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The Business Innovation and Investment visa is a part of the Business Innovation and Investment Programme. This visa is for significant investors/business people from overseas who are willing to invest funds in a business and/or designated investment in Australia. The first stage – the visa applicant will be granted a temporary visa (subclass 188) which normally is valid for 4 years. The second stage – within 4 years since the time temporary visa was granted, the visa applicant must satisfy other requirements before applying for permanent visa (subclass 888).
PROVISIONAL VISA - 188
Business Innovation and Investment
(Provisional) visa (subclass 188)
The Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) is part of the Business Innovation and Investment Program.
This visa lets you:
- Establish a new or develop an existing business and/or invest in Australia, make a designated investment with an Australian state or territory government, make and maintain complying investments in Australia or participate in a complying entrepreneurial activity in Australia.
- Travel in and out of Australia for the life of your visa.
- Bring members of your family unit with you to Australia
- Seek permanent residence by applying for a Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888).
You can include the following people in your visa application at the time of lodgement:
- Your partner
- Your child/step-child or your partner’s child/step-child.
Length of stay: Four years and three months.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
PERMANENT VISA – 888
Business Innovation and Investment
(Permanent) visa (subclass 888)
This visa (subclass 888) is the second stage of the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188). You can apply for it after you have fulfilled the requirements of your provisional visa.
The Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) allows you to manage your business and investments in Australia.
This is a permanent residence visa. It lets you and any member of your family unit who has also been granted this visa:
- Stay in Australia indefinitely
- Work and study in Australia
- Enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses.
- Apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible).
- Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence.
- Travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted (after that time, you will need a resident return visa or another visa to return to Australia).
You can include the following people in your visa application at the time of lodgement:
- Your partner
- Your child/step-child or your partner’s child/step-child.
Length of stay: Permanently.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
TYPES OF TEMPORARY VISA (SUBCLASS 188)
Visa 188A Business Innovation stream
For people with business skills who want to establish, develop and manage a new or existing business in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
Visa 188B Investor stream
For people who want to make a designated investment of at least AUD1.5million in an Australian state or territory and maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
Visa 188C Significant Investor stream
For people who are willing to invest at least AUD5million into complying significant investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants can be nominated by a state or territory government or Austrade on behalf of the Australian government.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
Visa 188D Premium Investor stream
For people who are willing to invest at least AUD15million into complying premium investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Austrade will make the initial contact with suitable candidates for nomination on behalf of the Australian government.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
Visa 188E Entrepreneur stream
For people who have a funding agreement from a third party for at least AU$ 200,000 to undertake a complying entrepreneur activity that is proposed to lead to either the commercialisation of a product or service in Australia or the development of a business in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
Source: homeaffairs.gov.au
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