Trump Says Will Sell 'Gold' Residency Permits For $5 Million

[Davis123]

Trump’s $5 million Gold Card offers the rich a fast lane to residency​

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/03/trump-gold-card/

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“I have one from India, one from Pakistan, and two from Egypt. And a colleague who has a few [clients] from Russia,” says immigration attorney Mona Shah. Most are drawn to the offer of an express lane to permanent residency, plus more favorable tax implications; foreign nationals living in the U.S. on a Gold Card would only be taxed on their U.S. earnings.

Trump added that he’d be happy to call it the “Trump Gold Card.” In fact officials say a government website is now using the name TrumpCard.gov, and Trump has since revealed a sample card with a picture of his face on the front.

Trump has said the proceeds of the Gold Card would go to help pay down the budget deficit, and possibly even chip away at the massive $36.2 trillion national debt.

“We’ll be able to sell maybe a million of these cards, maybe more than that,” Trump said. “A million cards would be worth $5 trillion. And if you sell 10 million of the cards, that’s a total of $50 trillion. We have $35 trillion in debt. That’d be nice.”

But most immigration experts and attorneys see that figure as wildly unrealistic. They expect sales to be in the low thousands.

Immigration lawyer Darren Silver says he’s received a flurry of calls about the Gold Card, but interest wanes as soon as he explains this program is not like the existing EB-5 visa program, which requires an investment of something closer to $1 million in a business that creates jobs or $800,000 for investments in a lower-income ‘targeted employment area.’

Silver says his clients are surprised when he tells them the Gold Card is not an investment that might offer any returns. It’s effectively just a donation.

“I had to explain to them, ‘you’re gifting the U.S. government $5 million. That’s all you’re doing.’” says Silver. “And once I explain that to them, they’re out.”

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When Trump leaves the office who knows one amendment would change offshore tax free to taxable income .

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

We had a brainstorming session internally on this "golden" card.

With an investment of $5MLN USD you can get an offshore setup so complex and anonymous that you would begin to question your own identity.

 

[void]

With an investment of $5MLN USD you can get an offshore setup so complex and anonymous that you would begin to question your own identity.

really? my perception always was that money didn't change much if one wants to stick with legal approach... what specifically can one get for 1M which for 100k cannot?

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

really? my perception always was that money didn't change much if one wants to stick with legal approach... what specifically can one get for 1M which for 100k cannot?

CBIs to use as an extra layer of privacy with banks.

Bank accounts in places you need at least 500k to even speak with an introducer.

Trusts and Foundations, because below 2MLN it is almost always pointless to have these.

Golden Visas around the world as well.

Everything with a legal approach.

 

[Davis123]

CBIs to use as an extra layer of privacy with banks.

Bank accounts in places you need at least 500k to even speak with an introducer.

Trusts and Foundations, because below 2MLN it is almost always pointless to have these.

Golden Visas around the world as well.

Everything with a legal

What's a CBI ? How can it protect ultimate beneficiary ?

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

What's a CBI ? How can it protect ultimate beneficiary ?

Citizenship by Investment.

You use those to either get yourself a better passport compared to your initial one or give that to the banks in some countries so these exchange information with your second country of citizenship and not the primary one.

Also it may become an insurance if you suddenly aren't able to leave a country.

 

[Davis123]

Citizenship by Investment.

You use those to either get yourself a better passport compared to your initial one or give that to the banks in some countries so these exchange information with your second country of citizenship and not the primary one.

Also it may become an insurance if you suddenly aren't able to leave a country.

If your own country stops you from leaving then second citizenship wouldn't help.

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

If your own country stops you from leaving then second citizenship wouldn't help.

You can go to the embassy/consolate of your second country of citizenship and lament the situation. This is what citizenships are for, put nations agains each other to benefit you.

If push comes to shove, better have a shot at it than staying prisoner in your main country and patiently wait for whatever may happen to you.

 

[Davis123]

You can go to the embassy/consolate of your second country of citizenship and lament the situation. This is what citizenships are for, put nations agains each other to benefit you.

If push comes to shove, better have a shot at it than staying prisoner in your main country and patiently wait for whatever may happen to you.

Not when it comes to US. Their law supercedes all.

 

[daniels27]

You can go to the embassy/consolate of your second country of citizenship and lament the situation. This is what citizenships are for, put nations agains each other to benefit you.

If push comes to shove, better have a shot at it than staying prisoner in your main country and patiently wait for whatever may happen to you.

No, you cannot. If you are citizen of A and B and you are in A, you won't get consular protection from B.

 

[Davis123]

No, you cannot. If you are citizen of A and B and you are in A, you won't get consular protection from B.

In a third country you will get this protection I agree.

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

No, you cannot. If you are citizen of A and B and you are in A, you won't get consular protection from B.

If your life is in imminent danger? I highly doubt you will be refused asylum and assistance.

It also depends on the countries involved.

 

[Alonzo]

If push comes to shove, better have a shot at it than staying prisoner in your main country

Latter will 100% happen in countries like U.S. They don't give a F if you have multiple citizenships that can "protect" you. As long as you are a U.S. citizen they will treat you as if its your sole citizenship.

If your life is in imminent danger? I highly doubt you will be refused asylum and assistance.

Against the state? Yes. See my comment above

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

Latter will 100% happen in countries like U.S. They don't give a F if you have multiple citizenships that can "protect" you. As long as you are a U.S. citizen they will treat you as if its your sole citizenship.


Against the state? Yes. See my comment above

The US is not the whole world, first and foremost.

Also, another embassy won't automatically kick you out, because you are also a citizen of that same country you find yourself into.

It all depends on why you are being negated to expatriate.

 

[void]

CBIs to use as an extra layer of privacy with banks.

I keep hearing that CBI programs are basically a liability in the end and potential risk when things will get tighten up in the future

either way my point was if money can buy something valuable.... like an instant passport (possibly without physical presence) in a civilized/respected country and still stay in the legal boundaries

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

Yes it is happening in some places (hello EU), but it's not like a CBI is useful only for travel purposes as I briefly noted before.

To sum it up, money can buy you anonimity and privacy.

 

[daniels27]

If your life is in imminent danger? I highly doubt you will be refused asylum and assistance.

Yes they can help you. But the country you are in will have the last word and can deny any consular protection.

 

[Davis123]

The US is not the whole world, first and foremost.

Also, another embassy won't automatically kick you out, because you are also a citizen of that same country you find yourself into.

It all depends on why you are being negated to expatriate.

What was the guy's name who spilled the beans on US secret programs and then hiding for his life ? Edward Snowden. US government canceled his passport so he couldn't go to Ecuador therefore he had to escape to Russia the only other country to offer him safety ?

 

[Martin Everson]

Trump added that he’d be happy to call it the “Trump Gold Card.” In fact officials say a government website is now using the name TrumpCard.gov, and Trump has since revealed a sample card with a picture of his face on the front.

Ok so trumpcard.gov official goldcard site is now live . You can sign up and join the waiting list with the other mentally challenged individuals so get your $5m ready now.

P.S I can imagine he will accept crypto as he has enough crypto folk in his ear to maybe make it happen.

 

[Davis123]

Ok so trumpcard.gov official goldcard site is now live . You can sign up and join the waiting list with the other mentally challenged individuals so get your $5m ready now.

P.S I can imagine he will accept crypto as he has enough crypto folk in his ear to maybe make it happen.

Let the games begin. I wonder if no tax on offshore investments would be provided by Congress as they will roll their heads over this. Interesting. If they become citizens they will be taxed like us.