IN THIS GUIDE · Corporate-sponsored Gold Card questions for readers in Brossard: employer evidence, gift amounts, ongoing charges and family additions.
Start with the GOLD CARD eligibility and application overview
Corporate sponsorship is not a job-creation programme
The Gold Card carries no EB-5 job-creation requirement, so a sponsoring company is not measured against a jobs quota. In the corporate route the employer pays a US$15,000 non-refundable DHS processing fee for each employee and, after successful vetting and when instructed, a US$2 million qualifying gift. The gift buys no equity, promises neither dividend nor return, and is not EB-5 investment capital. Separate the individual and corporate routes before money moves. The identity of the giver, the named applicant and the official payment instruction should agree; an internal employer promise does not replace that required evidence.
What the applicant still has to satisfy
Sponsorship does not remove the ordinary immigrant requirements. The named employee must still be eligible for lawful permanent residence, be admissible, and have a visa available in the category determined for the case — EB-1 or EB-2. The qualifying gift serves as evidence of the specified benefit and eligibility; it does not replace the underlying showing. Review category and chargeability early, because they shape everything afterwards. An invoice or job offer does not begin the eligibility analysis. Keep selected EB-category proof, admissibility review and chargeability analysis alongside the Gold Card material.
Ongoing corporate obligations
Beyond the first payment: a 1% annual maintenance charge, and 5% where the transfer mechanism is used; these are not ordinary initial fees. A company may seek to apply a prior US$2 million gift toward sponsoring another employee, subject to fresh vetting and the transfer requirements then applicable, and the Executive Order process contemplates the earlier holder abandoning status. No employer can unilaterally reassign another person's residence like property. Check live official directions before using a maintenance or transfer feature. A corporate payment arrangement may involve later conditions, but it does not let the company bypass vetting for the person ultimately named.
The sequence, and what payment does not buy
After the online application and processing fee, follow USCIS instructions for Form I-140G and supporting evidence through the official portal. The gift follows successful vetting when instructed. Category eligibility, visa availability and any interview or further documents remain part of the immigration process; do not assume category review begins only after payment. A payment or pending case supplies no work authorization. Permanent residence generally authorizes work once granted. The first review should set the order: eligibility evidence, application and fee, official vetting, payment when directed, then the ordinary immigrant-visa or adjustment steps. Do not commit family travel or employment plans to a payment date alone.
Sources reviewed 2026-09-07. This guide covers a preparation focus; it is not an individual eligibility assessment.