Trump Adds $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas, Launches New ‘Gold Card’ VisaPresident Donald Trump launched an immigration Gold Card and instituted a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applicants, with executive orders he signed in the Oval Office on Sept. 19.

He said the orders will “reduce our taxes greatly and hopefully bring some great people into our country.”

Foreigners eligible for permanent resident status and interested in a Gold Card will pay an unspecified, nonrefundable processing fee, undergo comprehensive vetting by the Department of Homeland Security, and pay a $1 million contribution to receive expedited U.S. residency. (More)

Trump Says China Approves TikTok Deal After Call With XiPresident Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping began talks on Sept. 19 about a deal that would allow China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American buyer. Chinese media reported that the call began around 8:12 p.m. in Beijing, which is 12 hours ahead of Washington.

Trump said on Truth Social that China had approved the sale of TikTok, but he did not share finalized terms of a deal.

“The call was a very good one, we will be speaking again by phone, appreciate the TikTok approval,” he wrote.