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APPLICATION ANSWERS · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

If my company sponsors me, does my spouse also cost US$2 million?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The stated corporate principal gift is US$2 million, while each eligible joining spouse or child adds a US$1 million gift. Each person also has a US$15,000 processing fee. For a corporate principal and one eligible spouse, the initial gifts and fees total US$3,030,000 before other expenses and applicable corporate charges.

Confirm both eligibility and responsibility for payment

Review the spouse’s qualifying relationship and other requirements and clarify what the company will cover. The official corporate framework includes separate ongoing and transfer terms. A sponsorship agreement should not be assumed to include all relatives or override their individual eligibility questions.

Make a person-by-person family chart showing relationships, proposed inclusion, payment responsibility and any individual eligibility or timing question. The first review should identify which relatives qualify under the stated framework and which may need another route. Relationship certificates and current passport records settle identity; a family business chart does not.

Hypothetical example: An architectural-lighting company wishes to sponsor its founder, spouse and adult daughter, who is married and lives separately. The company must decide whether the daughter falls within the applicable joining-family terms rather than assuming financial dependence is enough. A broad sponsorship promise cannot override the programme's relationship rules.

Confirm relationship and eligibility facts before the company or individual calculates a family payment. The review should identify whether a relative's age, marital status or independent immigration plan changes the available framework. A promise to fund someone does not settle whether the person can be included.

Confirm those details with current records before any payment instruction is treated as final.