An eligible joining unmarried child under 21 adds a US$15,000 processing fee and a US$1 million gift under the current official instructions. That is a separate U.S.-dollar obligation, not a percentage discount on the principal’s contribution. Review eligibility and initial inclusion as well as the amount.
Count family obligations before estimating Canadian-dollar needs
List each joining person and the associated charges, then consider exchange assumptions and other expenses for the complete household. If a child is approaching 21, obtain prompt case-specific advice without promising an age freeze. A payment budget does not ensure every family member qualifies or arrives together; keep those legal and timing questions visible.
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. Employment-based immigrant categories ordinarily allow a spouse and unmarried children under 21 to immigrate as derivatives of the principal on a single petition, with only their own visa and medical fees to pay. Assemble the birth record, passport, custody or adoption material if relevant, proof of relationship, marital-status evidence and an individual age or CSPA analysis; a principal's payment receipt proves none of those facts.