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Hypothetical example: a Macdonald applicant receives a contract describing a senior role, a future business launch or an expected financial return. The document matters, but its wording is only part of the assessment. Compare each promise with the actual duties, resources, rights and immigration conditions that would make the arrangement work.
The six pathways address different arrangements. TN concerns eligible citizens performing listed temporary professional work. L-1A and L-1B concern qualifying company transfers and actual roles. E-2 concerns a qualifying treaty investor and enterprise. EB-5 concerns immigrant investment capital and jobs. Gold Card follows official gift-based terms linked to individual immigration requirements. A commercial contract does not itself establish any of these classifications.
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Prepare a two-column comparison: what the agreement says and what supporting evidence exists now. Identify future events explicitly, including hiring, funding, closing and customer delivery. Do not turn an expectation into a completed fact because the contract uses definite language. The practical question is which eligibility condition each record supports.
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Mark duties, ownership rights, financial commitments and proposed start events in the actual agreement.
Identify what is already true and the genuine records that support it.
Separate projected hiring, financing or approvals from completed steps.
Assess the applicable route and individual permissions before treating a contractual date as authority to proceed.
Bring the actual proposed agreement and identify the provisions that affect the applicant’s work, control or financial exposure. A review can begin before the proposal is fully documented. Explain uncertainties directly so the consultation can distinguish a missing record from a substantive problem with the arrangement.
Find your pathwayOrganize the Macdonald consultation around decisions that remain open: the scope of the role, the source of investment funds and which commitments depend on immigration outcomes. Confirm the requested review scope. Commercial advice, immigration eligibility and permission to begin an activity require their own assessment.
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No. Assess the actual arrangement and the evidence for the classification’s requirements, including conditions the agreement cannot determine.
Describe genuine plans accurately and distinguish them from completed facts. A projection can be relevant without being presented as an accomplished result.
No. A private agreement does not grant immigration status or work permission. Review the actual authorization before performing the activity.
Identify provisions that affect duties, control, money and timing, then connect them to the facts and permissions that still need assessment.
Editorial source review: 2026-09-07.
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