Recently, rumors have circulated about a so-called ‘Gold Card’ visa proposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, allegedly allowing EB-5 investors to bypass visa backlogs. However, this claim is based on a significant misunderstanding. In reality, no such ‘Trump Gold Card’ has ever been enacted into law or officially implemented as a U.S. immigration policy.During Trump’s presidency (2017–2021), his administration did reform the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program—raising minimum investment thresholds and revising Targeted Employment Area (TEA) definitions—but it never created a ‘Gold Card’ visa category, nor did it eliminate visa retrogression.EB-5 visa backlogs are primarily caused by per-country caps on immigrant visas. Applicants from high-demand countries like China and India often face wait times of several years. All EB-5 applicants must still queue according to their country of birth for available visa numbers. Even recent legislative efforts, such as the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, aim to improve program integrity and potentially increase visa availability—but they do not abolish waiting periods entirely.Therefore, the notion of a ‘Trump Gold Card’ that waives EB-5 backlogs is a myth or marketing exaggeration. Prospective investors should rely solely on official sources like the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for accurate information, and avoid misleading claims from unverified agents or promoters.
近期有传言称美国前总统特朗普提出了一种名为“金卡”（Gold Card）的签证计划，声称可免除EB-5投资移民排期。然而，这一说法存在严重误解。实际上，所谓“特朗普金卡”并非官方政策，也从未成为法律。在特朗普执政期间（2017–2021年），其政府确实推动了EB-5区域中心计划的改革，包括提高最低投资金额、重新定义目标就业区（TEA）等，但并未设立任何名为“金卡”的签证类别，更未取消排期制度。美国EB-5投资移民排期主要受各国申请人数配额限制，尤其是中国和印度等申请大国，排期可能长达数年。目前所有EB-5申请人仍需按出生国排队等待签证名额。即使未来出台新法案（如《EB-5改革与诚信法案》），也只是优化流程或增加签证配额，并不会完全免除排期。因此，所谓“特朗普金卡免排期”纯属误传或营销噱头。有意通过投资移民赴美的人士应以美国国务院、移民局（USCIS）等官方渠道信息为准，切勿轻信非正规中介的夸大宣传。
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