No. The qualifying capital must be invested in the new commercial enterprise; administrative, legal and USCIS fees are additional costs and are not part of the required amount.
Budget the capital, the administrative fee and the government fees as three separate figures
Hypothetical example: The capital threshold, currently US$1,050,000 or US$800,000 in a targeted employment area or infrastructure project as verified September 7, 2026 and subject to adjustment from January 1, 2027, refers to funds actually placed at risk in the enterprise. A Portugal Cove-St. Philip's investor whose retirement and estate funds total exactly US$800,000 does not have enough, because the regional center's administrative fee, the petition fee published in Form G-1055, the immigrant-visa fee, the later I-829 fee and professional fees are all paid separately. The administrative fee is a commercial charge set by the regional center and is generally not refundable even if the petition is denied; ask for its terms in writing. Also ask what happens to the invested capital on denial, because escrow arrangements differ. Costs that do not affect eligibility include relocation, U.S. tax planning and the cost of obtaining estate and pension records, though the last is unavoidable. Confirm every government figure on the day of filing rather than from a project brochure.
Hypothetical example: an investor who owns a robotics contract-manufacturing business is comparing two regional-centre offerings with different administrative charges. The investor should create a total-cash schedule that separates qualifying capital, filing charges, project administration, legal review, taxes, travel, and reserve funds. The subscription agreement tells the investor where capital is placed and whether a fee is returned; the offering documents identify other charges. This schedule supports the real decision: whether sufficient traceable funds remain after every non-investment expense, without treating a promised return as guaranteed.