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FORT ERIE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Can the employer guarantee a replacement’s start from the prior case timeline?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The new person’s actual process and eligibility require assessment. A previous timeline does not determine the next outcome.

Plan from confirmed events

Keep employment and family commitments tied to actual permission and official instructions rather than an assumed automatic handover.

Read the official terms and record the date, choose the individual or corporate framework, settle who is joining, obtain legal advice on admissibility and category eligibility, pay the processing fee, complete vetting, and only then is the gift payable. Assess EB-1 or EB-2 eligibility first, read the current official terms second, obtain a licensed U.S. immigration attorney's view on admissibility third, and consider the nonrefundable processing fee only after those three steps. After submission, the applicant should expect identity and background checks, review of the eligibility basis, and the steps that any immigrant process involves before status is granted. The official FAQ currently says the process should take weeks, but it gives no guaranteed completion date, and permanent residence still depends on EB-1 or EB-2 visa availability and standard immigrant processing. What is not optional is re-verifying the official terms immediately before each irreversible step, because a recently created framework can publish clarifications that change amounts, sequence or eligibility.