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Donald Trump said the US will sell “Gold Cards” that cost $ 5mn each in exchange for foreign residences in America.
President of the United States made the announcement of journalists on the White House on Tuesday afternoon, that the scheme provides privileges “Green Card Plus” and a “route to card purchasers.
“The rich people come to our country by buying this card. They will love and succeed, and they spend a lot of money and pay a lot of people,” Trumpes.
Howard Lutnick, the US Commerce Secretary, who rotates the Trump of the Oval Office as he said, says the “Gold Cards” visas of foreign investors.
With the new program, participants will pay $ 5mn fee directly to the US government. “They need to go through vetting, of course,” Lutnick said.
Many countries offer citizenship or living through investment programs, but they have reached examination for security hazards as well as concerns for possible taxation and tax evasion.
“(They) help grow economically by foreign direct investments, but they are also attractive to criminals and evil officers who have come from the crime arrangements,” As a report Published OECD in 2023.
US officials do not provide any details of who can be eligible for the “Gold Card” scheme. When asked if any Russian oligarchs qualify for the program, Trump said: “Yes, maybe. I know some Russian oligarchs are very good people.”
Trump plans – he said he planned to be announced next week but decided to hold – arrive while his administration launched an administration to launch the undocumented immigrants and began to carry out mass runs promise his or her election campaign.