How to build defensible hiring and job creation projections for L-1A, E-2, EB-1C, and EB-5 business plans — with the documentation adjudicators expect.
Job Creation Projections in a Visa Business Plan: Getting the Numbers Right
Job creation is where adjudicators check whether a plan is grounded or aspirational. Round numbers that grow smoothly year over year — 5, 10, 15, 20 — signal that nobody did the math.
Start with the operating driver: covers served, units shipped, tickets closed, clients managed. Then derive the staff required.
Each consultant serves 8 active clients - Year 2 projects 34 active clients → 4.25 consultants → hire 4, with the fifth in Q4 - One operations coordinator per 6 consultants - Management layer added when direct reports exceed 7
Now the number has a reason behind it, and the reason survives an RFE.