The US$15,000 processing fee is nonrefundable, so it is spent whether or not vetting goes well. The US$1 million gift is requested only when instructed after successful vetting, and it is a gift rather than refundable equity, with no guaranteed return. Legal, medical and other visa costs sit outside both figures.
Spend on the review before the fee
A record examination is inexpensive next to the amounts the program requires, and it is the only step that can change the decision to proceed. Ask a qualified adviser to price the review separately from any later filing work, so the fee for advice is not bundled with an assumption that an application will follow. If the review finds a serious ground, the money not spent afterwards is the benefit.
Commission the record examination as its own piece of work, priced separately from any later filing, so the fee for advice is not bundled with an assumption that an application will follow. It is inexpensive next to the amounts this programme requires and it is the only step capable of changing the decision to proceed. The processing fee is nonrefundable and is spent whether or not vetting goes well.
The larger gift is requested only when instructed after successful vetting, and it is a gift paid by the applicant to the U.S. government rather than refundable equity, carrying no guaranteed return. Legal, medical, and other costs sit outside both figures and have their own terms.