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APPLICATION ANSWERS · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Should we decide who is included before starting the Gold Card application?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Yes. The official FAQ addresses including a spouse and eligible children in the initial application and describes separate family-member charges. Assess the actual household rather than assuming one applicant's quoted price covers everyone. The official family terms add US$15,000 and a US$1 million gift for each eligible joining spouse or unmarried child under 21, including corporate cases; confirm eligibility and current instructions.

Make the household decision before using a total budget

Create an entry for each intended applicant with their relationship, age and current circumstances. Ask the reviewer to confirm eligibility and the current financial requirement person by person. If a family member may join later, ask about that situation before relying on the initial plan. Keep written confirmation of the advice and current instructions; neither a school plan nor a payment should be treated as a guarantee that all family members finish together.

The family file should contain birth certificates, parent-child and marriage evidence, passports, marital-status records, prior petitions, notices, admission history, and the dates needed for any CSPA analysis. Where a child’s age is close to the limit, the individual assessment of any applicable statutory age-protection rules belongs at the start of the planning rather than at the point where a birthday has already passed.