Two nonrefundable US$15,000 processing fees and, after successful vetting, two US$1 million gifts, a total of US$2,030,000, plus State Department, medical and professional costs. These are the official figures checked September 7, 2026 and must be re-verified before paying.
Add the family members before you add the fees
On the official terms as checked, the arithmetic for a principal and spouse is US$15,000 per person in processing fees, payable first and not refunded if the application does not succeed, and US$1 million per person gifted to the U.S. government after vetting. For a couple that is US$30,000 at the outset and US$2 million later, or US$2,030,000 in program payments.
Each unmarried child under 21 would add another US$1,015,000. On top of that sit costs the program does not list: the immigrant-visa or adjustment fees for the EB-1 or EB-2 process, medical examinations, certified translations of French records, professional fees, and the cross-border tax advice that a permanent-residence decision requires. None of this money buys anything back: unlike an EB-5 investment, which is at risk but may be repaid, the gift is final.
A farmer should compare that against the cost of six months of winter rentals as a visitor, which is the alternative his plan actually describes.