Washington DC/IBNS, March 25 -- President Donald Trump's 'Gold Card' or 'Golden Visa' scheme, which offers permanent residency and optional citizenship of the United States for $5 million, seems to have become a hit as per the claims made by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, said reports.

Howard said he sold 1,000 'Gold Cards' in a single day and more people are applying for it.

The Commerce Secretary also said that the program will officially roll out "in about two weeks".

In February, Donald Trump announced the introduction of the Gold Card scheme which will provide rich and wealthy immigrants a chance to easily gain American citizenship by paying a fee of USD 5 million.

"We're going to be selling a gold card," Trump was quoted as ...