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On February 25, US President Donald Trump suddenly announced a shocking news. He plans to launch a "Golden Card" visa program - rich people who pay $5 million to the US government can directly obtain permanent residency or even citizenship.

▲ On February 25, 2025, Trump spoke to reporters.

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Trump pushes for "Golden Card"

Replaces EB-5 investor visa

Trump personally named the project "Golden Card" and called it "an upgraded version of the Green Card", designed for the rich and outstanding people as a new way for them to obtain permanent residency and even citizenship in the United States.

Trump made it clear that this project will replace the 35-year-old EB-5 investor visa program.

Since its implementation in 1990, the EB-5 investor visa program has issued green cards to foreign investors who invest between $800,000 and $1.05 million and create at least 10 jobs.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced the news with Trump, stressing that the EB-5 investor visa program was absurd and a way to get a green card at a low price.

Therefore, it was decided not to continue this unreasonable EB-5 program and to replace it with the Gold Card.

Indeed, Gold Card applicants are required to donate $5 million directly to the U.S. government, which provides more direct financial support to the U.S. government than the $800,000 to $1.05 million investment required by the EB-5 visa.

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Raising funds to repay U.S. debt

As the main motivation?

Trump predicts that the program has the potential to create trillions of dollars in economic benefits and help reduce the national debt.

He elaborated:

"Assuming that we sell one million cards, we can generate about $5 trillion in revenue. Based on this calculation, if the sales volume reaches 10 million cards, then the total revenue can theoretically reach $50 trillion, which completely covers the current US national debt of about $35 trillion."

At the same time, Trump expressed confidence that at least one million gold cards can be issued, and possibly more.

Regarding the implementation time of the plan, Trump insisted that the plan has passed legal review and plans to be officially launched in two weeks, when specific implementation details will be announced simultaneously.

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EB-5 project

Is the last train coming?

Faced with the storm that Trump has set off in the field of immigration and investment, many investors are full of questions: "Will the EB-5 visa project really stop in two weeks?" "Will those who have submitted applications or are applying before be affected?"

In fact, the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) passed by the US Congress in 2022 is valid until September 30, 2027.

In addition, the bill contains a "grandfather clause" to ensure that all EB-5 applications submitted before September 30, 2026 are not affected by future changes in laws or policies.

At the same time, Trump needs the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to amend the current law, and the amendment of the EB-5-related legislative procedures will also be a time-consuming process. And during this period, all submitted EB-5 applications are protected by the "grandfather clause".

But it should be clear that Trump's "Golden Card" project requires a direct donation of US$5 million, showing its ambition. They regard it as a low-cost EB-5 project, and it seems to be a foregone conclusion to adjust the threshold or shut it down.

Now may be the last time to get a US green card for US$800,000.

If you are interested in applying for a US EB-5 investor visa and enjoying the policy benefits of low-cost investment to obtain a US green card, then now is the time to seize the opportunity and act quickly.

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