Review the actual requirements and instructions for every included person.
Plan the complete included household
The fixed programme additions are US$1 million and US$15,000 nonrefundable processing for each eligible spouse or child, including corporate cases. Other instructed expenses should be assessed separately for the relevant people rather than assumed covered by the principal’s receipt.
Prepare a person-by-person budget and document list. For the principal, spouse, and each potentially eligible unmarried child under 21, identify the online filing, US$15,000 nonrefundable DHS processing charge, medical directions, visa-related charges, identity and civil records, and any additional program payment officially required. After the processing payment settles, USCIS prompts Form I-140G; vetting follows, and the US$1 million gift is requested only after successful vetting. EB-1 or EB-2 classification, admissibility, and visa availability must still be addressed individually. Citizenship and Canadian permanent residence remain different facts in every family member’s record. Recheck current official instructions before paying, and never describe these gifts as EB-5 investments. Omitting derivative expenses because the principal has a receipt creates a predictable shortfall.
Hypothetical example: An architect from Larouche plans with a spouse and a nineteen-year-old unmarried son. The family creates three separate checklists, confirms the son’s age and marital evidence, and budgets each instructed step instead of multiplying only the principal’s medical estimate. They keep the spouse’s Canadian permanent-resident card distinct from citizenship proof and avoid sending any gift until successful vetting produces the official request.