Gold card application form is now available

[OldUser 11,103]

Here it is:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-140g

 

Note the hefty $15K filing fee

[appleblossom 5,534]

Will be interesting to see how many people apply for this, I can't imagine many will when they could do EB-5 instead (also a super quick process) and potentially get their money back. 

[mam521 2,823]

Most companies would classify this as bribery, no?  There's laws against that...

 

[PokuPoku 52]

5 hours ago, mam521 said:

There's laws

Not since Trump took office.

[Deagle 511]

I wonder if they would process applications for petitioners from one of the 19 countries.

[Lemonslice 5,372]

9 hours ago, mam521 said:

Most companies would classify this as bribery, no?  There's laws against that...

 

I think the current administration sees it as a feature, not a bug. 

[rbv_shard 51]

9 hours ago, mam521 said:

Most companies would classify this as bribery, no?  There's laws against that...

 

Bribes benefit someone personally.  Taxes go to the government.  This is the latter.

I'm not saying selling visas for cash ethically different than soliciting bribes.... but anti-bribery statutes do see a difference when the recipient is the government.

[mam521 2,823]

18 hours ago, rbv_shard said:

Bribes benefit someone personally.  Taxes go to the government.  This is the latter.

I'm not saying selling visas for cash ethically different than soliciting bribes.... but anti-bribery statutes do see a difference when the recipient is the government.

The worry is the wording.  Unrestricted and gift do not equate to taxes.  Sounds like free invitation "appropriate funds for personal gain". Unrestricted or not, I wanna see where these funds are going.  

[igoyougoduke 1,743]

On 12/11/2025 at 2:42 AM, OldUser said:

Here it is:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-140g

 

Note the hefty $15K filing fee

wait is this even legal ?

[OldUser 11,103]

14 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

wait is this even legal ?

The fee or GC? Either way, I'm not a guy in Supreme Court and not even a lawyer to make this determination

Edited Sunday at 03:41 PM by OldUser

[igoyougoduke 1,743]

On 12/14/2025 at 9:40 AM, OldUser said:

The fee or GC? Either way, I'm not a guy in Supreme Court and not even a lawyer to make this determination

i mean the GC. this looks like a backdoor entry for rich people in Eb1 category. Calling ultra rich as extraordinary 

[appleblossom 5,534]

35 minutes ago, igoyougoduke said:

i mean the GC. this looks like a backdoor entry for rich people in Eb1 category. Calling ultra rich as extraordinary 

 

There's already the EB-5 that requires $900k - $1.8M, that's been around since the 90's. Which is why I can't see the point of this really and I'm not sure how many will go for it. 

[OldUser 11,103]

21 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

There's already the EB-5 that requires $900k - $1.8M, that's been around since the 90's. Which is why I can't see the point of this really and I'm not sure how many will go for it. 

What if EB-5 will be scrutinized more / denied at higher rate with consular officer gently suggesting "gold card" as a solution?

Edited 9 hours ago by OldUser