The USCIS petition fee, the fraud-prevention fee, any asylum-program fee and optional premium processing from Form G-1055, paid by the U.S. subsidiary, plus professional fees, translations and her U.S. salary and relocation.
Fees from the schedule, then the cost of the remediation itself
The petitioning subsidiary pays the government charges for the L-1B petition. On the current schedule those are the base fee for Form I-129, a fraud-prevention and detection fee, an asylum-program fee that depends on employer size, and premium processing if the plant needs a decision within a fixed period because of the audit deadline. Amounts should be read from Form G-1055 at filing rather than assumed.
Professional fees for drafting the specialized-knowledge evidence and translating French document-control records are separate. The business case also includes her U.S. salary and benefits, relocation and the cost of backfilling her Canadian role, which should be discussed with the quality director since the Canadian plant must keep its own procedure running while she is away.
None of these costs is a factor in the immigration decision, but underbudgeting them derails transfers. Hypothetical example: a specialty-paper mill has a fixed shutdown date and wants to pay for faster processing without first checking whether the supporting record is complete. Speed cannot repair an underdeveloped specialized-knowledge explanation.
The employer should price the mandatory filing charges, translations, and any expedited option only after the evidence list is final. A dated fee schedule and written authorization identify the payer and prevent the transferee from carrying charges that belong in the employer’s budget.