Business Skills visa pathways
Are you a business owner, or are you thinking of investing funds in Australia? The business migration program is designed to allow you to either continue your business operations in Australia or invest in complying investments. These provisional visas are pathways to Australian permanent residency.
This visa pathway has been discontinued and replaced with the National Innovation Visa (Subclass 858)
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa Subclass 188)
What you can do on this visa
With this visa, you can:
- carry out investment activity in Australia
- stay in Australia for up to 4 years and 3 months
- bring eligible members of your family with you
- apply for a permanent Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) Significant Investor stream if certain requirements are met
How long you can stay
This is a provisional visa. You can stay in Australia for 4 years and 3 months. If you applied for this visa prior to to July 2015, you can stay in Australia for 4 years.
The visa is granted with multiple entry. You can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid.
The visa starts on the date it is granted.
Not sure what visa is right for you?
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