Keep the official U.S.-dollar terms explicit and label any currency conversion as an estimate.
Separate official terms from budgeting assumptions
An exchange estimate can change and does not include every private cost automatically. Identify the route and each person before calculating a household budget. Do not imply that a privately quoted Canadian total is the government’s official fee schedule.
The Gold Card is described on the official U.S. government program page as a process involving a nonrefundable processing fee, government vetting and a gift to the United States, leading for eligible applicants to permanent residence through an existing employment-based classification subject to visa availability. Build a dated review file around the current official program terms, applicant identity, proposed payer, EB-1 or EB-2 facts where applicable, and admissibility materials. Under the official framework and Executive Order 14351, the qualifying gift is treated as evidence of relevant EB-1 or EB-2 eligibility; the page does not require a separate conventional career-profile showing before application. Start with the current official program terms and write down which facts the applicant must supply, which screening stage remains, and which eligibility pathway is actually described. The reliable approach is to read the executive order and the official programme page directly, note the date on which they were read, and take advice from a licensed U.S. immigration attorney on what the current terms mean for a particular applicant.