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Budgeting for a family immigration matter
Create a family budget by person and stage, rather than multiplying one applicant’s total by the number of relatives.
Case budget worksheet
Add your verified government fees, written legal quote and supporting expenses. All starting amounts are illustrative.
Build a total without confusing the payees
Replace every starting amount with your own information. The defaults are an illustrative arithmetic example, not current USCIS fees, an attorney price range or a recommendation for how much to save. Add the government fees for the forms and applicants you actually need, enter the legal fee from a written scope, then add translations, delivery, travel and other supporting expenses. Use zero for a reserve if you want a simple exact sum.
The formula is total = government fees + (government fees × reserve percentage ÷ 100) + attorney quote + other expenses. With the illustrative defaults, $1,000 + $100 + $2,000 + $300 = $3,400. The first result combines the legal quote and reserve because both are added to the government-fee subtotal; it does not mean the reserve is paid to the attorney. A reserve does not change a fee or create eligibility. Recheck official fees before filing and avoid counting the same expense twice. No input leaves your browser.
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