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SYLVAN LAKE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Is the corporate transfer charge the only cost of replacing the employee?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The official terms require a new background check and make reuse conditional; the 5% charge is not automatic approval for the replacement person.

Do not price a conditional transfer as a completed approval

Read the applicable terms and official instructions for the actual replacement. Keep the 1% annual maintenance obligation and any individual or family charges distinguishable. A company should not promise a cleared replacement merely because it budgets a transfer charge.

The official material describes a nonrefundable processing fee of fifteen thousand United States dollars per person, payable to begin the process, and then, after successful vetting, a gift made by the applicant to the U.S. government. The official program description sets a processing fee and a gift amount for the principal and separate amounts for each accompanying spouse and child, and describes a distinct corporate track with its own figures. The sensible order is to confirm the underlying classification first, verify the current official terms and amounts second, satisfy the household that the nonrefundable portion is acceptable third, and only then begin.