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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
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Lalit K Jha - Fri, 19, Sep 2025
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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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