No automatic licensing conclusion should be drawn from family participation. Your spouse should examine the requirements for their own intended professional activity.
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The FAQ identifies an eligible joining spouse and unmarried children under 21 for initial inclusion, with US$15,000 and a US$1 million gift per person. Those immigration terms do not make one family member’s professional credentials transferable to another.
The official page describes separate fees and gifts for each accompanying spouse and unmarried child under 21. Professional licensing is governed by the licensing body responsible for that profession, not by the immigration process that allows someone to join a household member's application. Confirming requirements with that authority is a separate task from immigration paperwork and should start early, since licensing review can involve its own examinations, supervised-practice periods, or document verification that take independent time to complete. The spouse should request a written explanation of exactly what the licensing body needs, including which documents must be translated, notarized, or issued in a specific format, since these details rarely appear in general immigration guidance. Running the licensing inquiry alongside the immigration steps, rather than waiting until after arrival, avoids a gap where the immigration side is ready but the professional side is not. Keeping records of every communication with the licensing authority, including dates and named requirements, also makes it easier to track what remains outstanding and to answer questions if the process takes longer than expected.