Not automatically. Per the official FAQ as checked on September 7, 2026, each accompanying spouse and unmarried child under twenty-one adds a processing fee and a further gift, including in corporate cases. Each family member must also be eligible and admissible.
Count the family before quoting the benefit
Hypothetical example: a Mission film-services company offers corporate sponsorship to a rigging supervisor with a spouse and two children under twenty-one. The official FAQ describes the family members as additional applicants, each with a US$15,000 processing fee and a US$1 million gift after vetting, on top of the US$2 million corporate gift for the principal. A benefit letter that names only the employee leaves the family's cost unstated and can lead to a dispute later.
The company should decide in writing whether it covers the family, and the employee should understand that a child who turns twenty-one before the immigrant process concludes may lose derivative eligibility under the ordinary rules of the EB-1 or EB-2 category, subject to any age-protection calculation. Re-verify the figures on the official page before the offer is made; they are quoted here as of the checking date only. Hypothetical example: A museum-exhibit designer expects a spouse and two children to be included automatically after a corporate sponsor begins her application.
The first review should list every proposed family member, their relationship records, age and required separate processing steps. Passports and civil certificates settle who is included; the official program materials settle the payment and vetting requirements for each person. A sponsor's budget cannot replace individual eligibility.
Make the family decision before payments are made, especially where a child is approaching the program's age limit, and do not promise U.S. work or travel rights while the process remains incomplete.