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Trump's immigration golden ticket not on the cards soon: experts

Trump's $5M "Gold Card" residency plan faces legal hurdles, requiring Congress approval; experts doubt swift implementation despite administration's claims.

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Donald Trump had announced that the sale of US residency to wealthy foreigners through an around $5 million "Gold Card" will begin from as early as March, but immigration experts say the planned visa cannot be created without Congress.

"We have it all worked out from a legal standpoint," the US president declared last month, assuring the new card would be on the market two weeks later. It "goes on sale very, very soon", he told Congress in his address on March 4.

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