New “Trump Card” website offers wealthy foreigners fast-track to US green card

In a move that has sparked fresh debate over US immigration policy, President Donald Trump launched a new website for what his administration is calling the “Trump Card” — a high-value visa program offering permanent residency to wealthy applicants in exchange for a $5 million investment.

The newly unveiled site, TrumpCard.gov, invites individuals and businesses to register their interest in the premium residency scheme, which the Trump administration says will provide a fast-tracked pathway to US citizenship for successful applicants, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Visitors to the site are asked to submit basic contact information, including name, region, and email address, and to specify whether they are applying as an individual or business entity. Registrants are told they will “be notified the moment access opens.”

“Thousands have been calling and asking how they can sign up to ride a beautiful road in gaining access to the greatest country and market anywhere in the world,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “It’s called the United States of America. The waiting list is now open.”

Trump first floated the concept of a “gold card” visa in February, describing it as a program tailored to attract high-net-worth individuals who, he argued, would contribute significantly to the US economy.

“They’ll be wealthy, and they’ll be successful, and they’ll be spending a lot of money, and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people,” the president said at the time.

In April, while aboard Air Force One, Trump displayed a sample of the proposed card to reporters — a metallic gold ID bearing his image, symbolizing what he characterized as a new era in US immigration policy.

The Trump Card appears poised to replace the existing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, a decades-old initiative that grants green cards to foreign nationals who invest a minimum of $1.05 million — or $800,000 in economically distressed areas — and create or preserve at least 10 US jobs. Critics of the EB-5 program have long pointed to concerns over fraud, mismanagement, and inequitable access.

While the Trump administration has provided limited details about the Trump Card’s vetting criteria beyond the $5 million threshold, officials have said that applicants will undergo a screening process. It remains unclear whether investment-related job creation or geographic allocation requirements similar to the EB-5 program will apply.

Under current US immigration law, lawful permanent residents — green card holders — may apply for naturalisation after five years, provided they demonstrate basic English proficiency, maintain “good moral character,” and exhibit an “attachment to the principles and ideals of the US Constitution.”

By Vafa Guliyeva