Have the proposed terms reviewed before making that sequencing decision. Some qualifying arrangements involve an investment in process or escrow; it is not accurate to assume every purchase must be fully closed first.
Coordinate the agreement with the actual procedure
Identify who can revise closing and release conditions, then confirm the appropriate consular or status process for the applicant. Keep the proposed opening date separate from an expected government decision. Changes to ownership, funding or operations should be reassessed. Do not make the transaction irreversible solely to follow a generic timeline.
Holding funds in escrow against approval is the usual way of reconciling those two pressures, and it has to be drafted so the capital stays at risk rather than freely recoverable; confirm the treatment under current guidance before signing. Escrow bridges the two: the funds leave the buyers' control and sit with a third party under written instructions, so they are committed, while a defined release or return condition addresses the refusal scenario. Escrow released to the seller on issuance and returned only on refusal satisfies the requirement that capital be irrevocably committed while protecting the buyer, and it is the standard answer to this sequencing problem.