| Trump Gold Card | |
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 Front Cover of the Trump Gold Card | |
| Type | U.S Permanent Resident Card |
| Issued by |  United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| Purpose | Personal identification document |
| Cost | $1,000,000-$5,000,000 |
| Part ofa series on the |
| Immigration policy of the second Trump administration |
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Targeting of U.S. citizens |
Targeting of immigrants
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TheTrump Gold Card is animmigrant investor program offered by the United States that grants investors automatic eligibility for non-immigrant orEB-1 orEB-2 immigrant visas,[1] as well as a pathway forU.S lawful permanent resident status.[2] The Trump Gold Card program was introduced bypresidentDonald Trump inhis second term to provide prospective investors a pathway to gain lawful permanent resident status, following a substantivelump sum donation to theU.S Federal government, and paying the applicable processing fees to theUnited States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).[3]
On February 2025, U.S president Donald Trump announced his intention to establish a new immigration category, aimed at high net-worth foreign investors.[4] Trump corresponded withSecretary of Commerce,Howard Lutnick, regarding the details of the program, and the possibility that the fees generated from the Trump Gold Card program can be utilized to pay off thenational debt of the United States.[5] This new immigrant category would be established to replace the existingEB-5 immigrant category[6], which requires prospective applicants to finance and invest substantially to a U.S. based business, and demonstrate that a minimum of ten jobs were created in the process.
On June 12, 2025, Trump posted onTruth Social that "more than fifteen thousand have signed up and joined the Waiting List."[7] By June 16, Commerce SecretaryHoward Lutnick announced that almost 70,000 people had joined the waitlist.[8]
On September 19, 2025, Trump signedExecutive Order 14351, officially permitting the program to be established.[9]
All applicants to the Trump Gold Card program are vetted by theU.S Department of Homeland Security. Applicants must be currently admissible to the United States, and demonstrate that they have not committed a crime ofmoral turpitude.
The Trump Gold Card allows prospective investors automatic eligibility forEB-1 orEB-2 immigrant visas[1] and pathway forU.S lawful permanent resident status, following a US$1 million donation to the U.S Federal government.
The Trump Corporate Gold Card permits employers to sponsor one or more employees, following a US$2 million donation to the U.S Federal government. The Trump Corporate Gold Card allows employers to sponsor more employees without having to provide another donation.
The prospective Trump Platinum Card permits investors a visitor visa that allows them to visit the United States for up to 270 days per year without being liable to theSubstantial Presence Test, and therefore not being liable forfederal income tax on income earned outside the U.S.[10] Applicants must submit a US$5 million donation.[10]
The September 2025 executive order did not mention the Platinum Card.[2] There areconstitutional questions about the executive authority for this kind of change[clarification needed] to immigration and tax law without express approval from theU.S. Congress. It is unclear what would happen to the U.S. federal taxability of a Platinum Card holder's non-U.S. income if the holder becomes aU.S. citizen.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][excessive citations]
Policy experts have argued that similar programs have been attempted in other countries, such asSpain,Malta, and theUnited Kingdom, but have been ended due to concerns on increased housing costs, issues of national security, andmoney laundering.[19]
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