**[Trump's "Gold Card" Visa Program Approves Only One Applicant, Falling Drastically Short of $100 Billion Expectations]** Odaily Planet Daily reports that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated during a congressional hearing that President Donald Trump's "Gold Card" visa program has so far approved only one applicant. The program is seen as a new alternative to the traditional EB-5 investor immigration plan. Companies can pay $2 million to apply for foreign employees, with an additional 1% annual maintenance fee. The program allows foreigners to pay at least $1 million to legally reside and work in the U.S., eventually gaining a pathway to citizenship. Howard Lutnick previously claimed that within days of the program's launch, $1.3 billion worth of slots had been sold, with projections that it could generate $1 trillion in revenue to help alleviate the U.S. fiscal deficit. Although only one person has been officially approved so far, Lutnick noted that hundreds of applicants are still undergoing the review process. (Fortune)