USCIS Gold Card Program Revision Notice Comment Period

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ACTION:

60-day notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the
Federal Register
to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden
(i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual
information collection instruments.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until May 11, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number 1615-0167 in the body of the letter, the agency name and Docket
ID USCIS-2025-0502. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at https://www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID number USCIS-2025-0502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division, John R. Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting Deputy Chief, telephone
number (240) 721-3000 (This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via telephone message). Please note contact
information provided here is solely for questions regarding this notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants
seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

You may access the information collection instrument with instructions or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking
Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and entering USCIS-2025-0502 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided.
All submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it

  public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission
  you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy
  of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the
  link in the footer of *https://www.regulations.gov.*

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-140G; USCIS.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit. Form I-140G is used by an individual (self-petitioner) or corporation or similar entity (corporate
petitioner) to request an employment-based immigrant visa under the Gold Card program established by Executive Order 14351,
The Gold Card (Sep. 19, 2025).

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
The estimated total number of annual respondents for the information collection I-140G (self-petitioners) is 1,520 and the
estimated hour burden per response is 5 hours; the estimated total number of annual respondents for the information collection
I-140G (corporate petitioners) is 72 and the estimated hour burden per response is 5 hours.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual hour burden
associated with this collection is 7,960 hours.

(7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden
associated with this collection of information is $819,880.

Dated: March 3, 2026. John R. Pfirrmann-Powell, Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2026-04603 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-97-P

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