Read the general immigrant investor briefing overview
A Strait Shores investor may need to resolve two very different changes: turnover in an EB-5 enterprise or a new employer offering to fund Gold Card. Identify the decision each change actually requires before treating either proposal as a simpler route.
Count qualifying positions through the turnover record
For EB-5, map departing and replacement workers to the underlying positions. Ten eligible full-time jobs are needed for each investor under the applicable direct or regional-centre method; two names appearing successively in one role are not automatically two jobs. Review the investor’s management or policy-making participation as well as lawful funding origin, transfer history and investment risk. Current capital levels are US$1,050,000 normally and US$800,000 for qualifying TEA or infrastructure investments; scheduled statutory adjustment begins on January 1, 2027.
Identify the government arrangement behind the new payer
An employer’s willingness to pay does not itself convert an existing individual Gold Card case. The official corporate principal contribution is a US$2 million gift; the individual version calls for US$1 million. Each person owes a nonrefundable US$15,000 processing charge, and every eligible included spouse or unmarried child under 21 requires an additional US$1 million gift. Corporate terms include 1% annual maintenance and 5% transfer, with a new background check for the proposed replacement. A transfer does not automatically approve that employee. Confirm instructions for the actual stage instead of assuming earlier money receives automatic credit. The additional family gift and processing charges also apply to corporate cases.
Keep the remaining immigration decisions separate
Gold Card still depends on the relevant EB-1/EB-2 classification, admissibility and an available visa. Its contribution provides no business equity or citizenship guarantee. An EB-5 petition decision likewise does not itself make the investor a resident: the appropriate residence procedure follows. The usual I-829 filing window opens 90 days before the second conditional-residence anniversary. Submitting that petition is not automatic removal of conditions and is not an instruction that the project repay the capital.
What else is on your mind?
Does an EB-5 immigration review tell me whether an investment is good?Is the Gold Card another name for EB-5?Should I assume one Gold Card payment covers my family?Editorial source review: 2026-09-07. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.