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BOUCHERVILLE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Is there any saving in filing two principal applications instead of one?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Two individual principals pay US$15,000 and gift US$1,000,000 each, totalling US$2,030,000 — precisely what one principal with an included spouse costs. The program facts contain no family rate and no volume discount. Only the US$15,000 per case is expressly described as non-refundable.

Identical arithmetic, two sets of obligations

In both structures, each of the two people incurs a US$15,000 processing fee, for US$30,000 non-refundable fees in total. Gifts total US$2,000,000 and follow instructions after vetting. The derivative-spouse structure therefore does not have only one US$15,000 fee. Preparation charges may differ with the work involved; request quotes describing each scope.

A first review should make a person-by-person payment schedule that separates official processing, the required gift payment, transfer costs, medical or visa expenses, and professional work. The Gold Card column shows a nonrefundable processing fee and a gift to the U.S. government, described as leading to an EB-1 or EB-2 classification for an eligible, admissible applicant when a visa is available; nothing comes back and nothing is earned. The official individual gift is US$1 million; for an employee sponsored under the corporate terms discussed here, preserve the separate US$2 million principal amount already identified, along with any currently published maintenance or transfer charges.