'The Trump Card': US President Offers Residency For 5 Mn Dollars, Waiting List Open
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Announcing the big news on Truth Social, Trump wrote that for five million dollars, individuals can gain access to what it calls "The Trump Card".
US President Donald Trump's long-anticipated 'Trump Card", which offers foreigners permanent US residency after paying USD 5 million to the government, is now open for business.
Announcing the big news on Truth Social, Trump wrote that for five million dollars, individuals can gain access to what it calls 'The Trump Card".
The US President described this card as a gateway to the 'greatest country and market anywhere in the world". Trump posted a link to the waiting list in his post, which takes users to a page titled 'Trump Card – Pathway to Citizenship official waitlist".
The page invites those interested in the $US5 million ($7.68 million) US citizenship card to enter their name, country of origin, whether they are an individual or a business, and their email address.
The card, also known as the 'Golden Card" was first unveiled by Trump in April.
Why The Trump Card?
Earlier, Donald Trump mentioned that he wants 'productive" people to come to the US and help the country pay off its debt. He also wants those people buying gold cards to create jobs for Americans.
'We want people who are productive people and I will tell you that the people who can pay USD 5 million they're going to create jobs. They're going to spend a lot of money on jobs. They're going to have to pay taxes on that too so they're going to be hiring people, they're going to be bringing people in and companies in," Donald Trump had said.
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June 12, 2025, 07:03 IST
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