No. Use the actual date conditional residence is obtained. Savings, investment transfer and petition approval are different events from acquiring that status.
Maintain the filing calendar from the status record
I-829 is generally filed during the 90 days before the second anniversary of conditional residence. The applicable residence process follows the investor petition and depends on eligibility and visa availability. Keep individual records for the family and do not calculate deadlines from a bank balance milestone or a project’s proposed return date.
A timing review should tie each business date to the record that permits the next step, leaving room to correct a material inconsistency before travel or work begins. The review must account for capital that remains at risk, the required job creation, and the later conditional-residence stage. A projected return or a successful first petition does not eliminate the evidence needed after conditional residence begins. Hypothetical example: a manufacturer of telescope mounts plans travel from a projected project payout rather than the conditional-residence record.
That order avoids committing the business to a date before the relevant condition is documented.