The Trump administration has launched a new website for people interested in so-called “gold card” visas, which the president has said would grant citizenship in exchange for millions of dollars.
A picture of the card shows President Donald Trump’s face and a figure of $5 million.
People can enter their name, area of residence, and email.
“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, and we think it’s going to be extremely successful,” the president said at the time.
The visas are an updated version of the EB-5 investor visas, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Under the EB-5 program, investors can apply for a green card if they invest in a commercial enterprise in the United States.
They must invest at least $1 million, or at least $800,000 in targeted employment areas, and create at least 10 full-time positions. The minimum required investment amount depends on the type of project.
The annual limit of EB-5 visas is 7.1 percent of the worldwide employment limit.
The gold card program does not fit within the Immigration and Nationality Act, the primary U.S. immigration law, the Center for Immigration Studies, which studies immigration laws, said earlier this year.
Fishman said it is unlikely that the program would survive scrutiny by the Supreme Court if it were challenged with a lawsuit, although justices could ultimately rule in favor of the president.