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STRATHCONA COUNTY · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

How should a household budget for one principal and uncertain joining relatives?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Separate the principal’s route and each potential eligible family member rather than quoting one unexplained total.

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Current terms are US$15,000 nonrefundable processing per person, a US$1 million individual-principal gift or US$2 million per corporate-sponsored employee after vetting and instructions, and US$1 million per eligible joining family member. Corporate maintenance and transfer terms are additional. Recheck current terms when the plan becomes definite.

As a gift plus a processing fee rather than as an investment, in the amounts stated on the official programme site, with the treatment of funds on refusal or withdrawal established from official material before payment. Brokerage commissions, settlement charges and currency conversion reduce what actually arrives, so budget from net proceeds rather than headline value. A sound first review produces an itemized budget with a category for amounts known from official material and a separate category for expenses that will be instructed later. A company reimbursement promise should not be described as changing the official route, and a larger payment does not waive eligibility or vetting.