No. Payment does not itself confer status or a contractor licence. Under the current official framework, a successful applicant receives lawful permanent resident status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa holder, which authorizes employment generally; state contractor licensing remains a separate requirement. Re-verify those terms before paying.
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The current official framework rests on a nonrefundable processing fee followed, after vetting, by a gift to the government; it uses existing EB-1 or EB-2 classifications rather than creating a freestanding statutory category. A successful applicant receives lawful permanent resident status, subject to eligibility, admissibility and visa availability. Permanent residence authorizes employment generally, but it does not authorize a person to act as a general contractor where state law requires licensing, examinations, bonding or insurance.
The business also needs any required registration, tax accounts and workers' compensation coverage. Payment alone is not approval, so a builder should not plan a first project around the payment date. The correct order is: verify the official terms, complete adjudication, obtain state licensing, and only then commit to clients.