Compensation is a business arrangement, while immigration costs depend on the filing route and services required. There is no executive salary figure that replaces proof of qualifying duties or determines a standard all-in application price.
Specify the review scope
Budget applicable government charges and separate legal preparation, dependent processing and optional premium processing. A governance-heavy case may require review of delegations, board materials and inconsistencies across entities. Ask whether that work is included.
Check current government schedules before filing; professional fees paid to explain executive authority do not guarantee that the underlying role will meet the legal standard. Neither the executive's remuneration nor any board fee determines what the preparation costs; those are commercial figures and have no bearing on filing charges. What drives cost here is the state of the governance record.
A company with current constitutional documents, an authority schedule and minutes that record decisions properly presents a straightforward case; one whose board has met informally for years and kept no minutes presents a reconstruction exercise. Ask the adviser to scope the review of governance material separately from the drafting, and to say what they would need if the records prove incomplete. Verify government charges against the actual petitioner and filing type, including any supplemental fee whose application depends on the employer's characteristics rather than on the seniority of the role.