USCIS filing fees for the immigrant petition and later for Form I-829 per the G-1055 schedule, immigrant visa or adjustment fees for each family member, legal and accounting fees for the source-of-funds file and translations. In a direct investment there is no regional-center administrative fee, but the company's own set-up costs are real.
Government fees, professional fees and the business's own costs
Hypothetical example: the couple assumed a direct investment would be cheaper than a regional-center project because there is no administrative fee. For this direct case, government fees include the Form I-526 fee under the current G-1055 schedule and, later, the Form I-829 fee, plus immigrant-visa or adjustment fees for each family member; the additional Integrity Fund fee attaches to regional-center investor petitions filed on Form I-526E, not to a direct Form I-526 petition. Professional fees are often higher in a direct case because the source-of-funds file covers two asset chains and the business plan must support ten new jobs credibly.
Add certified translations of French estate and property records and possibly an accountant's report. The machining company itself will need legal, licensing and equipment spending that is part of the investment. Confirm every government figure on the USCIS site at the time of filing.
Cost analysis should keep invested capital distinct from administrative fees, project charges, professional expenses, travel, and funds retained for personal obligations. It should also identify whether a fee is refundable and what document governs that answer. Hypothetical example: a commercial-laundry investor is quoted a package price that combines capital, an administration charge, and due-diligence costs.
The reviewer asks for a written allocation, reviews the governing documents, and tracks each transfer to its recipient. Treating every payment as capital can distort both the budget and the evidence trail.