Business/Investment Migration | Business Visas

Migration options for business owners and investors include the following visas:

Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188), which consists of:
- Business Innovation stream
- Investor stream
- Significant Investor stream
- Entrepreneur stream

The subclass 188 business and investment visas are temporary residence visas. You will need to meet specified requirements according to your stream and apply for the Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) to obtain permanent residence.

Work Visa Lawyers also assists visa holders of Business Skills (provisional) visas (subclasses 160-165), which include:

the Business Owner (Provisional) visa (subclass 160)
the Senior Executive (Provisional) visa (subclass 161)
the Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 162)
the State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) visa (subclass 163)
the State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) visa (subclass 164)
the State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 165)

Holders of the visa listed above usually apply for the State or Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892) or the State or Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893).

For more details click through on the relevant visa subclass:

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

Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888)

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Business Investment Migration Testimonials

Business Innovation and Investor Visa Subclass 188 - For Successful Business Owner Country of origin: U.S.

Dear Chris and Christine, I would love to take this opportunity to thank you for the tremendous effort you put into our Work Visa application. The decision for our family to move to Australia was an easy one for us but we would not have been able to do ANY of it without all of your help and guidance. The fact that we are able to bring... Read more

Visa Grant Date: 27 August 2020 We would like to thank the Work Visa Lawyers, particularly Chris who worked with us in the earlier stages of preparing our dossier and Wendy who helped us review all our documents. Special thanks must go to Wendy who has given us many good ideas for improving our application, pointing out our shortcomings and guidance as the professional agent. This visa would not have been granted if we didn't have your patience and unfailing support during the... Read more

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