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Gold Card Immigrant Visa

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying contribution is a gift to the United States: the Trump Gold Card is a visa based on an individual’s ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States, and after successful vetting the applicant is asked to submit a gift demonstrating that ability. A Trump Corporate Gold Card is also issued to a corporate sponsor for one or more of the sponsor’s employees.

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  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    The Trump Gold Card is a visa based upon an individual’s ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    Upon successful vetting, the applicant will be asked to submit a gift to the United States to demonstrate his or her ability to provide a substantial benefit to the United States.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    The Trump Corporate Gold Card is issued to a corporate sponsor for one or more of the sponsor’s employees.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

Individual Gold Card: government fee of a nonrefundable $15,000 DHS processing fee (plus possible small additional U.S. Department of State fees); contribution of a $1 million gift upon completion of vetting. Corporate Gold Card: nonrefundable $15,000 DHS processing fee per employee and a $2 million per employee gift upon completion of the employee’s vetting.

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  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    To apply, an applicant must pay a nonrefundable, $15,000 DHS processing fee.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    A $1 million gift upon completion of the individual’s vetting is evidence that the individual will substantially benefit the United States.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    An individual may also need to pay small, additional fees to the U.S. Department of State depending on his or her circumstances.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    To apply, the corporate sponsor must pay a nonrefundable, $15,000 DHS processing fee per employee.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    A $2 million per employee gift upon completion of the employee’s vetting is evidence that the employee will substantially benefit the United States.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

For the Trump Corporate Gold Card, the sponsor may cease sponsoring one employee and use the gift contribution tied to the prior application as a basis for sponsoring a new employee, without a new $2 million gift. The Corporate Gold Card is subject to a small 1% annual maintenance fee and a 5% transfer fee, which includes the cost of a new DHS background check. No holding period, continuing ownership or physical-presence condition is stated for the individual Trump Gold Card.

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  • No holding period, continuing ownership or physical-presence condition is stated for the individual Trump Gold Card.
  • The source does not state the base on which the 1% maintenance fee and 5% transfer fee are calculated.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    The advantage of the Trump Corporate Gold Card is that corporate sponsors may cease sponsoring one employee and use the gift contribution tied to the prior application as a basis for sponsoring a new employee, without a new $2 million gift.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    The Trump Corporate Gold Card is subject to a small, 1% annual maintenance fee and a 5% transfer fee, which includes the cost of a new DHS background check.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

A spouse and unmarried child under 21 may be included in the initial application. The site states that each family member is subject to an additional $15,000 DHS processing fee and $1 million gift. The official source does not state the family members' residence or work rights.

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  • The official site capture does not by itself establish the governing legal instrument, all eligibility details, or an independently verified current effective status.
  • trumpcard.gov preserved official text
    Yes. If an individual applicant or corporate sponsor wishes for a spouse or unmarried children (under 21 years old) to join the cardholder in the United States, then each such family member should be included as part of the initial application. This will ensure that these family members receive all of the privileges conferred by the Gold Card Program, including expedited processing. Each family member is subject to an additional $15,000 DHS processing fee and $1 million gift.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

As appropriately determined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and subject to availability, a successful applicant receives lawful permanent resident status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa holder; following approval of the EB-1 or EB-2 visa, the applicant can obtain legal status as a permanent resident. National security and significant criminal risks are a basis for revocation. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the gift.

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  • The site does not state how status is renewed, any citizenship direction, or what happens to the gift after status is granted.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    As appropriately determined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and subject to availability, a successful applicant receives lawful permanent resident status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa holder.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    Following the approval of an EB-1 or EB-2 visa, an applicant can obtain legal status as a permanent resident in the United States.
  • https://www.trumpcard.gov/
    The Trump Gold Card is a visa; therefore, national security and significant criminal risks are a basis for revocation.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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