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BAIE-D'URFÉ · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Should the company transfer the gift as soon as the owner decides to apply?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Follow the official sequence and payment instructions. The initial application includes the nonrefundable processing fee; the gift is requested after successful vetting. Before moving funds, resolve the proposed payer and authority questions, and distinguish setting money aside from completing an instructed program payment.

Coordinate corporate approvals with the actual request

Prepare the internal decision process and banking arrangements without claiming that preparation constitutes immigration approval. After USCIS instructions arrive, follow the required portal and document steps and any subsequent payment directions. Additional review, interviews and visa availability can affect timing. Do not fix a corporate or family relocation date solely from the program’s general description of speed.

Assign responsibility for every record and deadline in writing, while ensuring the applicant retains copies of submissions, official notices, identity evidence, payment confirmations, and the employer’s reimbursement ledger. An applicant submits the application and processing fee, undergoes vetting, receives further instructions, makes the gift when told, and then proceeds toward permanent residence through the employment-based classification the authorities determine, which depends on a visa number being available under the Visa Bulletin. Where a family needs certainty by a specific date, that is a strong reason to have the conventional routes assessed in parallel, since TN, L-1, E-2 and EB-5 have published processing information and long records of practice.