A Gold Card visa is a proposed type of residency permit for the United States which would allow investors residency and a path to citizenship for a payment of $5 million to the United States Government.[2][3]

Proposal

The gold card proposal was first announced by President of the United States Donald Trump on February 25, 2025, who estimated the program would launch by the end of March 2025.[4][5]

The gold card proposal is for a form of economic residency that would replace the existing EB-5 Visa which provides a method for eligible immigrant investors to become lawful permanent residents—informally known as "green card" holders—by investing a minimum of $1 million in a United States business. Unlike the green card, the gold card would require a cash payment of $5 million directly to the United States Government.[2][4][6]

Trump said card holders would not have to pay tax on income generated outside of the United States, but will pay full taxes on income derived from within the United States.[1]

Analysis

According to the CATO Institute's David J. Bier "selling legal residence would be an improvement over the overly bureaucratic and restrictive legal system" but "Trump cannot lawfully eliminate Congress’s EB‑5 investor program" and "cannot lawfully sell green cards in excess of Congress’s caps".[7] Jorge Loweree of the American Immigration Council also questioned the legality of a unilateral termination of the EB-5 program, as did Michael Wildes, a lecturer in immigration law at the Cardozo School of Law, and others.[8][9][10]

Some immigration attorneys suggested that scrapping the EB-5 in favor of the proposed Gold Card would be a deterrent to migration for many Chinese nationals who currently use the former program, due to its higher cost. [11] The Daily Beast, quoting United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, reported that "250,000 people were already waiting in line for access" to investment migration opportunities.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pringle, Eleanor. "President Trump say U.S. can pay off $36 trillion debt by selling wealthy immigrants $5 million 'gold card' visas and eventual citizenship". Fortune. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Rissman, Kelly (February 25, 2024). "Trump to auction off citizenship via his 'gold cards' for $5m to foreigners who create jobs". The Independent. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Trump to auction off citizenship via his 'gold cards' for $5 million". The Independent. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  4. ^ a b "Trump says will sell US$5 million 'gold cards' to foreigners who want to move to US". South China Morning Post. February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Trump wants to sell $5 million gold cards to foreigners who will create US jobs". Reuters. February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  6. ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (February 25, 2025). "Trump pitches 'gold card' as replacement for EB5 investor visa". The Hill. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  7. ^ Bier, David. "Trump's Gold Card Plan Has Benefits But Legal and Practical Obstacles". cato.org. CATO Institute. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "What Is Trump's 'Gold Card' Route to Citizenship and How Might It Work?". Time. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Garver, Rob (February 26, 2025). "Trump $5 million 'gold card' plan sparks immigration confusion". Voice of America. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Mannweiler, Laura (February 26, 2025). "Trump's Controversial Gold Card Proposal: A $5 Million Ticket to America?". U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Cruise, Sinead (February 28, 2025). "Trump's $5 million 'gold card' visa unlikely to attract wealthy investors, advisers say". Reuters. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Young, Matt (February 27, 2025). "Trump's Finance Guru Reveals Wild Number of People Seeking 'Gold Card'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 27, 2025.

Further reading


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Card_(residence_permit)
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