Administrative or subscription fees charged by the regional center, government filing charges for the investor petition, the immigrant visa or adjustment stage and the removal-of-conditions petition, professional fees at each stage, and document costs. Fees taken from the capital may affect whether the full amount is at risk in the enterprise.
Reading the fee sheet
Ask the regional center for a written statement of every fee and where it is paid from. An administrative fee paid on top of the capital is a cost; a fee deducted from the capital before it reaches the job-creating enterprise raises the question whether the full qualifying amount was actually invested, and counsel should review that structure. USCIS filing charges for the investor petition, adjustment of status if used, and the petition to remove conditions appear on Form G-1055; the Department of State publishes the immigrant-visa fees for consular processing.
Professional fees follow the same three stages, and a quote for the first stage only is not the cost of the process. Add independent financial advice, because the immigration reviewer will not assess whether the project is a sound use of the founder's proceeds. Keep the family's relocation costs on their own sheet.
A projected return in the brochure is not income until it is paid, and the capital may be tied up for years beyond the conditional period while the project unwinds.