{"id":29551,"date":"2025-07-01T21:34:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29551"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:34:04","slug":"melania-trumps-us-citizenship-explained-after-people-questioned-einstein-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29551","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump\u2019s US citizenship explained after people questioned ‘Einstein visa’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some people are convinced they\u2019ve spotted major issues with United States First Lady Melania Trump’s ‘Einstein visa’ – but what does such a document entail and why are so many pointing issue with it?<\/p>\n

Well, before becoming Mrs Trump, Melania<\/a>, 55, was known as Melania Knauss, a model from Slovenia who was granted the visa in 2001, before becoming a US<\/a> citizen in July 2006 – months after she and 79-year-old Donald Trump<\/a> welcomed their son Barron<\/a> together.<\/p>\n

Now, an investigation<\/a> launched by the Washington Post, found that Melania’s US citizenship came about via a visa reserved for immigrants with ‘extraordinary ability’ and ‘sustained national and international acclaim’ citing Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award and Olympic<\/a> winners as examples of those who are eligible for such a visa.<\/p>\n

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Slovenia-born model, Melania Trump, became a US citizen in July 2006 (Win McNamee \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The investigation has prompted social media<\/a> users to ask questions about the First Lady’s eligibility and whether she meets such a high threshold.<\/p>\n

In 2001, only one percent of green cards went to people of ‘extraordinary ability’, around 3,300.<\/p>\n

It comes at a time when her husband Donald Trump<\/a> – the first convicted felon<\/a> to assume the presidency – is focusing on deportations, in a promise he’s hailed as the ‘largest deportation program of criminals<\/a> in the history of America’.<\/p>\n

Controversy over Melania Trump’s ‘Einstein visa’<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One X user penned: “Melania Trump qualified for a visa that\u2019s typically reserved for individual with extraordinary ability while Trump targets student visas at Harvard<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

They alleged: “Melania did not qualify for Einstein Visa, but she got one.”<\/p>\n

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Melania was granted what is known as an ‘Einstein visa’ – something reserved for individuals with ‘extraordinary ability’ (Andrew Harnik \/ Staff \/ Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Another shared a video of Texas Democratic representative Jasmine Crockett, as she argued about why Melania had the visa during the ‘Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process’ hearing last Wednesday (2 June).<\/p>\n

Sharing her video, the user praised her line of questioning: “Why did Melania Trump get an Einstein visa? Great question Rep Crockett.”<\/p>\n

“Melania, the first lady, a model \u2013 and when I say model, I\u2019m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford or Naomi Campbell-level \u2013 applied for and was given an EB1 visa,” Crockett said in the video.<\/p>\n

“It doesn\u2019t take an Einstein to see that the math ain\u2019t mathin\u2019 here.”<\/p>\n

The user went on to attack: “While Trump is revoking visas, targeting international students, remember that his wife, Melania, came to America on the Einstein visa, a pathway to US permanent residency for individuals with ‘extraordinary ability’ in their field.”<\/p>\n

How might Melania Trump have got an ‘Einstein visa’?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A US visa lawyer shared a little more about the requirements to obtain an ‘Einstein visa’ (Getty Stock Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Susan McFadden, a specialist US visa lawyer at the Gudeon and McFadden law firm in London, told<\/a> the BBC: “You do not have to be a Nobel prize winner to get the extraordinary ability visa.<\/p>\n

“I’ve gotten EB-1 visas for people you’ve never heard of and never will.”<\/p>\n

She said it all comes down to the lawyer’s experience, and how to highlight parts of the client’s history and experience to make them an attractive prospect.<\/p>\n

McFadden added it is all in the framing, and who else works in their field.<\/p>\n

She also said testimonials from high profile figures explaining why the applicant deserves the visa can go a long way.<\/p>\n

She said: “If you’re in the acting world, and Quentin Tarantino or Steven Spielberg writes a letter saying you’re the next best thing, that can be very persuasive.”<\/p>\n

Melania Trump’s lawyer responds to controversy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Wildes, an attorney for Melania, has insisted that she was in fact eligible for the Einstein visa, but declined to share further details of her qualifications.<\/p>\n

He said: “Mrs Trump was more than amply qualified and solidly eligible. There is no reason to adjudicate her petition publicly when her privacy is so important to her.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Featured Image Credit: Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n

Topics:\u00a0Melania Trump<\/a>, Donald Trump<\/a>, US News<\/a>, World News<\/a>, News<\/a>, Politics<\/a>, Explained<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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