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Trump launches $1 million ‘Gold Card’ visa for top talent

The initiative, overseen by the Commerce Department, marks the most significant overhaul to employment-based immigration in years

 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 7, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 7, 2025. / REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo

US President Donald Trump on Sept. 19 unveiled a new “Gold Card” visa, pitching it as a program to attract extraordinary talent and funnel billions into U.S. coffers, while drawing a sharp contrast with what he called the “open borders disaster” of his predecessor.

Flanked by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Trump signed an executive order creating the “Gold Card,” a visa program that allows foreign nationals of “extraordinary ability” to obtain expedited entry to the United States by contributing at least $1 million to the US Treasury—or $2 million if sponsored by a corporation.

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