Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump today signed a landmark executive order to establish the Gold Card Program, a new immigration initiative designed to stimulate economic growth through investment-based immigration. The program offers expedited pathways to U.S. permanent residency for high-net-worth individuals and businesses, structured across three tiers:
President Trump Signs Executive Order Launching Gold Card Program
September 19, 2025
Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump today signed a landmark executive order to establish the Gold Card Program, a new immigration initiative designed to stimulate economic growth through investment-based immigration. The program offers expedited pathways to U.S. permanent residency for high-net-worth individuals and businesses, structured across three tiers:
Key Program Tiers
Standard Tier: A $1 million investment grants standard Green Card status.
Corporate Tier: Businesses sponsoring employees must invest $2 million per applicant.
Platinum Tier: A $5 million investment provides domestic tax exemption for holders.
Legal Clarification:
While the Platinum Tier includes tax benefits, all other tiers confer standard Green Card status, with no substantive legal distinction from other immigration visas.
Implementation Timeline
The executive order mandates the Secretaries of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security to finalize and operationalize the program within 90 days (by December 18, 2025).
Expert Insight:
Immigration policy analyst John Smith noted: "The Gold Card Program could revitalize the U.S. economy by attracting foreign capital and talent, though its long-term impact warrants further observation."
Background:
This initiative follows the Trump administration’s 2017 tax reforms, aiming to streamline high-skilled immigration and strengthen America’s global competitiveness.
Overseas American immigration experts believe that this series of policy combinations marks a complete shift in the US immigration system from a "skills oriented" to a "wealth threshold". The path of skilled immigration for the middle class is becoming increasingly difficult, and the global high net worth population has become the core target of the new policy.
