That requires an individual assessment of the applicable rules and case dates. The public Gold Card FAQ alone does not resolve the outcome.
Do not rely on a general reassurance
Ask counsel whether any age-protection provision applies and what its conditions are. Discuss the consequences if inclusion is unavailable, including the family’s intended move. This guide does not promise an exception, provide an alternative route or assume a child’s financial dependence preserves eligibility.
Have the conversation with the young person concerned, not only about them. A child approaching the limit may be choosing a course, a job or a place to live, and a household that keeps the uncertainty to itself leaves that person planning on an assumption. Ask counsel whether any age-protection provision applies and what its conditions are, then discuss what follows if inclusion proves unavailable, including whether the rest of the family still intends to move and on what timetable.
This guide does not promise an exception or supply an alternative route, and financial dependence does not preserve eligibility. Record what was decided so the family is not revisiting it under time pressure later. Set a date to review the position rather than waiting for news.
Agree who in the household will raise the question again if nothing has moved.