Australian Business Visas

Business Innovation Stream - Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)

This provisional visa is for people with business skills. It lets you operate a new or existing business in Australia.

Key requirements:

• You must operate a new or existing business in Australia.
• You must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency.

Investor stream - Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)

This provisional visa requires you to invest at least AUD2.5 million in Australian investments that meet certain requirements and maintain business or investment activity in Australia.

Key requirements:

• You must invest AUD1.5 million in an Australian State or Territory.
• You must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency.

Significant Investor stream - Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)

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.

Key requirements:

• You must invest at least AUD5 million in complying significant investments in Australia.
• You must be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency or Austrade.

Premium Investor stream Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188)

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.

Key requirements:

• You must invest AUD15 million in Australian investments and/or philanthropic contributions that meet certain requirements.
• You must be nominated by Austrade.

Entrepreneur stream - Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)

For startup and early-stage entrepreneurs who have been endorsed to develop their concepts and have been nominated by a State or Territory government agency.

Key requirements:

• You must have a funding agreement with a third party to carry out entrepreneurial activities.
• You must first be nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency.

Business owner visa - Subclass 890

Key requirements:

You must

• hold an eligible visa
• have lived in Australia on that visa for at least 12 months in the 2 years immediately before the application is made while holding this visa
• have owned and operated a business in Australia for at least 2 years immediately before the application is made

Global Talent visa - Subclass 858

You must

• have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in one of the following areas:
  • a profession
  • a sport
  • the arts
  • academia and research
• have a nominator with a national reputation in your area of talent who is:
  • an Australian citizen,
  • an Australian permanent resident,
  • an eligible New Zealand citizen, or
  • an Australian organisation