Read the official terms and record the date, choose the individual or corporate framework, settle who is joining, obtain legal advice on admissibility and category eligibility, pay the processing fee, complete vetting, and only then is the gift payable.
The gift comes after successful vetting, never before
Sequence matters because two of these steps are irreversible. The processing fee is nonrefundable once paid, so the eligibility and admissibility review belongs before it rather than after. Vetting then follows, and the gift is payable after vetting succeeds; anyone pressing Lars to transfer the larger sum earlier is not describing the published process.
After that, successful applicants proceed through EB-1 or EB-2, which means category eligibility, admissibility and visa availability continue to govern the outcome and the timeline. No published figure or payment shortens a visa queue. Between each of these steps Lars should return to the official source and confirm that the terms have not changed, and he should keep the dated record of what he read.
A licensed U.S. immigration attorney handles any formal filing that results.