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WELLAND · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Can a large function budget replace a duties account?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Resources can support the explanation but do not establish the individual role by themselves. Describe actual authority and operational support.

Connect spending to real responsibilities

Do not inflate a budget to suggest managerial scope. Separate business resources from petition and advisory charges.

Read the fee schedule on the day the budget is prepared, because petition fees, the fraud prevention fee and the asylum program fee each apply differently depending on the petitioner's size and status, and premium processing is optional. Use the current USCIS fee schedule for the I-129 base fee and any associated charges, add premium processing only if the timeline genuinely needs it, and budget professional fees and the cost of preparing corporate evidence separately. Use separate budget columns for money injected into the company, premises and operating expenditure, immigration processing, professional advice and household relocation. Government filing charges, professional fees and dependant applications belong to the immigration budget; the lease, equipment, salaries and working capital belong to the expansion budget. Ask whether the fee covers a response to a request for evidence, which small-subsidiary petitions draw more often than large ones, and whether it covers the extension petition when the initial period ends.