No. Franchise acquisition costs, royalties, rent and payroll are business expenses. The immigration budget separately includes current government charges, professional preparation, dependent processing and any optional premium-processing request.
Review both commitments
A franchisor’s startup estimate does not price the immigration case or guarantee eligibility. Ask counsel to assess ownership, duties and the new-office framework before relying on a transfer plan. Clarify whether the professional scope covers franchise-related governance restrictions and the specific operating structure.
There is no universal franchise purchase amount that substitutes for the L-1A legal requirements. Ask which document the estimate was built from, because a franchisor startup estimate prices a business and not an immigration case. It cannot tell you whether the ownership structure supports affiliation, whether the proposed duties are managerial, or whether the new-office framework applies, and those are the questions determining cost.
Franchise acquisition, royalties, rent and payroll are business expenses. The immigration budget separately carries current government charges, professional preparation, dependent processing and any optional premium-processing request. Ask whether the professional scope covers franchise-related governance restrictions and the specific operating structure, and verify the government figures at filing rather than at the quote.
Ask the franchisor and counsel to state, each in writing, what their figure excludes and what it assumes.