Do not assume it. Each eligible included spouse or child has a US$1 million gift plus US$15,000 nonrefundable processing under the programme.
Identify the actual participants and instructions
These additions apply in corporate cases too. A shared donor name or household receipt does not establish derivative eligibility or payment for each included person. Eligible children generally must be unmarried and under 21; assess any applicable CSPA protection on the individual case facts.
Successful family applicants receive the privileges of the Gold Card framework, which currently results in lawful permanent resident status through EB-1 or EB-2 subject to eligibility, admissibility and visa availability. A marriage, a birth, a child reaching an age threshold, or a separation each alters who may be included, and a calculation built around a fixed list will not answer the question when it arises. Where intended family members were identified at the outset, keep that list and check each notice against it, since a name absent from a notice is a question to raise rather than an omission to assume harmless.