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Donald Trump has announced what is being termed ‘gold card’ – an expedited visa that volition assistance US residency to immigrants successful ‘record time’. The Trump medication has besides launched a website accepting applications for the $1 cardinal golden card.
During the announcement, Trump told reporters that the institution volition beryllium blessed with the caller golden card, specifically naming iPhone shaper Apple and its CEO Tim Cook. “The companies volition beryllium precise blessed and I cognize Apple volition beryllium happy. Nobody talked to maine much astir it than Tim Cook who said it's a existent problem,” Trump told reports, adding “It’s not going to beryllium a occupation anymore.”
What is Trump’s $1 cardinal ‘gold card’
The caller ‘gold card’ visa programme has been successful the works for months.
In an enforcement bid dated September 19, 2025, the ‘gold card’ visa is aimed to “facilitate the introduction of aliens who person demonstrated their quality and tendency to beforehand the interests of the United States by voluntarily providing a important fiscal acquisition to the Nation.” As per an authoritative authorities webpage, applicants volition person to wage a $15,000 DHS processing interest and, aft inheritance approval, a publication of $1 million.
With the caller ‘gold card’ visa, immigrants volition “receive U.S. residency successful grounds time,” the website states.The paper volition beryllium taxable to availability. Applicants who are eligible and approved for the golden paper volition get ineligible presumption arsenic an EB-1 oregon EB-2 visa holder. While the exertion and support process is expected to instrumentality weeks, officials noted that “a tiny fig of countries whitethorn person hold times of up to a twelvemonth oregon much based connected visa availability.”“A nonstop way to Citizenship for each qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our Great American Companies tin yet support their invaluable Talent,” wrote Trump successful a societal media station announcing the $1 cardinal ‘gold card’ visa.
DHS caput Kristi Noem praises caller ‘gold card’ visa program
Sharing a station connected X, the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem wrote:“The Department of Homeland Security is moving intimately with @CommerceGov to facilitate the rollout of President Trump’s Gold Card program.Under this historical initiative, qualified individuals and corporations, who lend $1 cardinal and $2 cardinal respectively, volition person expedited EB-1 oregon EB-2 greenish cards pursuing rigorous vetting.This landmark programme fulfills President Trump’s committedness to pull the world’s astir palmy entrepreneurs and investors to America portion guaranteeing they person tegument successful the game.”
