Under the official terms re-verified on 2026-09-08, each spouse or unmarried child under twenty-one included in the initial application is subject to an additional nonrefundable US$15,000 DHS processing fee and US$1 million gift after vetting. The family member must also satisfy the connected EB-1 or EB-2 derivative and admissibility rules. Re-verify the amounts and sequence on the official page before paying.
Check the per-person terms and the derivative rules separately
Two different sets of rules touch the family. The program's own terms, on the official page as checked on 2026-09-07, state a processing fee per person, which suggests that each family member's participation has its own cost; the page and FAQ should be read on the day for what the gift covers and whether dependants attract additional amounts, because that is a program term the company cannot infer. The connected employment-based immigrant category then applies the ordinary derivative rules: a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one may immigrate with the principal, children are subject to the Child Status Protection Act calculation, and a child who marries loses derivative eligibility. The Kent company should ask the employee for each family member's passport and civil documents early, so that a child near twenty-one or a spouse with a separate admissibility issue is identified before any nonrefundable payment is made on their behalf.
Hypothetical example: a medical-device company proposes to cover its applicant, spouse and a child who will turn twenty-one during the projected process. The first review obtains civil records, checks the current per-person terms, and asks whether the connected immigrant category's derivative rules and age calculation support that plan. The company must decide whether to pay for each person now or pursue another strategy for the child; payment cannot override derivative eligibility or admissibility.