U.S. President Donald Trump has presented a “Gold Card” that would give rich immigrants the right to stay in the United States indefinitely.
“For 5 million dollars this could be yours,” he said on Thursday on board the presidential aircraft Air Force One.
Several videos published in the U.S. media showed Trump holding out the golden card to reporters, which also carries an image of his face.
He also referred to it as the “Trump card.”
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The cards would probably come out in less than two weeks, he said.
Trump previously presented his plans for the card in February. He said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of the traditional green card, would bring in job creators and could be used to reduce the US national deficit.
“We’re going to be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
The programme may be intended to replace the previous EB5 investor visa and also opens up a path to citizenship.
The card is aimed at wealthy people and those with special skills whose benefactors – be they companies or individuals – are prepared to pay for their visa.