The actual process and evidence needs may differ. Confirm current official charges and professional scope.
Avoid copying the old budget blindly
Identify changed documents and services. A prior invoice does not establish today’s required fees or guarantee the same outcome.
Separate the applicable government charge for the chosen admission or petition process from professional fees, credential evaluation or translation costs where needed, and travel expenses, including any trip to a land port of entry. Renewal charges for each family member, expedited processing if the timeline is tight, and certified copies or translations where a supporting civil document is required. Verify government amounts through the current USCIS Form G-1055 schedule or relevant admission instructions; a recruiter’s bundled invoice is not proof of government payment. Check the current official fee source for the chosen procedure; Canadian TN applicants generally use port-of-entry admission or a US petitioner’s Form I-129, which create different expense items. Where a credential evaluation may be needed, obtain a written view first on whether an evaluation would actually resolve the mismatch for this specific profession, because evaluations differ in scope and one prepared for a licensing body may not address the question at hand. If a petition route is chosen, add current USCIS processing time, checked at the point of filing rather than assumed, and note that premium handling where available shortens adjudication and not preparation.