Identify the provider’s service fee separately from the programme’s published payments.
Keep the invoice categories clear
Official processing is US$15,000 nonrefundable per person; the instructed post-vetting principal gift is US$1 million individually or US$2 million corporately. A private drafting charge neither substitutes for those payments nor guarantees that the response satisfies the official request.
Label every charge by recipient, purpose, refundability and procedural stage. A consultant's drafting invoice is private compensation, not a government payment and not evidence that the response will be accepted. Officially, applicants first use the online application and pay DHS a nonrefundable US$15,000 processing fee. USCIS later sends the prompt for Form I-140G. Its full name is “Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program,” and successful vetting must occur before officials request the US$1 million gift to the United States. The payment is a gift, not an EB-5 investment or refundable equity. EB-1 or EB-2 classification, admissibility and visa availability still govern the case. Verify the current official amount, payee and instructions before any transfer.
Hypothetical example: A Bégin electrical contractor receives an invoice covering document review, translation coordination and response drafting. He asks for those services to be itemized and keeps them outside his government-payment ledger. His DHS receipt, future gift instruction and adviser bill each prove different transactions. No private rush surcharge can create approval, shorten official review or replace Form I-140G evidence.