U.S. President Donald Trump announced on December 10 local time that the U.S. government would officially start accepting applications for the "Trump Golden Card" visa program the same day.
The so-called "Golden Card Program" aims to encourage wealthy individuals worldwide to immigrate to the United States and obtain residency permits by charging a high fee. In mid-September this year, Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security to "take all necessary and appropriate measures to implement the 'Golden Card Program'" within 90 days.
Under the "Golden Card" program, individuals are required to pay 1 million U.S. dollars and enterprises 2 million U.S. dollars to obtain individual U.S. residency status. Applicants must also pay an additional 15,000 U.S. dollars for processing and screening fees.
As early as February this year, Trump announced plans to launch an immigrant "Golden Card" priced at 5 million U.S. dollars. Now the price of the "Golden Card" has been reduced to 1 million U.S. dollars. In addition, the U.S. government will also launch a "Platinum Card" priced at 5 million U.S. dollars, allowing holders to "stay in the United States for up to 270 days without paying U.S. taxes on overseas income." Currently, the "Platinum Card Program" is marked as "Coming Soon" on the U.S. government website.
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