Obtain an assessment of the relevant history and current requirements before relying on a financial commitment. The US$15,000 processing fee per person is nonrefundable.
Separate assessment cost from government payment
Confirm professional scope and official instructions. A private review cannot guarantee acceptance, and a paid government fee does not promise the result.
Obtain independent financial and tax advice as appropriate, since a gift should not be marketed as capital expected to produce a return, and neither route carries a guaranteed approval. The larger payment is a gift to the United States government made after successful vetting; it buys no equity, earns nothing, creates no job-creation credit and cannot be recovered. The official individual gift is US$1 million; for an employee sponsored under the corporate terms discussed here, preserve the separate US$2 million principal amount already identified, along with any currently published maintenance or transfer charges. Because the amounts are large and the framework is new, the figures quoted here should be checked against the current official page before any transfer, and any request for a deposit, reservation or instalment should be verified against that page first. Each joining spouse and each unmarried child under twenty-one must be considered in the initial application and carries an additional nonrefundable processing fee and a further gift amount, so deciding late who travels is not a neutral adjustment.