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BUSSINESS MIGRATION

The Australian Business Visa Program encourages successful business owners, investors and senior executives to settle in Australia while developing new or existing opportunities in Australian business.

Provisional and Permanent Business Innovation & Investment Visas

This visa is for business owners and investors with a successful overseas track record who are willing to invest into new or existing business in Australia or make a designated investment in an Australian state or territory government bond. The Business Innovation and Investment Visa is a provisional visa valid for four years and provides a pathway to permanent residency through Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) Visa. If you wish to apply for this visa, you must first lodge an Expression of Interest. If this is successful, and a state or territory, or Austrade nominates you, you will be invited to lodge an application for this visa. There are five visa streams in this category

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 commercialisation of a product or service in Australia or the development of a business in Australia. A state or territory government must nominate applicants.

 

Business Innovation Stream

For people with business skills who are willing to, develop and manage a new or existing business in Australia. A state or territory government must nominate applicants.

 

Investor Stream

For people who are willing 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. A state or territory government must nominate applicants.

 

Significant Investor Stream

For people who are willing to invest at least aud$5 million into complying significant investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. A state or territory government or Austrade can nominate applicants on behalf of the Australian government.

 

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 business and investment activity in Australia. Austrade must nominate applicants on behalf of the Australian government. A provisional business innovation and investment visa holder may be eligible to apply for a business innovation and investment (permanent) visa after a minimum of 1 year under the premium investor stream, 2 years under the business innovation stream & 4 years under the entrepreneur, investor & significant investor streams.

 

Business Talent (Migrant) Visa

This Business Talent Visa is a permanent residence visa for business people with an overall successful business career as the owner of a business. It needs nomination by an Australian state or territory government agency, to establish a new or develop an existing business in Australia. The Business Talent Visa is available to applicants in 2 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). There is no need to apply for a provisional visa before applying for this permanent visa.

To see if you are eligible for any of categories in Business and Investment visas, please complete our online assessment form.