Collect identity and family information, the precise proposal being considered and questions about eligibility, funding and the current instructions. Follow official directions for the subsequent USCIS forms and supporting evidence.
Use a dated official reference
The official website explains that applicants receive further USCIS instructions after the initial payment step. Review those requirements before assuming another investor file can be reused unchanged. Keep a record of which version of the instructions informed the plan. An adviser’s checklist should correspond to the actual process rather than replace the government’s current directions.
The family file should contain birth certificates, parent-child and marriage evidence, passports, marital-status records, prior petitions, notices, admission history, and the dates needed for any CSPA analysis. For anything filed with USCIS, a foreign-language document needs a full English translation carrying the translator’s certification of competence and completeness under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3); a consular process may instruct otherwise, so the instruction itself belongs in the file beside the document. Alongside the funds narrative, expect the ordinary civil record to be requested: birth, marriage and any divorce or death certificates, police records from countries of long residence, and identity documents in every name the applicant has used.