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Our launch date depends on my start in the US — can the staged process be pinned to it?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The gift is paid only when instructed after successful vetting, and the case then turns on the EB-1 or EB-2 determination and visa availability. Official descriptions in weeks are descriptive, not a guarantee. A corporate timetable, however firm internally, creates no immigration deadline.

Planning a US start date around a staged process

Imagine a hypothetical Nevada subsidiary that has signed a lease starting in March. Nothing in the sequence guarantees admission by then, and a scheduled interview is not certainty either. Plan the business around the possibility of delay: interim coverage for the role, and no commitment that requires your physical presence before admission. Work is generally authorized once residence is granted on admission, not while the case is pending. If you already hold a separate work authorization, assess its scope independently; the pending Gold Card case does not expand it.

Recover the original message and identify its sender, issue date, requested action, deadline, receipt or case number, and official response channel. Verify the current official terms first; a legitimate process does not depend on transferring funds before the conditions can be checked.