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CALIXA-LAVALLÉE · GOLD CARD FIELD GUIDE

Is the processing payment a refundable way to test whether an old issue matters?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The current US$15,000 processing payment per person is nonrefundable. Have the available history assessed before using a paid application as a substitute for understanding an identified concern.

Separate preparation from a promised result

Professional review may clarify the questions but cannot guarantee the government’s decision. The later principal gift is US$1 million individually or US$2 million corporately after successful vetting and instructions; do not describe either payment as buying an exception to the law.

The official program description sets a processing fee and a gift amount for the principal and separate amounts for each accompanying spouse and child, and describes a distinct corporate track with its own figures. Published corporate maintenance and transfer terms also require separate review; ordinary hiring costs should not be presented as satisfying them. The sensible order is to confirm the underlying classification first, verify the current official terms and amounts second, satisfy the household that the nonrefundable portion is acceptable third, and only then begin. The defining payment is made by the applicant to the U.S. government after the applicable process; it is not a recoverable enterprise investment and should not be compared to EB-5 capital as if it could generate a return.