In the USA, they will begin to sell a “gold card” to foreign investors, which will give the right to live and work in the country, as well as get American citizenship. The cost of such a card will be about $ 5 million. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in the oval office.
“We will set the price of this card about $ 5 million, it will give you the privileges of the” Green Card “, and will also open the path to citizenship,” Trump said.
According to the head of the White House, with the purchase of this card, wealthy people will be able to come to the United States and create many jobs.
The US President noted that he considers the new program extremely successful and the authorities will present it over the next two weeks.
for example, 1 million cards will cost 5 trillion dollars. If we sell 10 million cards, then in total it will cost 50 trillion dollars. We have a debt of $ 35 trillion, so this program would be useful for us “, – he said.
In addition, Trump stated that the question of who can get a “gold card” will be decided individually, and the candidates will undergo a thorough check.
Answering the question of whether the Russian oligarchs will be able to purchase a card, Trump did not rule out such an opportunity. “Yes, probably. I know some Russian oligarchs, they are very good people,” he said.
EB-5 program will be closed
US Minister of Trade, Howard Latnik, announced plans to complete the EB-5 investor visa program, calling it “meaningless.”
on the owls of the head of the department, the visa actually allowed to get the Green Card for a low price.
Latnik explained that instead Trump intends to introduce a new system of “gold cards”.
“Candidates will undergo a thorough audit if they turn out to be world -class citizens, they will be allowed to move to the United States,” he added.
Latnik also noted that many countries, including Canada, are already using similar programs.
Green Card grants the right to permanent residence and work in the United States, and the EB-5 program allowed foreign investors to get this status subject to the investment of a certain amount in the country’s economy.