#GOLD VISA

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Trump’s Gold Card Visa: Because Who Needs a Green Card When You Can Go for Gold?

If you thought the American Dream came with a green card, think again—because Trump is rolling out the Gold Card Visa, and it’s got a $5 million price tag. Yep, for the cost of a decent private island (or a few overpriced Manhattan apartments), wealthy foreigners can now skip the immigration line and waltz into the U.S. with VIP status. The idea? Bring in deep-pocketed investors who’ll pump cash…

[saywhat-politics]

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the US would sell a “gold card” to wealthy foreigners, giving them the right to live and work in the US and offering a path to citizenship in exchange for a $5 million fee.

“We’re going to be selling a gold card,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “You have a green card. This is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that’s going to give you green card privileges, plus it’s going to be a route to citizenship. And wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card.”

Trump said the sale of the cards will begin in about two weeks and suggested millions of such cards could be sold.

Asked whether he would consider selling the cards to Russian oligarchs, Trump responded: “Yeah, possibly. I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people.”

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, standing alongside Trump, said the card will replace the government’s EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, which allows foreign investors to pump money into US projects that create jobs and then apply for visas to immigrate to the US.

“They’ll have to go through vetting, of course,” Lutnick said, “to make sure they’re wonderful world-class global citizens.”

Created by Congress in 1992, the EB-5 program can grant green cards to immigrants who make a minimum investment of least $1,050,000, or $800,000 in economically distressed zones called targeted employment areas, to create jobs for American workers, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

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Kelly Rissman and Ariana Baio at The Independent:

President Donald Trump announced a new path to U.S. citizenship: a pricey gold card. The U.S. is going to “sell” gold cards for $5 million, Trump announced in the Oval Office Tuesday. “We're going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million and that's going to give you [permanent resident] Green Card privileges, plus it's going to be a route to citizenship,” the president said. He branded it as “somewhat like a Green Card but at a higher level of sophistication.” “Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card,” he continued. “They'll be wealthy and they'll be successful and they'll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people. And we think it's going to be extremely successful and never been done before.”

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick clarified the Trump administration plans to terminate a somewhat similar EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and “replace it with the Trump gold card.” The EB-5 program allows investors to apply for permanent residence in the U.S. if they “make the necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States” and plan to create or preserve 10 permanent full-time jobs. Lutnick said the EB-5 program was “full of nonsense, make-believe and fraud” claiming it was poorly managed. “It was a way to get a green card that was low priced, Lutnick said. Once vetted, gold card holders “can invest in America and we can use that money to reduce our deficit,” he added. While the gold card visas are a slight shift from the EB-5 program, they are not an unprecedented idea. Other countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Malta, Australia, Canada and Italy have had similar programs.

[...] When asked if there would be restrictions on people from certain countries such as Iran or China the president said they likely would not restrict countries but would evaluate individual people. Trump was then asked if Russian oligarchs could qualify to which he responded, “Possibly. I know some Russian oligarchs who are very nice people.” The Kushner family was sharply criticized eight years ago after the sister of Jared Kushner, then senior White House adviser to his father-in-laws Donald Trump, traveled to Beijing to tempt wealthy Chinese with an EB-5 Green Card with an investment in one of the Kushner family’s real estate projects — an offer that a former White House ethics lawyer under George. W. Bush called “corruption, pure and simple.” The new citizenship pathway comes as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration into the U.S. 

Another asinine idea by Traitor Tot.

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Daily Kos: Got $5M? Trump’s got a path to citizenship for you

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Trump’s $5 Million Gold Card: A New Era in Investment Immigration — Greencard.Inc

In a significant shift that could transform America’s investment immigration landscape, President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Gold Card” visa program that would replace the long-standing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. 

This article explores the proposed Gold Card program, examines how it compares to the existing EB-5 framework, and analyzes the potential implications for U.S. immigration policy, economic development, and foreign investment.

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Donald Trump Launches Gold Card Visa Scheme But Billionaires Are Not Amused

Days after US President Donald Trump announced his rather ambitious $5 million “gold card” visa scheme that offers permanent residency and work authorisation in the US, a slew of billionaires have slammed the move. While announcing the scheme, President Trump said it would encourage wealthy people to come to the US and eventually lead to a decrease in the federal deficit. However, according to a…

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Wake Me When This Nightmare Is Over!

I was beyond disgusted yesterday when reading about Felon Trump’s plan to sell a “gold card” visa to wealthy Russians for $5 million because he says it will attract many wealthy people to the U.S. and thereby make the country somehow “better”. “They’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people, and we think…

[sparklymiraclewerewolf]

United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to sell $5m “gold card” resident permits to foreigners – a programme that would also come with a route to citizenship. The high-dollar visa would replace the US’s current “EB-5” immigrant investor visa for foreign job-creators, which Trump’s commerce secretary has slammed as full of “nonsense” and “fraud” Read more

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Trump introduces a green card for the rich: the gold card

President Trump said he is planning to introduce a new visa to attract rich foreigners to America — something he is calling a "gold card."

For $5 million, people will be able to apply to become lawful permanent residents. Trump said the program would be rolled out in two weeks, would bring in "very high-level people," and said the proceeds from the program could help pay down the deficit.

"It's going to be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card. They'll be wealthy, and they'll be successful, and they'll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes," Trump told reporters at an unrelated event in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

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What is a gold card? What is a green card? What to know about Trump's proposal

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Trump says US will sell $5 million ‘gold card’ to wealthy foreigners

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President Donald Trump has announced a new immigration initiative to replace the existing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The proposed plan involves selling a "gold card" visa for $5 million, granting recipients permanent resident status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship.

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Donald Trump's $5 million 'gold card' visa: Implications for Indian citizens

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🚨 Trump’s New $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ for U.S. Citizenship? Russian Oligarchs Could Qualify! 🚨

Trump is scrapping the EB-5 visa and introducing a fast-track citizenship scheme for the ultra-wealthy. Critics say it’s a pay-to-play loophole for foreign elites. Is this a game-changer or a sellout?

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