A provisional visa for business owners and investors who want to establish or manage a business or make a designated investment in Australia, leading toward the permanent subclass 888.
Experienced business owners and investors nominated by a state or territory.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
Yes. You could include eligible members of your family unit, such as a partner and dependent children, in the application.
No. The Business Innovation and Investment Program closed to new applications on 31 July 2024; only applications lodged before that date are still being processed.
The Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) is designed for experienced business owners and investors who wish to establish, manage, or invest in a business in Australia.
Yes. You needed to submit an Expression of Interest, be nominated by a state or territory, and receive an invitation before you could apply.
By applying for the matching stream of the permanent subclass 888 visa after meeting that stream's business or investment and residence requirements.
The Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) is designed for experienced business owners and investors who wish to establish or manage a business or make a designated investment in Australia.
It is a provisional (temporary) visa. It is a pathway toward the permanent subclass 888 visa, not permanent residence in itself.
Streams included Business Innovation, Investor, Significant Investor and Entrepreneur, plus extension streams for some categories.