The petition filing charge, optional premium processing, and the same categories again if an amended petition is required after a restructuring. Amounts appear in the USCIS fee schedule.
Budget for the amendment as part of the transaction cost
The initial petition carries the filing charge published in the USCIS fee schedule, with premium processing available at extra cost if the company wants a faster decision. Where a material change occurs, an amended petition carries its own charge, and the associated professional work of re-documenting the ownership chain is often larger than the original because two structures must now be explained. Companies frequently overlook this when pricing a transaction.
Add it to the deal costs alongside legal and accounting fees, and decide in advance who bears it. There is also an indirect cost worth naming: if the amendment reveals a problem, the transferee may need to be brought home or moved to another classification, which carries relocation and continuity consequences for the American operation that dwarf any filing charge.