Check the current official fee schedule for the actual form, petitioner and filing date when preparing and again when submitting the case. A historical quotation or another investor’s receipt may be outdated or concern a different procedure. Keep the capital requirement separate from government fees.
Document the budget’s assumptions
Identify the form, applicants and professional scope and distinguish project administration charges. Explain that future changes may affect the final amount. A current estimate is useful planning evidence, but paying the correct fee does not establish the project’s eligibility or guarantee approval.
EB-5 calls for qualifying capital placed at risk in the required enterprise and a credible job-creation showing. The investor must document lawful source and path of funds. Approval is followed by the appropriate immigrant process and, if conditional residence is obtained, the later condition-removal requirements remain material. Separate capital contribution, project administration charges, filing fees, document preparation, translations, financial advice, and personal travel costs. The useful review identifies the recipient, purpose, refund terms, and evidence for each transfer, rather than combining everything under 'investment.' Obtain current official fee schedules and read project documents for distinct charges. Paying a fee or an administrative charge does not put qualifying capital at risk and does not answer whether the job or source-of-funds record is sufficient. Hypothetical example: A food-processing investor receives a subscription schedule with capital, an administrative fee, and separate legal invoices. She labels each payment, retains the wire instructions and receipts, and asks which amount is treated as investment capital before approving the transfers.