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LANGFORD · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does a family package guarantee all relatives are eligible?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Each proposed applicant still needs the applicable relationship and individual assessment.

Review the included people

Each eligible spouse or child adds the published US$1 million gift and US$15,000 fee, including corporate cases. A private package cannot waive those conditions. Eligible children generally must be unmarried and under 21; assess any applicable CSPA protection on the individual case facts.

List each family member's status under the existing employer-sponsored case, if any, including any derivative priority date or pending adjustment, and separately confirm the current Gold Card per-person costs and requirements. Record every intended relative by name, relationship and date of birth at the outset and watch the ages, because a child who reaches twenty-one before the relevant point can lose derivative eligibility while the rest of the household proceeds. A household of four applying together therefore faces four processing fees and, on the individual route, four times the one-million-dollar gift, subject to confirmation of current terms. A prudent first review begins with the official programme material available on the decision date and a checklist of what it actually says about applicant eligibility, payment, vetting, family members, and the immigration category involved. Including the family at the outset is officially recommended for program benefits, whereas a later step is examined under whatever procedure and eligibility rules apply at that time, which nobody can state today.