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BÉGIN · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does a request for additional information mean a Bégin applicant’s approval is guaranteed afterward?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The request identifies further review; its exact scope and remaining conditions must be assessed.

Avoid reading a final outcome into an interim step

Respond to the actual issue and do not promise that any submission will produce approval. EB-1/EB-2 eligibility, admissibility and availability remain relevant regardless of how quickly the response is assembled.

Treat the information request as an unresolved checkpoint. Begin with the exact question, deadline and response channel, then identify which EB-1 or EB-2 classification fact, admissibility item or identity record remains open. At the online-application stage, pay the DHS processing charge of US$15,000, which is nonrefundable. USCIS later prompts Form I-140G. The government calls it the “Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program.” Only a successfully vetted applicant is asked to give US$1 million to the United States. That gift is not EB-5 investment capital, and supplying more information does not guarantee approval. Because official directions may change, re-verify them before sending documents or moving money.

Hypothetical example: A Bégin accounting-firm owner receives a request clarifying evidence offered for an EB-2 classification. She maps each requested point to a genuine record and explains any unavailable item instead of treating the request as a favourable decision. Her processing receipt confirms one procedural step only; it does not waive classification, admissibility or visa-availability review, and she waits for official post-vetting gift instructions.