Investor

Australian Business Investor (Provisional) Visa

To be eligible to emigrate to Australia via the Australian Business Investor (Provisional) Visa, you will need to show:v

  • You have an overall successful record of eligible investment or qualifying business activity;
  • Have a total of at least 3 years experience of direct involvement in managing 1 or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments;
  • For at least 1 of the 5 fiscal years immediately before the application is made:
    • You have maintained direct involvement in either managing a qualifying business in which you (or you and your spouse) had an ownership interest of at least 10% of the total value of the business; or
    • You maintained direct involvement in managing your (or you and your spouse's) eligible investments, the total of which was at least A$1.5million;
  • For the 2 fiscal years immediately before application is made, the net value of your (or you and your spouse's) assets were at least A$2.5million;
  • At time of your decision, you have made a Designated Investment of A$1.5million;
  • You are aged less than 45 at time of application or you have proposed to establish or participate in a business that the State/Territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the State/Territory;
  • You have vocational English;
  • You have demonstrated a high level of management skill in relation to an eligible investment or qualifying business activity;
  • Neither you or your spouse have a history of involvement in a business or investment activities of a nature not generally acceptable in Australia; and
  • You have a genuine and realistic commitment to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia after the Designated Investment has matured.

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To be eligible to emigrate to Australia via the State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) Visa, you will need to fulfil the following requirements:

  • Must be sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State/Territory government;
  • Have a total of at least 3 years experience of direct involvement in managing one or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments ;
  • For at least 1 of the 5 fiscal years immediately before the application is made:
    • You have maintained direct involvement in either managing a qualifying business in which you (or you and your spouse) had an ownership interest of at least 10% of the total value of the business; or
    • You maintained direct involvement in managing your (or you and your spouse's) eligible investments, the total of which was at least A$750,000;
  • For the 2 fiscal years immediately before application is made, the net value of your (or you and your spouse's) assets was at least A$1.125million;
  • At the time of decision, you have made a Designated Investment of A$750,000;
  • You are aged less than 55 at time of application or you have proposed to establish or participate in a business that the State/Territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the State/Territory;
  • You have demonstrated a high level of management skill in relation to an eligible investment or qualifying business activity;
  • Neither you or your spouse have a history of involvement in a business or investment activities of a nature not generally acceptable in Australia; and
  • You have a genuine and realistic commitment to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment has matured.

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Australian Permanent Business Investor (Residence) Visa

To be eligible to emigrate to Australia via the Australian permanent Business Investor (Residence) Visa, you will need to fulfil the following requirements:

  • You are the holder of an Investor (Provisional) Visa;
  • You have been in Australia as the holder of an Investor (Provisional) Visa for a total of at least 2 years in the 4 years immediately before the application is made;
  • Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia;
  • You have a genuine and realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia; and
  • At time of decision, the Designated Investment made by and held in the names of you (or you and your spouse together) has been held continuously for at least 4 years.

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To be eligible to emigrate to Australia via the State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) Visa, you will need to fulfil the following requirements:

  • Must be sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State/Territory government;
  • You are the holder of a State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) Visa ;
  • You have been a resident, as the holder of a State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) Visa, in the State/Territory in which the sponsoring appropriate regional authority is located for a total of at least 2 years in the 4 years immediately before application is made;
  • Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia;
  • You have a genuine and realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia;
  • At time of your decision, the Designated Investment made by and held in the names of you (or you and your spouse together) has been held continuously for at least 4 years.

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