Australian packaging billionaire Anthony Pratt is moving permanently to the US after receiving a green card last month, he confirmed on LinkedIn.

“I am honored to have received my Green Card for permanent residence in the US last month,” he said in his post, citing several reasons for the move, including the fact that his family are all US citizens and his significant business interests in the US.

“Over the past 30 years, we have invested in building 70 factories in America, creating 12,000 good-paying jobs in American manufacturing.”

His privately held Pratt Industries is one of the fastest-growing players in the US$35 billion ($53 billion) packaging sector.

Pratt’s name has not gone unnoticed in American political and social circles.

In May, Pratt attended the Met Gala in New York — alongside Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez — wearing a bright pink dress coat embroidered with “Pratt 100% Recycled” emblems, more commonly seen on Visy and Pratt Industries cardboard boxes.

But it was his relationship with newly elected US President Donald Trump that sparked interest, starting with his claim that he won $450,000 by betting $100,000 on Trump to win the 2016 election.

This year, a CNN report made allegations that Pratt was trying to buy access to Trump.

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Brian Butler, a key witness in the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents, reported that Pratt – a member of the Mar-a-Lago club – had flown in to meet with Trump in April 2021 and beyond. top secrets revealed.