An immigrant-visa derivative must generally enter after or together with the principal, not before. Confirm the actual visa and entry instructions for the case.
Sequence travel around the principal’s admission
A different appointment or notice date does not itself change the derivative entry rule. Keep future bookings consistent with the actual immigration milestones.
Family inclusion follows the official program terms and the rules of the underlying immigrant category, which ordinarily allow a spouse and unmarried children under 21 as derivatives. A joining spouse is assessed as part of the same initial application and must independently satisfy admissibility and eligibility for lawful permanent residence; the principal's approval does not cover a spouse who is inadmissible. The initial corporate principal gift is US$2 million after successful vetting and instructions; corporate terms separately specify a 5% transfer fee including a new background check and an annual 1% fee. Because a joining spouse and each unmarried child under twenty-one carry their own processing fee and payment under the current instructions, the family decision has a direct financial consequence that should be taken deliberately rather than by default. Where family terms under the published Gold Card conditions are relevant, confirm them from the official source at the time you rely on them and record who is intended to be included, since intention and eligibility are different findings.