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President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced the $5 million Gold Card visa is now open for signups, allowing wealthy foreign nationals to register their interest in the program, which intends to offer them a fast track to U.S. citizenship—something the president has suggested may replace the existing investor visa program.
US President Donald Trump holds the $5 million dollar Gold Card as he speaks to reporters while in ... More
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump shared a link to the website—which refers to the visa as “The Trump Card.”
In his post, Trump claimed, “Thousands have been calling and asking how they can sign up,” for the program and noted, “THE WAITING LIST IS NOW OPEN.”
The website itself is thin on information, with no dates mentioned for when the so-called “Trump Card” will be available other than a mention that it “is coming.”
The signup form on the website asks people to share their names, the region of the world they are from, if they are a business or an individual, and if they are signing up for themselves or someone else.
According to the site, people who sign up will be “notified the moment access opens” for the visa.
The site also includes an image of the “Trump Card,” featuring a photo and signature of the president—a version of which he showed reporters aboard Air Force One back in April.
Trump first announced the gold card in February and he said it would grant recipients the same privileges as green card holders, who have permanent residency in the U.S. Trump argued the card was a way to get “wealthy people” to invest in the U.S. by “spending a lot of money, paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people.” Trump has claimed he does not need Congressional approval to launch the program, arguing that its beneficiaries are only offered a quicker path to citizenship rather than outright buying citizenship.
At the time of the announcement, the president suggested that the gold card program could be rolled out within two weeks. But since then, details about a timeline have been scant. Last month, billionaire Elon Musk, who at the time was heading the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, tweeted that the government was “doing a quiet trial” of the program, “to make sure the system works properly.” Musk added: “Once it is fully tested, it will be rolled out to the public with an announcement by the President.” But it is unclear what this supposed trial entailed. The Wired also reported last month that some “U.S. permanent residents and foreign visitors” signing up for the Customs and Border Patrol’s “Global Entry” trusted traveller program were being asked if they had applied for the “Trump Card Visa.” The new Trump Card website makes no mention of a launch date.