‘Trump gold card’ to offer rich foreigners route to US citizenship for $5m
US president says new visa program would be open to Russian oligarchs, some of whom ‘are very nice people’
Wealthy foreigners willing to pay about $5m, Russian oligarchs potentially among them, will soon be able to apply for a visa to live in the United States courtesy of what is being billed as the “Trump gold card”.
Donald Trump announced the new visa program from the Oval Office on Tuesday night, saying it could start in about two weeks.
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