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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RITCHOT · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Should a processing-fee receipt be recorded as proof the gift was completed?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Processing and the gift are separate stages and obligations.

Use accurate payment descriptions

Follow official instructions after successful vetting for the gift. A fee receipt should not be relabelled to imply a later stage or immigration outcome.

Retain the relevant official terms, communications and payment records, with a clear connection to the sponsored employee and any later action. USCIS requires full certified English translations of foreign-language evidence; check the separate consular language rules for that stage. A first review should assemble the applicable EB eligibility evidence, identity and family records, verified source documents, and the official payment instruction. Where a document is requested or a payment is described, confirm through official channels that the request is genuine and that the mechanism is the official one. Record the payment channel exactly as the official site describes it and keep the bank confirmation showing the recipient, the amount and the date.

The official program instructions current on that date, written identification of who receives each payment and under what conditions, a per-person breakdown for the household, and a statement of what happens to any payment if the application is refused or withdrawn.