There is no universal E-2 minimum to divide. Substantiality depends on the qualifying investment and actual enterprise, while each applicant’s role and eligibility require their own analysis.
Show contributions and enterprise needs
Identify who contributed each amount, the source and path, and how funds were committed. Distinguish investor capital from loans or future promises. Government charges and professional preparation may also depend on how many people apply as principals or dependants.
The partnership’s commercial budget should remain complete even when the owners agree to share costs equally; cost sharing alone does not establish qualification. Verify what each partner actually contributed rather than what the partnership agreed to share. A ledger identifying who paid each amount, from which account, on what date and under what instrument is the check that matters, and it frequently shows something different from an equal split described in conversation.
Distinguish investor capital from loans and from future promises. There is no universal minimum to divide, and substantiality depends on the qualifying investment and the actual enterprise while each applicant eligibility requires its own analysis. Government charges and professional preparation may also vary with how many people apply as principals or as dependants, so price the arrangement actually intended.
Reconcile the ledger against the enterprise bank records before filing.