No. The government reviews each employee individually: their own vetting, their own admissibility, their own EB-1 or EB-2 determination, and their own visa availability. Sponsorship by the same company does not merge the files or transfer a favourable finding from one employee to the other.
Choosing which employee to file first when both cannot go at once
If the company stages the applications, compare document readiness, likely category and visa availability, budget and each employee’s personal circumstances. Record the reason for sequencing without assuming the first result predicts the second. Payment also occurs in stages: processing fees first, gifts when instructed after successful vetting. A board budget can reserve the full amount without sending all gifts at once.
The official Gold Card outcome remains subject to EB-1 or EB-2 eligibility as appropriately determined, admissibility and visa availability. The qualifying gift is expressly treated as evidence under specified EB-1 and EB-2 provisions; it does not guarantee approval, and lawful-permanent-residence eligibility, admissibility and visa availability still matter. The underlying EB-1 or EB-2 classification evidence, admissibility material, and availability analysis need their own sections. The processing fee, the vetting requirement and ordinary admissibility all apply regardless of the ability to pay.
The common mistake is treating a paid vendor invoice as government approval.