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The buyer delays closing after gift instructions arrive. What should we do?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Compare the actual payment deadline with the revised closing and transfer dates, and contact the official process promptly if the requirement cannot be met. An enquiry does not automatically pause the deadline. Do not send money to an unverified alternative account or assume a sale agreement is equivalent to the instructed gift.

Plan for the delay without inventing a guarantee

Ask the bank and transaction adviser what funds are lawfully available and what conditions remain. Keep a dated record of the closing change and communications. Any permitted accommodation must come from the responsible process; an employer, buyer or adviser cannot promise it. Relocation and employment still require the actual immigration status and documents.

The published order is processing fee, vetting, gift on official instruction, and then the steps of the EB-1 or EB-2 immigrant process, ending in permanent residence after approval, visa availability and the remaining immigrant processing. The actual result depends on required submissions, vetting, eligibility, admissibility, and visa availability, and general processing language on a government page is not an individual guarantee for any specific applicant. Confirm current processing expectations from the official instructions, since an informally shared timeline may reflect someone else's specific case rather than a general rule.