Expect to provide Form I-140G supporting documents plus identity, admissibility, background-check and any additional materials requested through the official process.
Prepare source-of-funds evidence proactively
Mr. Whitfield should follow the current official instructions after paying the processing fee, including the USCIS prompt to complete Form I-140G with supporting documents, rather than assuming an unofficial document list is complete.
Keep a dated evidence file of official program pages, FAQs, application instructions, payment directions, and any receipt or correspondence issued by the government. Alongside it, prepare ordinary identity and civil-status documents only to the extent the current official instructions require them. Hypothetical example: A water-treatment equipment exporter saves a broker’s brochure but not the government webpage that identifies the U.S. government as recipient. The brochure cannot settle where payment is to go; the dated official material can. Record the sender account, the authorized recipient, the currency, and transaction references before moving money. If terms are changed or clarified, preserve the old version too, so the decision record shows what information was relied upon at each step.
Retain bank confirmations, receipts, and correspondence in a file that clearly identifies the applicant, amount, recipient, and date. If a third party assists administratively, keep evidence that its role did not redirect the required government payment to a private account.
Store the official receipt separately from marketing material, so a later reviewer can immediately distinguish verified program evidence from an intermediary’s description.