Recently, the highly anticipated U.S. “Trump Gold Card” immigration program has officially launched and is now accepting applications. Since its introduction, the program has rapidly gained momentum, sparking intense discussion and multiple rounds of inquiries among high-net-worth individuals, multinational corporations, and the immigration industry.
The Trump Gold Card immigration program is an application pathway that allows eligible foreign nationals to obtain U.S. residency status by making a substantial donation. It is clear that with the launch of the Gold Card program, U.S. high-end status planning is entering a new policy variable, providing a new direction for high-net-worth individuals globally.
What is the Gold Card?
The Gold Card is not a newly established independent visa category. The operational logic of the program is to use the act of donation as a form of “qualifying evidence,” allowing applicants to submit immigration petitions under the existing EB-1 or EB-2 (including NIW) frameworks.
Application Fees:
• Individual Gold Card: $1 million donation/person, $15,000 application fee/person;
• Corporate Gold Card: $2 million donation/person, $15,000 application fee/person, plus a 1% annual maintenance fee and a 5% conversion fee;
• Spouses and Children: If applying, $1 million donation fee and $15,000 application fee per person;
• Platinum Card (Planned, not yet officially launched): The proposed donation amount is $5 million. Cardholders may “stay in the U.S. for up to 270 days and are not required to pay U.S. taxes on overseas income.”
Application Process:
1. Submit an online application: Submit via the official website and pay the application fee
2. Audit process initiated: USCIS reviews and contacts the applicant
3. Donation payment: Make the donation payment after the audit is approved
4. Approval of EB-1 or EB-2 visa
5. Follow the standard green card acquisition procedure
Unique Highlights of the Program:
As a newly launched high-end status pathway, the Trump Gold Card program has the following notable features:
• Investment amount is similar to EB-5 investment
• No job creation requirement
• One-step process for a permanent green card
• No need to worry about legislation expiration or the expiration of grandfather clauses
This new channel is opening up a previously non-existent status planning option for high-net-worth individuals worldwide.
Key Focus Areas
Source of Funds and Path Disclosure Requirements
Whether it is the Trump Gold Card or the well-known EB-5 investment immigration, the legitimacy review of the source of funds and the path of funds is always the core link of immigration audits.
Applicants must: fully prove the legal source of the donation or investment funds; clearly explain the formation process of the funds; provide complete, traceable records of the fund flow, etc. Therefore, this link must be systematically planned and controlled by a professional team with extensive practical experience.
Professional Control by Worldway Group
The Core Link of Immigration Applications
Worldway Group, one of the Top 500 Asian Brands, has focused on investment immigration for over 20 years and has been professionally handling U.S. investment immigration for 19 years. We possess a professional documentation team with over 19 years of service experience, having successfully helped more than 6,000 families immigrate to the U.S. and holding experience in the successful processing of tens of thousands of U.S. green cards.
With the official opening of the Trump Gold Card program for applications, Worldway Group has taken the lead in launching Gold Card acceptance services, providing interested families with one-stop professional support ranging from policy interpretation and qualification assessment to source of funds planning and document submission, helping applicants efficiently advance their application process and seize critical time windows.
In addition, EB-5 investment immigration remains one of the most mature and widely applicable pathways for obtaining U.S. status in the current U.S. immigration system. No visa backlog, investment starting from $800,000, and the whole family can quickly obtain a U.S. green card.
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