Trump Gold Card Visa Attorneys

Trump Gold Card Visa

The new Trump Gold Card offers a path to U.S. permanent residence for qualifying applicants who complete government vetting and make a substantial financial gift to the U.S. government. The process requires a $15,000 nonrefundable processing fee and, after successful vetting, a $1 million gift to the U.S. government. After completing those steps, you may pursue permanent residence through the applicable employment-based immigration classification.

The Gold Card visa lawyers at Immigration Desk can help you determine whether this new program provides you with a path to permanent residence. Our attorneys focus solely on immigration law and have advised more than 15,000 corporate employers, investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals on immigration matters. We can evaluate the basis for your Gold Card application, identify potential obstacles, prepare your case, and guide you through the process of seeking permanent residence.

What Is President Trump’s Gold Card?

President Trump’s Gold Card is an immigration program that allows qualifying applicants who make a specified monetary gift to the U.S. government to seek lawful permanent residence through an employment-based (EB) immigrant visa. Executive Order 14351 established the Gold Card program, directing the federal government to treat the required gift as evidence indicating eligibility.

To qualify for an individual Gold Card, you generally must:

• Qualify for lawful permanent residence through the applicable EB-1 or EB-2 immigrant classification;
• Be admissible to the U.S.;
• Have an immigrant visa available under the applicable classification;
• Successfully complete required government vetting;
• Pay a $15,000 nonrefundable DHS processing fee; and
• Make a $1 million gift to the U.S. government.

How Do You Get a Gold Card Visa?

Getting a Gold Card involves a specific application process that your Gold Card visa lawyers can guide you through. You complete the application and vetting process, make the required gift, and then pursue permanent residence.

Submit Your Gold Card Application and Processing Fee

To begin, you submit an online Gold Card application and the non-refundable processing fee through the Gold Card portal. After your payment is settled, USCIS sends instructions to complete Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program, and submit supporting documents. That form asks you to provide information about:

• You,
• Your family members,
• Where you live,
• Your employment history,
• Your education,
• Your immigration history, and
• The source of the funds you will use to qualify.

When you apply, you must pay the $15,000 nonrefundable DHS processing fee for yourself and any qualifying family members that you include in the application.

Complete Government Vetting

After you submit your application and DHS receives your processing fee, USCIS conducts background and security checks to determine whether you are eligible for a Gold Card. The government typically uses the information and evidence you provide to:

• Verify your identity,
• Check criminal history and other government records,
• Identify fraud or national security concerns, and
• Determine whether you are eligible for an EB-1 or EB-2 visa.

USCIS may require you to provide biometrics, such as fingerprints, a photograph, or a signature, to verify your identity and conduct background and security checks.

You may also need to attend an interview with a USCIS officer if you are applying while already in the U.S. or a consular officer if you are applying from outside the U.S.

Since the Gold Card program is new, processing times are less certain than those for many immigration benefits. Still, the government has indicated that processing should generally take weeks.

Make the Gift

After the vetting process, you will receive instructions on how to make the required $1 million gift. Those instructions vary based on your preferred transfer method. Once you make the transfer, the gift serves as evidence supporting your eligibility under the applicable EB-1 or EB-2 classification.

Apply for Permanent Residence

After you complete vetting and make the required gift, you apply for lawful permanent residence. If you are already in the U.S. and eligible to adjust status, you apply by submitting an adjustment of status application to USCIS. If you are outside the U.S., you generally apply for an immigrant visa through a U.S. embassy or consulate.

You can only receive permanent residence once a visa is available to you. Federal law generally limits the number of employment-based green cards that can be issued each year, as well as per-country limits. If demand exceeds the number available in your category, you may need to wait before you can become a permanent resident. Your attorney can help you understand what the Visa Bulletin, which reports when visas are available, means in your specific circumstances.

How Can Our Gold Card Visa Lawyers Help You?

A Gold Card application involves both a significant financial commitment and an underlying immigration case. Our Gold Card visa lawyers can assist you by:

• Evaluating whether the Gold Card program fits your circumstances and long-term goals;
• Determining how EB-1 or EB-2 requirements affect your eligibility;
• Reviewing potential admissibility concerns and immigrant visa availability;
• Preparing and organizing your application and supporting documentation;
• Helping you respond to government requests during the vetting process;
• Coordinating your Gold Card application with the adjustment of status or consular processing; and
• Evaluating the requirements for a spouse or unmarried child under age 21 who plans to immigrate with you.

Legal counsel can help you understand whether you satisfy those immigration requirements before you commit substantial resources to the process.

Talk to Immigration Desk About a Gold Card

The Gold Card creates a new route toward permanent residence. At Immigration Desk, we focus solely on immigration law, helping individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses navigate U.S. immigration matters. If you are considering a Gold Card, we can evaluate your circumstances, explain how the applicable immigration requirements apply to you, and develop a strategy to pursue permanent residence.

Contact Immigration Desk to speak with our Gold Card visa lawyers about your options.