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SYLVAN LAKE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Can a corporate principal’s US$2 million gift cover the spouse automatically?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Each eligible joining spouse has a separate US$15,000 nonrefundable processing fee and US$1 million gift. The same stated amounts apply to each eligible joining child.

Build the family decision before the payment estimate

A child must fit the applicable unmarried-under-21 eligibility conditions; do not assume payment freezes age. Identify the intended applicants at the outset, as initial inclusion is recommended. A household package description cannot waive individual conditions.

An employment-based immigrant petition's provisions for a spouse and unmarried children under 21 operate under that petition's own governing rules, and participating in the Gold Card program separately does not modify or expand those provisions. Record the change and seek the correct current instructions; do not invent a universal rule that everyone must withdraw together or that remaining family members automatically continue unaffected. Make a per-person chart covering identity, relationship, age, current official program terms, separate immigration qualifications, vetting, and any required payment treatment. Payment does not itself confer status or preserve a child's age, so record each birth date and assess any Child Status Protection Act issue using the underlying immigrant-petition and visa-availability facts. Whether someone qualifies as a joining family member depends on the relationship qualifying at the relevant time, so a twenty-first birthday or a change in marital status is a date that matters as much as any figure.