SUBCLASS 188D PREMIUM INVESTOR VISAS
Premium Investor (PIV) Stream for 188D
Update: New applications are not accepted for this stream (188D).
- upcoming business and investment visa changes for australian immigration in 2021
- Conditions of States for Business Visas
- Concessions for Business Visas under COVID-19 (SC188 and SC888)
When a candidate is located in Australia:
A Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B, or C Visa is required.
Benefits of the SIV 188 visa include:
- .There is no maximum age.
- .No need for English proficiency,
- .No-Points Exams
- .Provides for at least two extensions, each lasting two years (provided the conditions for an extension are satisfied)
- .The 888 Permanent visa has a lower residency requirement of just 40 days per year for the primary applicant and 180 days for the spouse.
Update:
- upcoming business and investment visa changes for australian immigration in 2021
- Conditions of States for Business Visas
- Concessions for Business Visas under COVID-19 (SC188 and SC888)
Significant Investor Visa (SIV) Stream, Section 188C
Only candidates who are recommended by an AusTrade are eligible for this visa.
For those who wish to spend at least AUD 15 million into compliant projects in Australia, this is a 4-year temporary visa. The Business Innovation & Investment (Residence) Subclass 888 visa allows applicants to apply for permanent residence after maintaining an investment in Australia for a period of one year.
To apply for this visa, the applicants may be in Australia or abroad.
Applicants who are already in Australia must be in possession of a Substantive Visa or a Bridging A, B, or C Visa.
Requirements in general:
- Before receiving a visa, applicants must make an investment in a “premium investment” of at least AUD 15 million. For the purposes of the Premium Investor Visa, a “premium investment” includes:
- .Assets listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
- .Government or semi-government bonds or notes issued in Australia
- .Australian corporate bonds or notes rated as investment grade by an AFS licensed debt rating agency or corporate bonds or notes issued by an Australian exchange listed firm (or a completely owned subsidiary of the Australian exchange listed entity)
- .proprietary limited businesses in Australia
- .Australian real estate, excluding residential property
- .Australian registered life companies’ deferred annuities
- .The state or territorial administration has authorized the donation.
Advantages:
.There is no criterion for residency
.Rapid-fire 12 month road to permanent residency
Additional 188 Visa eligible paths:
- Business innovation, first.
- for entrepreneurs wishing to launch their companies in Australia
- B. An investor
- seeking investors ready to put down $1.5 million on Australian State or Territory bonds
- C. Important Investor
- for anyone prepared to invest $5 million in Australian investments that abide by the law
- D. High-end Investor –
- for those who have a sizeable financial portfolio and are prepared to put at least $15 million into compliant premium investments in Australia.
- E. Businessperson –
- for individuals to engage in a compliant entrepreneur activity who have a financial arrangement with a third party for at least AUD200 000.
- Be aware that company migration may be quite complicated, and it can be hard to know whether you have a decent chance of qualifying. Additionally, you can be eligible for a
Be aware that company migration may be quite complicated, and it can be hard to know whether you have a decent chance of qualifying. Additionally, you might be able to meet the requirements for a variety of company migration categories.