Only the actual agreement can establish what a commercial payment covers. It should not be assumed to include government or professional charges.
Request a clear allocation
Identify the work being purchased and separately confirm review scope and fees. A larger project budget does not guarantee that expanded duties are authorized.
Costs can include transcript or replacement document fees from the institution, possible credential evaluation services, and legal time reviewing whether the finalized records support the claimed profession. Government charges depend on the route chosen: a port-of-entry application carries the applicable border processing charge, while an employer-filed Form I-129 carries the petition fee in the USCIS fee schedule. Government amounts change, so check the current USCIS fee schedule rather than relying on a figure quoted in an older article or by a colleague who applied several years ago. List current government charges from official instructions without assuming another applicant's total, then separate translation, credential analysis, counsel, transport, and employer document preparation. Establish separately whether the awarding institution sits outside Canada, Mexico and the United States, because that single fact, and not the language of the paperwork, is what brings the evaluation requirement into play.