US President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched the Trump Gold Card visa program, offering non-U.S. citizens an expedited pathway to live and work in the United States at a steep cost.

The program, unveiled Wednesday, requires applicants to first pay a $15,000 processing fee to the Department of Homeland Security. Then, after completing background checks, candidates must contribute $1 million to secure the Gold Card. The card functions like a Green Card, yet Trump promoted it as “much better” and “more powerful.”

Moreover, Trump emphasised that the initiative provides a stronger path to residency and insisted that only “great people” would qualify.

Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that 10,000 individuals had already pre-registered. He predicted that

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