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Are the gifts the same for two corporate principals and one corporate principal with a joining spouse?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Current published gifts are US$2 million for each corporate principal and US$1 million for an eligible joining spouse, after vetting and instructions.

Compare the actual roles, not just a couple’s total budget

US$15,000 nonrefundable processing applies per person, and corporate annual and transfer terms also matter. The lower gift associated with a family role does not itself establish that the proposed structure qualifies or that an employer will fund it.

Only once vetting succeeds do officials seek the individual US$1 million gift for the United States. A corporate principal and a joining spouse are not two versions of the same role; each is a distinct application track with its own eligibility questions, supporting evidence, and procedural sequence, and the figures attached to each reflect that structural difference rather than a discount for the second person. Before comparing any two totals, map out which specific role each person will actually hold, since a spouse's track depends on the principal's own case succeeding, while a second corporate principal would need an independent qualifying basis of their own. Treating the lower figure attached to a family role as evidence that the underlying application is easier, or that its evidentiary requirements are lighter, is a mistake, since the amount and the qualification standard are governed separately. Confirming each person's actual role in writing, before budgeting, avoids comparing two figures that were never meant to describe the same kind of application in the first place.

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