No. The official FAQ describes additional processing fees and gifts for each included spouse or eligible unmarried child under 21, so the individual figure understates the cost of including additional family members.
Calculate the household total explicitly
List every person who would be included and apply the applicable fee and gift to each. As checked on September 7, 2026, the stated additional amount per included family member is a US$15,000 fee and a US$1 million gift. Do not assume that making the payment resolves a child's age-related eligibility question.
Start with official current guidance, then prepare a family chart with passports, relationship records, ages, current locations, and separate immigration histories. The published terms refer to unmarried children under 21, and the underlying immigrant classification has its own derivative rules with the Child Status Protection Act applying only in the manner that law provides. Family derivative eligibility on an employment-based petition follows that petition's own rules; Gold Card participation is a separate track with its own terms and does not alter the petition's existing family provisions.