Do not assume so. Separate qualifying at-risk capital from professional charges, transaction expenses and other payments, then have their treatment assessed under the actual arrangement. A single closing total hides distinctions that matter.
Compare the threshold with qualifying capital
Current thresholds are generally US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project; statutory adjustment starts January 1, 2027. The reduced amount depends on the qualifying project, not your home municipality. Add government filings, professional services and later-stage expenses to a separate budget. Neither a purchase-price receipt nor money reserved in your account alone establishes every investment condition.
Legal fees on this route are higher than on temporary categories because the source and path of funds file is genuinely large, and where the money comes through a succession there is often accounting work to reconstruct valuations and tax treatment. Project-dependent charges include the sponsor's administrative fee and any subscription or escrow costs, whose amounts and refund terms must be read from the offering documents rather than supplied as a generic statistic. USCIS filing charges for the investor petition, adjustment of status if used, and the petition to remove conditions appear on Form G-1055; the Department of State publishes the immigrant-visa fees for consular processing.