Coordinate appointments with the actual official stage and instructions.
Avoid treating a quoted schedule as an official guarantee
A provider’s estimate does not determine interview availability or the outcome of required steps. Track the instructions for the actual applicants and do not promise a shared move date simply because expenses have been prepaid.
Anchor appointments to official milestones, not a private provider’s promised calendar. Submit the online application and US$15,000 nonrefundable DHS processing payment first; after the payment settles, respond to the USCIS prompt to file Form I-140G, then monitor the verified channel for vetting updates. Move the required US$1 million United States gift only following the post-vetting request. Schedule medical, visa, travel, or document events when the responsible authority’s instructions make them appropriate, leaving flexible arrangements where possible. Classification under EB-1 or EB-2 remains subject to substantive qualification, admissibility review, and available visa numbers, so no bundled timetable guarantees completion. Recheck the official program directions before each payment and never treat this gift sequence as EB-5 investment processing. A common error is booking an entire household around dates invented by an intermediary.
Hypothetical example: An agri-technology founder from Larouche receives a consultant’s calendar containing medical, interview, and travel dates before vetting has concluded. She treats it as a planning draft only, keeps refundable reservations where available, and waits for authenticated instructions before each appointment. Her own tracker separates submission, DHS fee confirmation, I-140G prompting, gift request, medical direction, and visa-stage notices without assigning guaranteed dates.