Under the official terms read September 7, 2026, each joining spouse or unmarried child under 21 adds a US$15,000 processing fee and a US$1,000,000 gift; each must also be admissible and, for children, remain under 21 under CSPA rules.
Family members are priced individually and vetted individually
Hypothetical example: The official framework does not treat a household as a unit. For a Portugal Cove-St. Philip's family of four, the published terms as read on September 7, 2026 describe a processing fee and a gift for the principal and a further processing fee and gift for each of the three joining family members, which multiplies the commitment considerably and should be re-verified on the official page before any decision.
Each family member is separately vetted and must be admissible. Children must be unmarried and under 21 at the relevant time; because the framework operates through EB-1 or EB-2, the Child Status Protection Act calculation applies to the underlying immigrant petition and visa availability, and a child close to 21 may age out despite the family having paid. Compare this with derivative treatment in the ordinary categories, where a spouse and children accompany the principal without a separate gift, before concluding that the card is the right route for the whole family.