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World Service,08 Sep 2025,17 mins

Trump card: what are golden visas?

Business Daily

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As US President Donald Trump tries to lure wealthy foreigners with a $5m Gold Card residency visa, we explore the growing global marketplace of so-called golden passports and visas. Do the super-rich use them as a tax plan, an insurance plan, or something else? And should jet-setters with deep pockets be able to skip the queue? If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, you can email us at [email protected] Presented and produced by Josh Martin (Picture: US President Donald Trump holds the $5 million dollar Gold Card as he speaks to reporters while in flight on board Air Force One, en route to Miami, Florida on the 3rd of April 2025. Credit: Getty Images)

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