BUSINESS & INVESTMENT VISAS

Looking to purchase a business or invest in Australia as a Business owner or Investor. You have come to the right place.

Our sound Immigration Strategy and Expertise in the commercial sector enables us to readily offer spot-on advice about business opportunities that are available in Australia today. We have assisted many business visa applicants to take the business opportunities in Australia with our tailored superior business plans:

  • Commercial farming and agriculture

  • Franchised business

  • Mining

  • Property development and construction

  • Retail trade

  • Service Industry

Business and investment Visas require sponsorship by Australian State or Territory or Government Agency such as Austrade.

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Business Innovation and Investment Migration consists of 5 streams:

  • Business Innovation Stream: for people with business skills who want to establish, develop and manage a new and existing business in Australia
  • Investor Stream: for people who want to make a designated investment of at least AUD$1.5 Million in an Australian state or territory and maintain business and investment activity in Australia
  • Significant Investor Stream: for people who are willing to invest at least AUD$5 Million into complying investments in Australia and wanted to maintain business and investment activity in Australia
  • Premium Investor Stream: for people who are willing to invest at least AUD$15 Million into complying premium investments in Australia and want to maintain and investment activity in Australia.
  • Entrepreneur Stream: for people who have a funding agreement from a third party for at least AUD200 000 to undertake a complying entrepreneur activity that is proposed to lead to either the commercialization of a product or service in Australia or the development of a business in Australia.

BUSINESS VISAS

  Business Talent Visa

(Subclass 132)

Business Innovation stream

(Subclass 188A)

Entrepreneur Visa

(Subclass 188E)

Business Innovation stream

(Subclass 888)

Visa Type Permanent Provisional period of 4 years

Pathway to apply for permanent visa (Subclass 888)

Provisional period of 4 years

Pathway to apply for permanent visa (Subclass 888)

Permanent
Point Test Required Required Not Required Not Required
Assets A$1.5Mil (A$400,000 must be net business assets) At least AUD $800,000 (total net business & personal assets) N/A A$200,000 net business assets OR

A$600,000 total net business & personal assets 12 months prior to application

Business Turnover Requirements Turnover of A$3Mil or have obtained at least A$1Mil in Venture Capital Funding Turnover of A$500,000 (At least 2 years out of 4 fiscal years prior to application) N/A Turnover of A$300,000 12 months prior to application
Ownership of Business Significant Business History Stream

Either:

– Own at least 51% – Turnover <A$400,000 per annum

– Own 30% of the business – Turnover >A$400,000 per annum

– Public Listed Company – 10% Ownership of shares

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Stream

Have received at least A$1Mil funding from an Australian venture capital firm

 In nominated main business, you own either:

 

– Own at least 51% – Turnover <A$400,000 per annum

 

– Own 30% of the business – Turnover >A$400,000 per annum

 

– Public Listed Company – 10% Ownership of shares

– Have an agreement with certain entities to receive funding of at least A$200,000 in the complying entrepreneur activity

– At least 10% of the funding must be payable to the entrepreneurial activity within 12 months of the day the  activity starts to be undertaken in Australia

– Held at least 30% interest in the agreed entrepreneurial activity

  Immediately before applying either:

 

– Own at least 51% – Turnover <A$400,000 per annum

 

– Own 30% of the business – Turnover >A$400,000 per annum

 

– Public Listed Company – 10% Ownership of shares

Visa Highlights ·      Significant Business History Stream for high caliber business owners or partial owners and their families who want to expand their business to Australia

·      Venture Capital Entrepreneur Stream for individuals who have sourced venture capital funding from a member of the Australian Venture Association Limited (AVCAL)

·      Have an overall successful business career

 

·      A genuine desire to continuously own and maintain a management role in a business in Australia.

Complying entrepreneur activity must not be related to any of the followings:

·      Residential real estate

·      Labour hire

·      Purchase an existing enterprise or franchise in Australia

This is a permanent visa for all provisional Subclass 188A Business Innovation and Investment visa holders heading towards permanent residency in order to continue owning and managing a business in Australia

 

INVESTMENT VISAS

  Investor Stream

(Subclass 188B)

Significant Investor Stream

(Subclass 188C)

Premium Investor Stream

(Subclass 188D)

Business Innovation & Investment Stream

(Subclass 888)

Visa Type Provisional period of 4 years

Pathway to apply for permanent visa (Subclass 888)

Provisional period of 4 years

Pathway to apply for permanent visa (Subclass 888)

Provisional period of 12 months

Pathway to apply for permanent visa (Subclass 888)

Permanent
Point Test Required Not Required Not Required Not Required
Assets A$2.25Mil for 2 fiscal years immediately before invitation to apply At least A$5Mil that has been legally acquired At least A$15Mil that has been legally acquired
Investment Requirements A$1.5Mil invested into state or territory government bond for 4 years At least A$5Mil to be held in complying investments for the period of this provisional visa (Subclass 188C) At least A$15Mil to be held in complying investments nominated by Austrade on behalf of Australian government for the period of this provisional visa (Subclass 188D) Held a designated or complying investment for at least four years excluding premium Investor Visa
Visa Highlights This Visa is for those who wish to make a designated investment of at least A$1.5Mil in an Australian state or territory and maintain business and investment activity in Australia This Visa is for those who wish to invest at least A$5Mil into complying investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia This Visa is for those who wish to invest at least A$15Mil into complying investments nominated by Austrade and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia with No requirement for Age, English, and Residency, etc… This Visa is for those who wish to stay permanently in Australia and want to own and maintain business and investment or entrepreneurial activity in Australia

FREE BUSINESS VISA ASSESSMENT

A. Personal Information

B. Please indicate "YES" or "NO"

Regarding your business ownership, do you:

C. Business Owner / Investor

Date of Involvement:

For each of the last FOUR financial years, please provide:

D. Assets

E. Intentions

F. Other Information

G. Financial Metrics

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