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24 September 2025

US Executive Order provides new details on Gold Card Program

On 19 September 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the establishment of a "Gold Card" program, a new immigration pathway designed to expedite immigrant visa adjudications for individuals who make "a significant financial gift to the [United States]." The program will be administered by the Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security and is intended to "prioritize the admission" of those who "affirmatively benefit the Nation." Under the program, individuals may qualify for expedited immigrant visa processing by "donating" $1 million personally or $2 million through a corporation or similar entity donating on behalf of an individual.

A Tax Alert prepared by EY Law LLP group, and attached below, provides additional details.

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