12 December 2025 USCIS releases new form and instructions to petition for an immigrant visa under the Gold Card program On 10 December 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published Form I-140G, Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program, an employment-based pathway to permanent residence created under Executive Order 14351. This program permits an individual or company to petition on behalf of an individual in the EB-1 extraordinary ability category or EB-2 exceptional ability category for foreign nationals seeking an exemption of the job offer requirement in the national interest, known as a National Interest Waiver (NIW). The USCIS website notes that registration on trumpcard.gov is required prior to filing the Form I-140G. After registration, USCIS will notify the submitter to proceed with filing Form I-140G online. Document ID: 2025-2496 |