No. Distinguish official nonrefundable processing fees and government gifts from EB-5 commercial capital. The September 7, 2026 official processing fee is US$15,000 per person and nonrefundable; the principal gift is US$1,000,000 individually or US$2,000,000 per corporate-sponsored employee. Family and continuing corporate obligations are additional.
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Use the applicable principal and family amounts and corporate obligations. A combined funding total does not make the gift an enterprise asset promising returns.
In EB-5 the money is placed in a commercial enterprise, must remain at risk through the conditional period, must generate ten jobs and may be returned if the project succeeds; the investor also pays administrative and legal fees and takes commercial risk. The initial corporate principal gift is US$2 million after successful vetting and instructions; corporate terms separately specify a 5% transfer fee including a new background check and an annual 1% fee. Corporate terms include published 1% annual maintenance and 5% transfer with new background review and actual conditions; official visa and medical charges and private document costs are distinct.