# 2025-18602: New Gold Card Visa Lets Rich Donors Buy Fast US Entry

2025-18602, The Gold Card, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-09-24, effective The Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security must take steps to implement the Gold Card program within 90 days of the date of this order (September 19, 2025).; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-18602
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-18602
- Title: The Gold Card
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 46031
- Published: 2025-09-24
- Effective: The Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Homeland Security must take steps to implement the Gold Card program within 90 days of the date of this order (September 19, 2025).
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

New Gold Card Visa Lets Rich Donors Buy Fast US Entry

## Summary

The Gold Card is a new visa program that lets wealthy immigrants speed up their path to living in the U.S. by donating $1 million (or $2 million if a company donates for them) to the government. This program targets entrepreneurs and investors who want to help America grow while tightening rules on illegal immigration. Starting soon, this change aims to boost the economy and protect national security without delay.

## Effects PRIA read

- Gold Card: Donate $1M (or $2M) for Visa: benefit, medium. The President created the "Gold Card" visa program that lets an alien who gives an unrestricted gift of $1,000,000 to the Department of Commerce (or $2,000,000 if a corporation donates on their behalf) use an expedited process to establish eligibility for an immigrant visa.
- Donations Count as Visa Eligibility Evidence: benefit, medium. The order directs that the gift described above shall be treated, where consistent with law, as evidence of eligibility under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(1)(A), as evidence of exceptional business ability and national benefit under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(A), and as evidence of eligibility for a national-interest…
- Fees for Expedited Processing and Sponsorship: cost, medium. The Secretary of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security will establish administrative fees to cover the cost of expedited processing and will set maintenance and transfer fees for corporations or similar entities sponsoring individuals under the Gold Card program.
- Corporate Sponsors Can Reassign Eligibility: benefit, low. The order requires a process allowing a corporation or similar entity that donates on behalf of an individual to have that original gift considered as evidence of eligibility for a different individual designated by the corporation, subject to the same applicant screening.
- Possible Expansion to Investor Visa Category: benefit, low. The Secretary of Commerce shall consider expanding the Gold Card program to visa applicants under 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5).

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## Sources
- [2025-18602 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/24/2025-18602/the-gold-card)
- [2025-18602 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-24/pdf/2025-18602.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-18602 (as of 2026-11-04).