Business Visas

Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa - Subclass 888

For entrepreneurs, investors and business owners to continue their activity in Australia.

Business Innovation stream - Subclass 888
This visa lets holders of a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Business Innovation stream or the Business Innovation Extension stream, or holders of a subclass 444 (Special Category) visa, or certain holders of a subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa, stay permanently in Australia.

With Business Innovation Stream you can

  • continue your business activities that you may have started under your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa
  • stay in Australia permanently
  • work and study in Australia
  • You must

  • hold, or in certain cases must have held a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa in the Business Innovation stream, a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa in the Business Innovation Extension stream, a Special Category visa, or, in some cases, a subclass 457 visa
  • meet certain business requirements
  • have a current nomination from an Australian state or territory government agency
  • Investor stream - Subclass 888
    This visa lets you continue your investment activities in Australia permanently.

    With this visa, you can

  • continue your investment activities started under your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa
  • stay in Australia permanently
  • work and study in Australia
  • You must

  • hold, or, in some cases, must have held, a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Investor stream
  • meet certain investment requirements related to your provisional visa
  • have a current nomination from an Australian state or territory
  • Significant Investor stream - Subclass 888
    This visa lets you continue your investment activities in Australia permanently.

    With this visa, you can

  • continue to conduct business and investment activity in Australia
  • stay in Australia permanently
  • work and study in Australia
  • You must

  • hold, or for some people, must have held, a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream or Significant Investor Extension stream, and
  • continue to hold your complying investment or complying significant investment, as required for your subclass 188 visa, during the period of that visa
  • have a current nomination from a state or territory government agency or Austrade which has not been withdrawn.
  • Premium investor stream - Subclass 888
    This visa lets you continue your investment activities in Australia permanently.

    With this visa, you can

  • continue to conduct investment activity in Australia
  • stay in Australia permanently
  • work and study in Australia
  • You must

  • hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) visa in the Premium Investor stream
  • meet certain investment requirements related to your provisional visa
  • have a current nomination from Austrade which has not been withdrawn
  • Entrepreneur stream - Subclass 888
    This visa lets holders and, in some cases, people who have held a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Entrepreneur stream, stay permanently.

    With this visa you can

  • continue your entrepreneurial activities started under your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) visa in the Entrepreneur stream
  • stay in Australia permanently
  • work and study in Australia
  • You must

  • hold, or, in some cases, must have held, a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) visa in the Entrepreneur stream
  • have demonstrated overall a successful record of undertaking entrepreneurial activities in Australia while holding the provisional visa
  • have a current nomination from an Australian State or Territory
  • Hope Immigration Services is Here to Help
    We understand that it can sometimes be frustrating, stressful and confusing when you want apply for a visa to Australia.

    Call us on (02) 8678 5756 to arrange a personal consultation with one of our Registered Migration Agents to learn more about Businees Innovation and Investment Visa.

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