A quotation should distinguish qualifying capital from administrative and professional charges. A smaller advertised subscription does not change the applicable statutory minimum.
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The current general minimum is US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted-employment-area or infrastructure project, subject to adjustment beginning January 1, 2027. Review the actual category and the petition filing date rather than assuming every regional-center project qualifies for the lower amount.
Government filing charges at the investor-petition, immigrant-visa and removal-of-conditions stages, professional fees at each stage, business-plan and economic-support costs, document and translation costs, and the state dental-licensing process. Do not decide every charge’s treatment from its label alone or describe unrelated professional costs as invested capital without a basis. Read the subscription and operating agreement to see what each payment purchases, whether it is refundable, and whether it appears in the capital account or a separate expense ledger. The capital must remain at risk for the required sustainment period; afterward, its value or any return depends on the business and transaction rather than on USCIS. Before choosing a project, the investor should obtain a written schedule that identifies the EB-5 capital, any offering or administration fee, filing fees, and the costs borne by each family member.