A replacement document does not create a different person or erase relevant history.
Keep the identity account consistent
Assess EB-1/EB-2 eligibility, admissibility and availability using the actual facts. Explain genuine document changes without treating a new passport number as a reason to omit information relevant to the application.
Treat the renewed passport as an update to one continuing identity record throughout government review. Gold Card eligibility still requires the applicable EB-1 or EB-2 classification, admissibility, and visa availability; a new document number neither clears prior history nor supplies work authorization. Under the current sequence, the online application and nonrefundable US$15,000 DHS processing fee come first. USCIS then prompts the applicant to submit Form I-140G, the Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program. Only after vetting is the US$1 million gift to the United States requested. That gift is not EB-5 investment capital. Recheck the official instructions before transmitting money or deciding how to report the replacement passport.
Hypothetical example: A software-company founder in Saint-David-de-Falardeau renews her passport after recording earlier travel and a prior refusal in the online application. She should preserve both passport records, explain the replacement accurately when prompted, and keep the disclosed history consistent on I-140G. Restarting with the new number would not create fresh EB eligibility and could instead produce conflicting identity answers.