Only the official program page and FAQ can answer this, and the terms should be checked on the day of application. Do not assume EB-5 derivative rules apply, because the Gold Card is a different program with its own family provisions.
Family terms come from the official FAQ, not from analogy
Hypothetical example: Under EB-5, a spouse and unmarried children under 21 are derivatives who receive the same conditional residence, and that rule is written in the statute. The Gold Card is not EB-5, so Farida cannot borrow that answer. The official program page and FAQ are the place to find whether family members are included, whether each requires a separate payment, what status they receive, at what age children stop qualifying and whether a spouse may work. Where the published terms are silent on a point, the honest position is that the point is unresolved, and a plan for the family should not be built on an intermediary's interpretation. Her husband's and children's own circumstances also remain subject to ordinary admissibility rules regardless of the program. If the family's ability to work or study is central to the decision, compare the published Gold Card terms with the settled EB-5 derivative rules side by side before choosing.
Hypothetical example: An independent publisher weighs a Gold Card payment because a spouse hopes to work and a child plans a U.S. university course. The household should identify the exact family benefit stated by the current official material and mark every unanswered question. A brochure or agent message does not settle dependency, work permission, or age treatment. If those points control the decision, the family should wait for authoritative terms rather than assume the EB-5 framework carries over.