qA Trump Gold Card sign in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday establishing a "Gold Card" program which would expedite the visa application process for people who donate millions of dollars to the U.S.
What is Trump's "Gold Card"?
What we know:
The program requires a $1 million donation from an individual applicant, or $2 million from a corporation sponsoring an individual, plus a processing fee.
Gold card applicants would get either an EB-1 or EB-2 visa, green cards that are meant for people with advanced degrees or "extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics."
According to the executive order, the million-dollar "gift" would be how a foreign national would "[demonstrate] their ability and desire to advance the interests of the United States."
This isn't meant to be confused with the Gold Card that Trump announced earlier this year. Trump announced a $5 million gold card in February to replace an existing investor visa — this is now the platinum card.
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The "Platinum Card"
Dig deeper:
The Platinum Card option would allow foreign nationals to stay in the U.S. for 270 days without paying U.S. taxes on foreign income.
The $5 million Platinum Card currently has a waitlist open on trumpcard.gov.
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When will the Gold Card be available?
What's next:
Trump's order gives Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem 90 days to come up with a plan to implement the Gold Card program. That will include a plan for when donations will start being accepted.
The Source: Information in this story is from an executive order signed by Donald Trump on Sept. 19, 2025, and previous FOX reports.