Trump ‘Gold Card’ Visa Granted to Only One Person So Far, Lutnick Says

Howard Lutnick next to signage for the “Gold Card” visa program in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in September.Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg

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April 23, 2026 at 4:09 PM UTC

Only one person has been approved so far for Donald Trump’s “Gold Card” Visa program granting foreigners US residency for a $1 million fee, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Thursday.

Lutnick didn’t reveal the identity of the applicant who had been approved. He said in testimony to a US House committee that applications for the visa from “hundreds” more foreigners are under review.