The USCIS petition fee for Form I-526E and the regional-center integrity-fund fee, the regional center’s administrative fee, immigrant-visa or adjustment fees for each family member, and later the I-829 fee, all separate from the at-risk capital.
Keep the program fees outside the capital account
The invested capital must be the full threshold amount placed in the enterprise; administrative and government charges cannot be counted toward it. Regional-center projects typically charge an administrative fee on top of the investment, which should be disclosed in the offering documents and paid from separate funds. USCIS charges a filing fee for the investor petition and a fee under the EB-5 Integrity Fund for regional-center investors, with amounts listed on Form G-1055 and subject to change. After approval, each family member pays immigrant-visa processing fees at the consulate or adjustment fees if in the United States, and the immigrant fee for the green card. Two years later, the I-829 petition carries its own fee. Legal, accounting and translation costs for the source-of-funds package are additional. Budget these from the house proceeds separately from the amount wired to the enterprise.
The capital threshold is separate from administrative, legal, and government charges. Before choosing a project, the investor should obtain a written schedule that identifies the EB-5 capital, any offering or administration fee, filing fees, and the costs borne by each family member. A lower stated project cost does not replace the required capital or the job-creation obligation. Hypothetical example: a commercial-laundry owner compares two regional-center offerings with the same capital level but different administration fees and redemption terms. Reading those charges separately prevents treating a fee as invested capital.