Confirm the records and instructions applicable to each included person.
Check the actual family case links
Eligible family inclusion and communications should be reviewed individually. Each included eligible spouse or unmarried child under 21 generally adds US$1 million and US$15,000 nonrefundable processing, including corporate cases, with any CSPA protection assessed on the facts.
Create a separate communication and identity checklist for the principal, spouse, and every included unmarried child under 21. Confirm how each person is linked in the online submission, which email and mailing details appear in the official record, and whether any USCIS or State Department instruction requires a response. The principal should include each relative as part of the initial online application, with a nonrefundable US$15,000 DHS processing payment for each person; after the payments settle, USCIS prompts Form I-140G completion. Vetting precedes the program’s requested US$1 million gift for every included relative. EB-1/EB-2 classification still requires admissibility and visa availability; Gold Card is not EB-5. The usual mistake is changing only the principal’s private profile and assuming every linked record changed. Verify official instructions before funds move.
Hypothetical example: A farm-equipment manufacturer’s executive in L’Anse-Saint-Jean applies with a spouse and a twenty-year-old child. When the family changes internet providers, the principal updates his adviser but not the other case contacts. They should inventory confirmations, government accounts, identifiers, civil records, requests, and address entries. The child’s age and marital status need case-specific review rather than assumptions based on the parent’s update. Each person should use the channel in their official communication and retain proof.