Follow the actual official instructions after vetting rather than infer a payment date from a prepared spreadsheet.
Separate readiness and authorization to pay
Processing, instructed gifts and completed residence are different stages. A funded budget does not guarantee a decision date or mean every family case has reached the same point.
Nothing in the official material promises a processing time, and the route proceeds through EB-1 or EB-2 subject to visa availability, which is published in the Visa Bulletin and outside anyone's control. The appeal of a payment-based route is usually the hope of removing uncertainty, and that hope should be tested against the published process rather than against an intermediary's estimate. Track the official application steps, requested evidence, vetting, any eligibility adjudication, visa availability, and final immigration process separately. The payment schedule cannot supply work permission or an assured move date while official eligibility, availability or admissibility questions remain unresolved. Anyone urging a payment before that assessment, or promising a guaranteed approval or fixed timeline, is describing something the official material does not. Give the employer a conditional sequence instead of a date: application filed, vetting completed, determination made, visa available, interview attended, admission granted, work begins. If an expected transfer is delayed, preserve the confirmation and reassess the timetable before assuming a private payment changes the official sequence.