At the beginning. Each joining spouse and unmarried child under 21 must be considered in the initial application, and each carries an additional US$15,000 processing fee and US$1 million gift. Deciding late who travels is not a neutral adjustment, so settle the list of family members before the first submission is made.
Confirm the household list on paper
Write down every person intended to immigrate, with full legal name, date of birth, relationship and current passport details, and check that each child falls within the unmarried-under-21 description at the time of the application. Discuss a child approaching that age with a qualified adviser rather than assuming. Then confirm what the total figures become once each person is counted, because the family arithmetic changes the decision for many households.
Write down every person intended to immigrate, with full legal name, date of birth, relationship, and current passport details, then check each child against the unmarried and under twenty-one description as at the time of the application. Discuss any child approaching that age with a qualified adviser rather than assuming a position. Each joining spouse and each unmarried child under twenty-one must be considered in the initial application and carries an additional nonrefundable processing fee and a further gift amount, so deciding late who travels is not a neutral adjustment.
Confirm what the totals become once every person is counted, because the family arithmetic changes the decision for many households.