It adds corporate legal time. Determining whether a venture creates a qualifying relationship, and whether it could be restructured to, is corporate work that precedes any immigration filing. Government filing fees are separate and should be read from the current USCIS fee schedule.
Pay for the answer before paying for the filing
There is a natural reluctance to spend on an analysis that might conclude the plan does not work. It is nonetheless the cheapest money in the whole exercise, because the alternative is preparing a petition around a relationship that is not there. Ask for a scoped opinion: does this structure, as drafted, create a qualifying relationship, and if not, what would.
That is a contained piece of work with a clear deliverable. Where the answer is negative, the business has learned something important while the venture documents can still be changed, and where it is positive, the same analysis becomes part of the eventual filing rather than a duplicated cost. Ask for that opinion in writing and dated, so that it can be relied on months later when the deal has moved on.
Hypothetical example: Omar is being transferred to manage a U.S. manufacturer of reusable food-transport crates. A cost review should distinguish the company's petition expense, the individual's travel and visa costs, and downstream relocation commitments.
Corporate records, not informal assurances, should identify who will pay for counsel, translations, travel and any premium processing choice. Decide early whether the company has budgeted for a complete evidence package, because rushing corporate documents later can add expense without improving the case. The costly mistake is spending heavily on relocation before the qualifying relationship, foreign employment and managerial role have been documented in a coherent order.