Gold Card & H-1B Fee Headlines: Compliance Planning When Immigrant Status Makes You a U.S. Tax Resident
Gold Card (EO gifts $1M/$2M + USCIS I-140G $15,000/person) and H-1B cost headlines ($100k proclamation payment in litigation per USCIS; proposed $103,265 NPRM not final) are pushing high-end clients to accelerate immigrant paths. LPR status or substantial presence generally means worldwide Form 1040 reporting—pre-immigration compliance planning checklist; verify fluid fee dates against White House/USCIS/IRS.
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