Separate three buckets: business costs of the United States enterprise, transaction costs of admitting the investor, and immigration preparation costs. They are not all treated the same way in an investment analysis, so ask counsel to review the actual expenditure rather than assuming every professional fee counts or none does.
Price the second review before you sign
Ask what the restructuring review covers: reading the new agreements, re-running the ownership test, updating the funds narrative, and any fresh filing or consular step that may follow. Confirm government charges at the time each step is taken rather than relying on a figure quoted months earlier. No amount of spending buys an approval, and a larger contribution does not substitute for a documented, at-risk commitment.
Ask the seller for a breakdown of the price between goodwill, equipment and inventory, because that shows what the money buys. Paying the full price for a majority of an operating coatings contractor with crews and equipment usually satisfies that test; a token deposit with the balance due on visa approval does not. Working capital deposited in the business account to cover payroll and marketing before the winter season is investment once it is actually in the company.