BUSINESS VISAS TO AUSTRALIA

BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT (PERMANENT) VISA (SUBCLASS 888)

Features

This visa allows you to:

•  Continue to own and manage a business in Australia (the Business Innovation stream)
•  continue business and investment activity in Australia (the Investor stream, the Significant Investor stream and the Premium Investor stream)
•  continue entrepreneurial activity in Australia (Entrepreneur stream).

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory or the Australian government; and

• hold a provisional Business Innovation and Investment visa (subclass 188) and have met the requirements of that visa in the stream in which you first applied

or

• hold a Special Category visa (subclass 444) and have met the requirements of the business innovation stream.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 2,350

Global processing times

Unavailable due to low volume of applications

BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT (PROVISIONAL) VISA (SUBCLASS 188)

Features

This visa allows you to:

• own and manage a business in Australia (the Business Innovation stream)
• conduct business and investment activity in Australia (the Investor stream, the Significant Investor stream and the Premium Investor stream).
• undertake an entrepreneurial activity in Australia (Entrepreneur stream).

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory government or Australian agency and are invited to apply by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.

Length of stay

Four years and three months

Cost

From AUD 585

Global processing times

• Business Innovation stream: 75 per cent of applications processed in 14 months
• Significant Investor stream: 75 per cent of applications processed in 13 months
• Investor stream: 75 per cent of applications processed in 18 months
• All other streams: Unavailable due to low volume of applications.

Business Owner Visa to Australia

Features

This is a permanent residence visa. You will be able to travel in and out of Australia for five years.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• Hold one of the required provisional business visas
• managed your business in Australia for the past two years.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 2,225

Global processing times

Unavailable due to low volume of applications.

Business Talent Visa to Australia

Features

This visa allows you to establish a new or develop an existing business in Australia. It has two streams:

• Significant Business History stream: for high-calibre business owners or part-owners who want to do business in Australia
• Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream: for people who have sourced venture capital funding from a member of the Australian Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL).

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you are nominated by a state or territory government agency and are invited to apply by the minister.

You must also either:

• have net business and personal assets of at least AUD1.5 million and an annual business turnover of at least AUD3 million if you intend to apply for the visa in the Significant Business History stream, or
• have obtained at least AUD1 million in venture capital funding to start the commercialisation and development of a high-value business idea in Australia if you intend to apply for the visa in the Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 7,130

Global processing times

Unavailable due to the low volume of applications.