EB-5 Visa Cost in 2026: Total Investor Spend Breakdown

The headline "$800K" is just the investment portion. A realistic total-cost model for EB-5 in 2026 includes USCIS fees, attorney fees, administrative fees, and ancillary costs. Most of the $800K investment is structurally returnable; the fee costs are non-refundable.

• •Investment: $800K (Rural TEA). Returnable per offering terms after job creation and sustainment. Beyond Paradise 1 targets a 3+1+1 year repayment timeline.
• •USCIS Form I-526E fee: ~$11K-$12K. Non-refundable.
• •USCIS Form I-485 fee (if concurrent filing): ~$1.5K per family member.
• •USCIS Form I-765 + I-131 fees (concurrent filers): typically bundled with I-485.
• •EB-5 Integrity Fund fee: ~$1K. Funds the RIA-mandated USCIS oversight program.
• •Attorney fees: $25K-$50K total for I-526E + I-829 (some attorneys charge a separate I-485 fee). Pay attention to which deliverables are included.
• •Administration / project fees: $30K-$80K depending on project. Includes investor servicing, escrow administration, fund administrator costs. Disclosed in PPM.
• •Form I-829 USCIS fee: ~$10K, payable 2-3 years after conditional GC.
• •Biometrics fee (per family member): ~$85.
• •Ancillary: SOF document translation ($1K-$5K), travel for consular processing if outside US.
• •Total cash outlay: roughly $870K-$945K for a single investor + family of 3-4. The $800K investment is the largest piece — and structurally returnable per offering terms.

Compare total cost across projects when evaluating — some projects have lower headline admin fees but higher attorney fees, and vice versa. The full-stack number is what matters.