Investor (Provisional) (Subclass 162)
This visa is for people who have a successful business or investment career, and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved in investing or business in Australia.
The following main criteria must be met:
- You are aged less than 45 years at time of application;
- You have vocational English;
- You 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 one 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 or de facto partner together) had an ownership interest of at least 10% of the total value of the business; or
- you maintained direct involvement in managing your (or your and your spouse or de facto partner’s combined) eligible investments, the total value of which was at least AUD1,500,000;
- For the 2 fiscal years immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse or de facto partner’s combined) assets was at least AUD2,250,000;
- At the time of decision, you have a made a Designated Investment of AUD1,500,000.
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) (Subclass 165)
This visa is for people sponsored by a state or territory of Australia, who have a successful business or investment career, and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved in investing or business in Australia.
The following main criteria must be met:
- You are aged less than 55 years at time of application or you are proposing to establish or participate in a business that your sponsoring state or territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the state or territory;
- You 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 one 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 or de facto partner together) had an ownership interest of at least 10% of the total value of the business; or
- you maintained direct involvement in managing your (or your and your spouse or de facto partner’s combined) eligible investments, the total value of which was at least AUD750,000;
- For the 2 fiscal years immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse or de facto partner’s combined) assets was at least AUD1,125,000;
At the time of decision, you have a made a Designated Investment of AUD750,000.
Pathway to permanent residence
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Category
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Provisional
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Permanent
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Business Owner
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Business Owner (Provisional) (SC 160)
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) (SC 163)
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Business Owner (Residence) (SC 890)
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) (SC 892)
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Business (Senior) Manager
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) (SC 163)
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) (SC 892)
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Senior Executive
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Senior Executive (Provisional) (SC 161)
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State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) (SC164)
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Business Owner (Residence) (SC 890)
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) (SC 892)
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Investor
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Investor (Provisional) (SC 162)
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State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) (SC 165)
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Investor (Residence) (SC 891)
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State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) (SC 893)
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) (SC 892)
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High Carlibre Business Owner
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N / A
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Business Talent (Migrant) (SC 132)
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