The handover date does not determine the immigration outcome. Review the actual transfer procedure and the replacement’s progress before committing to a move.
Allow the two timelines to differ
A company’s staffing need does not eliminate vetting or visa availability. Do not promise that an outgoing employee’s departure makes a successor’s permission effective automatically.
Verify the official terms on the day and understand the order of events before committing to a sale timetable. Follow medical timing instructions so that examination validity fits the actual visa process. Address the actual deadline promptly with the responsible process and review the available lawful funds. Set out the current official sequence for application, vetting, gift payment, underlying immigration processing, each family member’s requirements, and any proposed travel. The government gift is requested after successful vetting; an internal payment calendar does not establish completion of that review. The gift follows vetting rather than preceding it, so nobody should transfer a seven-figure sum on an assurance that vetting will go well, and every step should be checked against the official programme materials on the day. The official corporate transfer mechanism has conditions and new vetting; a pending application is not simply a transferable asset.