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MERCIER · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does the company’s US$2 million principal gift include my accompanying family?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Under the current FAQ, each intended eligible joining spouse or unmarried child under 21 adds US$15,000 processing and a US$1 million gift and should be included initially.

Obtain a decision about household funding

The corporate principal amount does not make family participation free. Establish who will bear those additional commitments and avoid describing a company-approved employee budget as approval to fund every relative.

Family inclusion follows the official program terms and the rules of the underlying immigrant category, which ordinarily allow a spouse and unmarried children under 21 as derivatives. Following successful vetting and official instructions, the principal gift is US$1 million individually or US$2 million corporately. Eligible children generally must be unmarried and under 21; assess any applicable CSPA protection on the individual case facts. Build the total per person, then ask what happens to a payment if a family member is refused or a child turns 21 before residence is granted. A child who has already turned twenty-one is outside that description, and no additional payment changes that fact. A first review should confirm the precise official terms, the applicant’s admissibility, and the family members actually included before any payment is made.

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