Not the capital. Each investor must contribute the full applicable amount — US$1,050,000, or US$800,000 where the investment qualifies for the reduced figure as of 7 September 2026. Shared professional work on the project review may cost less per head, but every participant still pays their own filing fees, family processing and medical examinations.
Decide who pays for shared advice
Agree in advance how the group splits joint costs and whether one participant's withdrawal leaves the others carrying the balance. Ask each adviser to state in writing whom they act for; a lawyer engaged by the enterprise is not thereby acting for each investor personally, and individual interests can diverge if a case runs into difficulty. Confirm current government fees at each filing rather than relying on the figure quoted when the group first met.
Hypothetical example: three relatives investing in a student-housing development share the cost of a project review and assume the same arrangement covers their personal files. A first review would separate the two engagements explicitly, confirm in writing whom each adviser acts for, and agree what happens to the shared cost if one participant withdraws. It would also confirm that no participant is relying on another's capital, since money that must be returned to a relative on a set date is difficult to reconcile with a requirement that capital remain genuinely at risk.