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COALDALE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Does a Gold Card cover a Coaldale applicant's spouse and children?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Under the current official FAQ, a spouse and unmarried children under 21 may be included in the initial application, but each family member requires an additional nonrefundable DHS processing fee and $1 million gift. Those terms and amounts must be re-verified before money moves.

Confirm family terms from the official source, on the date you act

Hypothetical example: the greenhouse operator's household includes a spouse and two teenagers, and an intermediary states that all four are covered for one payment. The current official FAQ says a spouse and unmarried children under 21 may be included in the initial application, but each such family member is subject to an additional nonrefundable $15,000 DHS processing fee and $1 million gift. That makes the intermediary's single-payment claim wrong under the current published terms.

Read the official page again immediately before payment because the framework is new and may change. If the household's real objective is work for a spouse and study for children, compare the permanent-resident status described by the official program with established alternatives on those specific facts, and record the date on which every comparison was made.