The Gold Card

The program would treat qualifying gifts as evidence supporting certain employment-based visa categories and national-interest waivers, while retaining legal limits, security screening, and visa caps.

What the order does ​

• Requires a $1 million personal gift or a $2 million corporate-sponsored gift to the Department of Commerce.
• Directs the Departments of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security to establish application, visa, and status-adjustment procedures within 90 days.
• Allows qualifying gifts to serve as evidence of extraordinary or exceptional business ability, national benefit, and eligibility for a national-interest waiver.
• Requires gifts to be placed in a separate Treasury fund and used to promote U.S. commerce and industry.
• Authorizes processing, maintenance, and corporate sponsorship transfer fees.
• Directs officials to consider expanding the program to immigrant investors.

Who it affects ​

• Wealthy foreign entrepreneurs, investors, and businesspeople seeking employment-based immigration status.
• Corporations and similar entities willing to sponsor foreign applicants with a $2 million gift.
• Federal immigration and commerce officials responsible for screening applicants, processing cases, and managing funds.

Context ​

Corporate sponsors may transfer their sponsorship to another applicant, who must undergo the same screening and application procedures.