💡 : Citizenship is earned through time and legal compliance; money only speeds up the initial entry via residency.

Neither the Gold Card nor the EB-5 program grants citizenship immediately. Both grant a , which is the first step. To "buy" your way to full citizenship, you must:

: A $1 million contribution to the U.S. federal government ( The Trump Gold Card ).

: Minimum $800,000 in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) or $1,050,000 in other areas (USCIS).