Show a private handling charge separately from official processing and the gift.
Identify what each recipient is being paid for
Official terms state US$15,000 nonrefundable processing per person, then the instructed gift after vetting: US$1 million for an individual principal or US$2 million for a corporate principal. A provider’s invoice does not reduce those amounts or convert its own fee into the government gift.
Divide the budget by recipient and purpose. The first official payment accompanies the online application: US$15,000 in nonrefundable DHS processing. After settlement, USCIS sends a Form I-140G prompt. Only following successful vetting is the applicant asked to make a US$1 million gift to the United States. Show any adviser, bank, exchange, or handling charge separately; none reduces, replaces, or becomes a government amount. The immigration determination still uses EB-1 or EB-2 classification, whereas EB-5 is a distinct investment program. Reconfirm current official instructions and the named recipient before releasing payment.
Hypothetical example: a North Hatley veterinary-diagnostics entrepreneur is quoted a percentage “facilitation fee” by a private payment service. She should request an itemized invoice stating what the provider does, then keep it separate from the DHS receipt and any eventual gift confirmation. Her plan should reserve for later classification and visa steps applicable to her case without inventing a government charge. A provider’s success language neither advances vetting nor converts its fee into evidence supporting I-140G.