Clarify the actual credential and the purpose of the evaluation first. A paid report cannot make an informal short course automatically satisfy a defined postsecondary route.
Separate program evidence from the evaluation service
The diploma definition concerns at least two years of postsecondary study at an accredited institution in Canada or the United States; the certificate definition concerns qualifying Mexican programs and issuers. A degree from an institution outside those three countries requires reliable evaluation. Keep official application charges, translations and private credential work separate, with current fees and scope verified.
Government charges depend on the route chosen: a port-of-entry application carries the applicable border processing charge, while an employer-filed Form I-129 carries the petition fee in the USCIS fee schedule. Ask for written scopes from every professional involved and place four columns in the budget: contract negotiation, immigration analysis, evidence production, and government or travel charges. Employers sometimes reimburse some of these charges; ask in writing which ones and whether reimbursement is conditional on a period of service, because a repayment clause becomes a personal debt if the placement ends early.