by Natasha JokicBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Well, Nicki Minaj just showed off her Trump gold card visa - which is definitely not a potential reason for her pivot right in recent months. Win McNamee / Getty Images If you don't know what a gold card visa is, it's essentially a Trump scheme where if you pay a $1 million "gift" (plus a $15,000 DHS processing fee), you can receive US residency in "record time." It gives you the same legal status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa, aka an employment-based green card. Trump has boasted that it's a "direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people.