Work submitted for a milestone.

[robertanicai]

Hi all, newbie here. Just wondering, if a contract has 4 milestones, and I had submitted the work for the first milestone, no answer from the client, does the money get funded to me automatically from the escrow as usually or do I need to complete the 3 other milestones for this to happen? Thanks in advance!

[martina_plaschka]

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Robert Constantin A wrote:

Hi all, newbie here. Just wondering, if a contract has 4 milestones, and I had submitted the work for the first milestone, no answer from the client, does the money get funded to me automatically from the escrow as usually or do I need to complete the 3 other milestones for this to happen? Thanks in advance!

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No, the client has to approve the first and activate and/or fund the next one. You do not submit any more work until this is done. If the client never answers, that's fine. Do nothing. They know where to find you. 

[AleksandarD]

Hi Robert,

While working on a Fixed-Price Contract, to ensure that you are payment protected on Upwork, we always recommend that you only submit work for the fixed-price contract through the contract page by clicking on the "Request for payment" button. By doing so, your client has 14-days to review the work that you have submitted. If they don't come back within 14-days, the money in escrow will automatically be paid to your account. You can check this help article for more information about Fixed-Price payment protection.

Thank you.