Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has revealed plans to replace the present EB-5 investor visa with a "gold card" that provides a road to citizenship for $5 million.

"It's going to give you green card privileges, plus it's going to be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people would be coming into our country by buying this card."

"They'll be wealthy and successful, and they'll be spending a lot of money, paying a lot of taxes, and employing a lot of people, and we think it's going to be extremely successful," Trump said in the Oval Office, adding that more information about the program would be released in two weeks.

While the number of EB-5 visas is limited, Trump has suggested that the federal government sell 10 million "gold cards" to decrease the deficit. He said it "could be great, maybe it will be fantastic."

"It's somewhat like a green card, but at a higher level of sophistication, it's a road to citizenship for people, and essentially people of wealth or people of great talent, where people of wealth pay for those people of talent to get in, meaning companies will pay for people to get in and to have long, long term status in the country," according to him.

Commercial Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the "Trump Gold Card" would replace EB-5 visas in two weeks. EB-5s were developed by Congress 1990 to encourage foreign investment and are available to individuals who invest around $1 million in a firm that employs at least ten people.

Lutnick stated that the gold card, a green card or permanent legal residency would enhance the cost of admission for investors while eliminating the fraud and "nonsense" that he claimed characterises the EB-5 program. It would contain a road to citizenship, as do other green cards.

According to the most recent Yearbook of Immigration Statistics from the Homeland Security Department, around 8,000 persons acquired investment visas during the 12 months ending September 30, 2022.

Source: https://femotech.com.ng/2025/02/trump-to-sell-premium-green-card-gold-card-at-5million-for-citizenship-pathway-video/

So this dumb president expects people to bring out $5 million to buy US citizenship? The yeye man didn't ask himself the number of people who have that amount money in the world today and if spending it on that useless citizenship was worth it.

People who have $5 million are practically worshipped in their countries and will never spend it on some citizenship. Myopic Americans think of themselves as gods and the USA as heaven!

Very good idea
Easy citizenship for our politicians.

I hope they buy for their foolish and useless supporters too

How many average American citizen can afford that? None So, there is rankings to citizenship.


Government of the rich, by the rich and for the rich

At best, this saner clime Government is just a step above our Government here...Very average

Spits

If I have 5 million dollars, why the fucck would I need American citizenship?