & Indexed
Salary & Savings	Employment letters, pay stubs, income tax returns (ITRs/W-2s), multi-year bank statements showing steady accumulation.
Business Profits & Dividends	Audited company financial statements, dividend declarations, board resolutions, corporate tax returns, ownership records.
Property Sale	Original acquisition deeds, sale agreement, property valuation, proof of tax paid, bank statements receipt of proceeds.
Family Gifts	Notarized gift deed or declaration, proof of donor's lawful source of funds, transfer confirmation, relationship evidence.
Secured Loans	Loan agreement, evidence of collateral owned by investor, bank disbursement slips, proof that enterprise assets are not pledged.
Investments, Stocks & Crypto	Brokerage statements, sale notes, capital gains returns; for crypto: exchange trade logs, wallet addresses, and fiat exit ramps.

Source of Funds Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Consular officers and USCIS require proof that invested funds were lawfully obtained and belong to the applicant. A clearly indexed SOF report prevents burdensome consular follow-up questionnaires and RFEs.

Yes, provided the gift is irrevocable, genuine, and the donor's own funds are comprehensively documented as coming from a lawful source. We document both the gift transaction and the donor's historical accumulation.

Yes. Many immigration law firms outsource the labor-intensive funds tracing process to our senior financial analysts. We prepare the narrative report, fund-flow diagram, and exhibit index under your firm's letterhead.

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Source of Funds / Source of Wealth Analysis