VisAustraliaVisAustraliaThe Australian Government welcomes business migrants to live, work, conduct business and invest in Australia. It values the contribution that business migrants make to the economy through increased exports, investments, job creation and the introduction of new or improved technology.
Starting your own business in Australia may be one of the most exciting choices in your life. The potential rewards are significant, especially if you have researched the current business opportunities available in the Australian market.
Under the business migration program, the type of business you operate is your choice. However, you need to ensure that Australia’s legislation does not restrict you from operating your proposed business. You should check that you satisfy any licensing, registration or residency requirements that may be applicable to your business.
The scheme caters to business people who:
The first stage involves you applying for the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188).
The provisional visa includes five streams:
1. Business Innovation stream (188A)
2. Investor stream (188B)
3. Significant Investor stream (188C)
4. Premium Investor stream (188D)
5. Entrepreneur stream (188E)
You need to be nominated by a state or territory government agency or Austrade on behalf of the Australian government if you are seeking to satisfy the primary criteria of the provisional visa of the stream that is assessed to be most appropriate for you.
Holding a provisional visa is the first stage in becoming eligible to qualify for a Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888).
To discover whether you are eligible for a Business visa, we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
This provisional visa is for people with business skills. It lets you operate a new or existing business in Australia.
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
* assets of at least 200,000
* net personal and business assets of at least $600,000 in Australia
* employed at least two Australian full-time employees in your business in Australia
Please note that business migration can be extremely complex. To discover whether you are eligible for Business Innovation visa (subclass 188A), we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
There are no standard processing times available for this stream.
This visa costs AUD$5,375 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you:
You must pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English.
The second instalment charges are:
To work out how much your visa might cost use the Visa pricing estimator.
The estimator does not consider other costs you might also have to pay such as those for police certificates, health checks, biometrics and professional fees to get assistance with the visa application process from an immigration lawyer/agent.
This provisional visa requires you to invest at least AUD1.5 million in an Australian State or Territory and maintain business or investment activity in Australia.
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
Please note that business migration can be extremely complex. To discover whether you are eligible for Business Investor visa (subclass 188B), we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
There are no standard processing times available for this stream.
This visa costs AUD$5,375 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you:
You must pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English. This charge is the second instalment.
The second instalment charges are:
To work out how much your visa might cost use the Visa pricing estimator.
The estimator does not consider other costs you might also have to pay such as those for police certificates, health checks, biometrics and professional fees to get assistance with the visa application process from an immigration lawyer/agent.
This provisional visa is for people who invest at least AUD5 million in Australian investments that meet certain requirements and maintain investment activity in Australia.
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must spend a minimum of 160 days in Australia on Significant Investor visa for the last 4 years and be sponsored by a state or territory government.
Please note that business migration can be extremely complex. To discover whether you are eligible for Business Significant Investor visa (subclass 188C), we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
There are no standard processing times available for this stream.
This visa costs AUD$7,880 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you.
You must pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English.
The second instalment charges are:
To work out how much your visa might cost use the Visa pricing estimator.
The estimator does not consider other costs you might also have to pay such as those for police certificates, health checks, biometrics and professional fees to get assistance with the visa application process from an immigration lawyer/agent.
This provisional visa is for people who are nominated by Austrade and who invest at least AUD15 million in Australian investments and/or philanthropic contributions.
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
Please note that business migration can be extremely complex. To discover whether you are eligible for Business Innovation visa (subclass 188D), we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
There are no standard processing times available for this stream.
This visa costs AUD$9,455 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you:
You must pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English.
The second instalment charges are:
To work out how much your visa might cost use the Visa pricing estimator.
The estimator does not consider other costs you might also have to pay such as those for police certificates, health checks, biometrics and professional fees to get assistance with the visa application process from an immigration lawyer/agent.
This provisional visa lets you carry out entrepreneurial activities in Australia.
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
To be eligible to apply for this visa, applicants must:
Please note that business migration can be extremely complex. To discover whether you are eligible for Business Innovation visa (subclass 188E), we invite you to book a consultation with one of our expert migration lawyers.
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This visa costs AUD$4,045 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you:
You must pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English.
The second instalment charges are:
To work out how much your visa might cost use the Visa pricing estimator.
The estimator does not consider other costs you might also have to pay such as those for police certificates, health checks, biometrics and professional fees to get assistance with the visa application process from an immigration lawyer/agent.
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