Budget according to the actual obligations and available resources, keeping estimates visibly estimates.
Separate capital and other charges
Government, professional and project expenses may be additional. Currency movement does not waive the applicable qualifying investment requirement. As checked September 7, 2026, capital generally is US$1,050,000, or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure case. Statutory adjustments begin January 1, 2027; confirm the filing-date amount.
Build a single schedule listing the qualifying capital, administrative fees, independent legal fees, financial review, translation, medical examinations, and travel, with the payee and timing beside each. Beyond the qualifying capital, expect regional-center administrative fees where one is used, USCIS filing fees for the investor petition and later Form I-829, legal and accounting costs for the source-of-funds work, and translation costs. Government charges for the immigrant petition, the removal-of-conditions petition and any adjustment or consular steps appear on the USCIS fee schedule and are paid per petition, with derivatives adding their own fees. Keep independent financial diligence and family-related expenses visible in the budget, since an advertised package price can omit material commitments and a quoted return does not describe the full financial exposure. Administrative fees, escrow charges, cancellation amounts and additional subscription instalments each belong on a different row, and a summary sheet that merges them into a single number is where budgets go wrong.