Check whether the existing agreements, an enforceable refund right or a new negotiated arrangement permits a refund or credit. Do not assume either issuer will transfer the fee. A fee label alone does not determine whether money counts as qualifying capital; the actual use and legal requirements matter. Request the replacement issuer’s written charges.
Sunk fees, recovered capital and what the second project will actually cost
Assume for planning that the earlier fee is gone unless a written provision says otherwise, and get professional fees quoted in writing rather than estimated. If the escrow returned less than you wired, decide whether the shortfall must be topped up — replacement is needed only where a real gap in qualifying capital exists. Company profits sitting in a business are not the same as personal liquidity.
The petition fee in the USCIS fee schedule, any regional center administrative fee, translations, professional fees, and later the removal-of-conditions fee. Identify the true contribution separately from bank charges, recovery costs and project fees. Record preparation and qualifying investment need separate accounting according to their actual purpose and treatment. Check current agency fee schedules instead of treating project estimates as official costs.