Include the intended joining spouse and unmarried children under 21 in the initial planning. Each adds a US$15,000 processing fee and a US$1 million gift under the reviewed terms. Review each person’s admissibility separately, while recognizing that a problem preventing the principal from qualifying may also affect the family’s proposed route. Bring the actual prior decisions to counsel.
Check every traveller's history, not just the principal's
Households often assume only the main applicant has a file worth examining. Ask each adult about earlier refusals, extended stays, or applications made years ago under a different name or passport. For children, confirm dates of birth, custody arrangements and any prior travel.
The cost per person is large enough that discovering an issue after payment is a poor outcome; discovering it during a family review costs only time. Ask each adult in the household about earlier refusals, extended stays, or applications made years ago under a different name or passport, because families routinely assume only the main applicant has a file worth examining. For children, confirm dates of birth, custody arrangements, and any prior travel.
Include the intended joining spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one in the initial planning, since each adds a nonrefundable processing fee and a further gift amount under the published terms, and review each person's admissibility separately while recognising that a problem preventing the principal from qualifying may also affect the family's route. The cost per person makes discovering an issue after payment a poor outcome.