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MERCIER · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Can I book a permanent move as soon as the company approves the sponsorship resolution?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

An internal resolution is not immigration approval. The official review and visa-availability requirements remain.

Use the company decision as a preparation milestone

Coordinate the proposed employment and household plans around the actual case progress. Do not equate a signed corporate authorization, a payment or an optimistic project schedule with permission to live and work permanently in the United States.

The official page describes a process with fee, vetting, instructions and gift, followed by residence subject to visa availability. The Gold Card sequence is application and fee, vetting, gift, immigrant processing in EB-1 or EB-2, and admission on an immigrant visa, at which point permanent residence begins. Do not assume an extension unless the applicable process and actual official response support it. Use the actual case-specific eligibility analysis and official process rather than an unsupported promise. Financial capacity and business timing do not guarantee approval or visa availability. Run the private reimbursement schedule beside, never inside, the official sequence. Do not book a permanent move or begin work on the assumption that a transfer scheduled before a weekend completes the immigration process. Re-verify official application and payment directions before funds move, especially after banking delay.

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