No. The official process and individual requirements still need assessment.
Keep employer judgment and government judgment separate
A promotion does not establish vetting, classification, admissibility or visa availability. Record the actual sponsorship and evidence.
Employment-based first and second preference categories have their own substantive requirements about the nature of the applicant's ability, achievements, or the position and employer involved. The described Gold Card contribution leaves permanently and is associated with background vetting and eligibility for lawful permanent residence through EB-1 or EB-2 rather than with an enterprise. Begin by identifying the applicant, the source of the proposed payment, the official recipient, and the independent immigrant category that still needs support. Keep a dated copy of the official program page, eligibility instructions, payment directions, identity records, and any correspondence issued through the official channel. The gift is treated as evidence relevant to the specified category basis, but the applicant still must be eligible for lawful permanent residence, admissible, and have a visa available; approval is not guaranteed. The payment runs from the applicant to the U.S. government and buys neither a classification nor relief from any ground of inadmissibility, so the personal track is not a formality that money can shorten.