The Form I-829 filing fee on the current USCIS fee schedule, plus accounting and professional fees for the evidence. The capital must remain at risk for the required sustainment period; afterward, its value or any return depends on the business and transaction rather than on USCIS.
A filing fee, an accountant, and capital that stays in the business
The government cost at the removal stage is the Form I-829 filing fee at the amount on the USCIS fee schedule, Form G-1055. USCIS may require biometrics, but the current schedule does not impose the separate per-person biometric services fee claimed here; there is no premium processing for this form. The substantive cost is the evidence: the accountant’s annual financial statements and tax returns, payroll reporting, and professional fees for assembling and presenting the file.
A direct investment in the couple’s own cidery is equity in an operating company, so its value and any later return depend on the company and any sale or distribution after the required sustainment period. The capital must remain at risk through the period the Act requires, which under the 2022 Act is tied to the investment date and should be confirmed against current guidance. Withdrawing capital before the sustainment period ends undermines the petition.
Fee amounts change; the schedule should be checked before filing.