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SAINT-MATHIEU · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does paying an adviser for priority Gold Card handling change the eligibility requirements?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. A private service charge does not remove EB-1 or EB-2 eligibility, admissibility or visa-availability conditions.

Identify what the faster service actually does

The provider may promise faster work within its own control. Do not present that private deliverable as a government determination, a waived requirement or a guaranteed favourable outcome.

Before paying a nonrefundable processing fee, ask questions whose answers do not depend on money. Eligibility depends on the programme’s substantive conditions, not the invoice format. Ask whether any sponsorship withdrawal or transfer request has actually been submitted, and what the official notice says. The question to put to anyone promoting this is simple and specific: which classification is being used, and does the applicant meet its requirements. The route runs on top of classifications that already exist and already have criteria, and those criteria are not waived by paying. Identify the individual applicant and immigration basis before deciding who may supply funds. Gold Card is not a conventional visa and does not replace admissibility, visa availability, or the required underlying classification. Someone with a prior overstay, a refused U.S. application or a pending criminal matter in Canada should have those reviewed before paying anything.

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