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PENHOLD · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does corporate sponsorship reduce the stated gift for an eligible joining child?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The stated amount for each eligible joining unmarried child under 21 is US$1 million plus US$15,000 nonrefundable processing, including corporate cases.

Calculate the household using named applicants

The corporate principal’s gift is a separate amount. Initial family inclusion is recommended, but eligibility and the actual process still need assessment. Do not assume payment freezes age or that a company package replaces individual requirements.

Other categories have settled family provisions, and it is tempting to carry them across: a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one as derivatives, dependants permitted to study, work authorization available in some statuses and not others. The official program’s current rules control the role of an applicant, any sponsor, and any family member; a private employer cannot convert a relative into an eligible person by paying or promising support. In the underlying employment-based immigrant classification the derivative class is a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one; a parent, a sibling, an adult child, or a partner who is not a spouse needs a route of their own. List each person the case actually covers, mark whether they are a legally married spouse or an unmarried child under 21, attach the document that establishes it, then apply the published per-person amounts and compare the result with the demand.