Separate the nonrefundable US$15,000 processing fee per applicant, the post-vetting US$2 million corporate principal gift, eligible family amounts and additional charges. The individual principal gift is US$1 million; do not use it as the corporate principal figure.
Document later corporate charges too
The current FAQ describes 1% annual maintenance and a 5% transfer fee including a new background check. Those terms are distinct from the initial gift and from private professional or employment costs. Ask who will bear each charge and confirm current official instructions. A company’s internal spending cap does not change what the government requires, and a proposed transfer is not automatic approval of another employee.
The published process begins with an application and processing fee, followed by vetting; the gift is payable only after vetting succeeds, and only then does the applicant proceed through the immigrant-visa or adjustment steps that lead to permanent residence. Brokerage commissions, settlement charges and currency conversion reduce what actually arrives, so budget from net proceeds rather than headline value. A single blended figure hides which parts are refundable, which are not, and which are payable to a government rather than to an intermediary. Following vetting, officials request the applicant’s US$1 million gift payable to the United States; it must never be described as an EB-5 investment.