Use the current official corporate terms instead. Individual and corporate descriptions should not be treated as interchangeable budget quotations. As of September 7, 2026, the official processing charge is US$15,000; the principal gift is US$1 million individually or US$2 million corporately. Other family and corporate charges are separate.
Verify the proposal being priced
Identify the process and payer before comparing numbers. Ask about any ongoing or change-related terms described by the government and the professional fees outside them. Record the date of the information so the company can revisit it before committing.
Hypothetical example: A specialty-coffee importer is offered a corporate Gold Card benefit and receives a slide that mentions only a headline amount. The first review produces a payer table for the processing charge, gift payment, spouse or child amounts, continuing corporate terms, legal work, and ordinary immigrant-processing costs. The current official program material settles government amounts and timing; the employer agreement settles which obligations the company will actually bear. Read those documents before comparing the proposal with another route. A common mistake is calling a gift payment an investment that earns a return, or assuming a corporate payment is transferable when employment changes. Gold Card is never a conventional visa. The relevant payment is made by the applicant to the U.S. government under current instructions, and it does not eliminate the separate EB-1 or EB-2, admissibility, or visa-availability analysis. Keep this GOLD-CARD costs record aligned with final filing facts and issued source materials, then preserve a dated copy internally before formal submission for future reference and review by responsible staff if questions arise later.