Identify the applicable official charges and professional scope directly. The size of the compensation package does not define the necessary legal work.
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Ask whether the estimate covers employment evidence, company structure and actual duties. Separate tax or compensation advice where needed. A generous package does not guarantee that missing immigration facts are easy to resolve.
Separate the USCIS filing fee and any premium processing charge, both on the G-1055 schedule, from legal fees, corporate document preparation, translations and the U.S. entity's own setup costs. The I-129 filing fee, the fraud prevention fee, any asylum program fee applicable to the employer's size, optional premium processing, and professional fees for preparing the petition. Identify implementation, staffing and support costs for the business, apart from case preparation and current official fees. Track deposits, rent and operating resources separately from official fees and professional preparation. Separate temporary foreign coverage, American payroll, premises, recruitment, preparation, travel, and government charges, recording who owes each amount and when. Keep filing fees, translation, and professional-preparation costs in a separate ledger from any commercial spending ceiling; neither figure is an investment threshold or a substitute for primarily managerial or executive duties.