The official site describes a 5% transfer fee, including a new DHS background check, alongside corporate maintenance terms. Recheck the current terms before relying on a calculation.
Price the actual change
Ask what amount the percentage applies to and which additional government or professional charges may arise in your arrangement. A fee description does not establish transfer eligibility or refund rights. Keep the original gift, ongoing charges and costs of the proposed replacement distinct in the sponsor’s approval materials.
Ask for the charge structure in writing, identifying what each amount applies to, who receives it, when it becomes payable and whether any part is returnable. Establish in particular the base to which a stated transfer charge applies, since a figure expressed as a proportion means nothing until the amount it is calculated on is identified. Ask what additional government or professional charges arise in the specific arrangement proposed, and whether the corporate maintenance terms described create continuing obligations.
Recheck the current terms before relying on any calculation, because terms as currently described may change. Keep the original payment, the ongoing charges and the costs associated with the proposed replacement as separate lines in the sponsor approval materials, so a decision-maker can see which are sunk, which recur and which are contingent on a step nobody has yet confirmed.