EXPLAINED: Trump’s $1 Million GOLD CARD Visa | Talent Import scheme or Bane for American Workers? - video Dailymotion

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00:00President Donald Trump has introduced a sweeping new immigration initiative, the Trump Gold Card,

00:21a visa program designed to attract high net worth investors to the United States.

00:27Announced during a roundtable with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and top tech executives,

00:33the administration is pitching it as a faster, more privileged path to residency than a traditional

00:39green card.

00:40We just launched the Trump Gold Card, it was about 30 minutes from now, the site goes up

00:50and all funds go to the United States government, could be a tremendous amount of money.

00:56It'll also be able to have people like this keep, as an example, just one example, there

01:01are a lot of examples, people just buying them.

01:03It's somewhat like a green card, but with big advantages over a green card.

01:09And companies are just going to be able to go to the Wharton School of Finance, Stern Business

01:16School, Harvard, MIT, wherever you may get your students, any school, and you're able to buy

01:26a card and keep that person in the United States.

01:31According to the program's website, the Gold Card targets individuals who can, quote, provide

01:37a substantial benefit to the United States.

01:40Applicants begin by paying a $15,000 non-refundable processing fee.

01:46If approved, they must then make a $1 million gift to the U.S. government.

01:52After Department of Homeland Security vetting, the administration says recipients will receive

01:57residency in record time, with rights largely aligned to those of a permanent resident.

02:03Two additional tiers are also in development.

02:06The Trump Platinum Card, currently available only by waitlist, will allow future applicants

02:12to live in the United States for up to 270 days a year without paying taxes on foreign

02:18income.

02:20The price?

02:21The same $15,000 fee followed by a $5 million contribution.

02:26In exchange, the administration says citizenship will be guaranteed once DHS approval is complete.

02:33There is also a corporate version.

02:35The Trump corporate gold card allows companies to sponsor employees for U.S. citizenship.

02:42Businesses pay $15,000 upfront per worker, followed by a $2 million fee once vetting is completed.

02:49An annual maintenance fee may be added later.

02:52The White House says all proceeds from the gold, platinum and corporate cards will go directly

02:57to the U.S. Treasury.

02:59President Trump describes the program as generating many billions of dollars that will be directed

03:05toward national priorities, placed into what he calls an account for positive things for

03:11the country.

03:12But several uncertainties remain.

03:14The administration has not clarified how long DHS vetting will take, what the specific

03:20screening requirements are, or whether any countries will be excluded.

03:24The cards may be revoked if recipients pose national security or other threats, and applicants

03:30will still be required to pay U.S. taxes like other residents and citizens.

03:36The visas last three years and can be extended once for a total of six.

03:41All applicants must hold at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant specialty field.

03:47Trump says there will be no cap on the number of cards issued, framing the initiative as

03:52a way to bring the best of the best into the country.

03:56The proposal marks a major turn toward investment-based immigration, emphasizing capital inflows and

04:02corporate retention of global talent.

04:05Supporters argue it will strengthen U.S. competitiveness.

04:09Customers warn it may widen inequities and reshape the immigration system around wealth.

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