Programme amounts for a principal, spouse and one qualifying child are US$15,000 plus US$1,000,000 each, totalling US$3,045,000. Registry extracts, certified translations and courier charges sit outside that and must be budgeted separately. Only the US$15,000 processing fee is explicitly described as nonrefundable, so treat other payments individually.
Budgeting document work without guessing at the total
Request written document-service quotes showing translation scope, registry charges, delivery and any rush surcharge. Check whether an existing acceptable record can be used before ordering duplicates. The combined program amount does not include all visa, medical or professional expenses, and those amounts may be payable at different stages.
Under EB-5 the investor subscribes the qualifying amount into a new commercial enterprise; it may be lost if the project fails, but if the project succeeds it can be returned, with or without gain, once the sustainment period ends. The FAQ describes reusing the prior corporate principal gift without another US$2 million gift, not a universal all-inclusive price for every replacement situation. None creates a credit against the government gift, which is not an EB-5 investment and should never be described as capital at risk. The practical decision is whether the applicant can document the EB-1 or EB-2 basis before paying a substantial nonrefundable amount.