MIGRATION POLICIES
AUSTRALIA 2019
188A Visa
Business Innovation Stream
This provisional visa is for people with business skills. It lets you operate a new or existing business in Australia.
Net Assets: AUD800,000
Age: under 55
Having a successful business career
188B Visa
Investor Stream
To invest at least AUD1.5 million in an Australian State or Territory and maintain business or investment activity.
Net Assets: AUD2.25 million
Age: under 55
Having business or investment experience
188C Visa
Significant Investor Stream
To invest at least AUD5 million in Australian investments and maintain investment activity in Australia.
No English
No Age Restriciton
Be able to invest AUD5 million
888 Visa
Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent)
This visa lets holders of the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) stay permanently.
Having an eligible visa
Meet residence requirement
Meet investment requirement
132A Visa
Business Talent
(SBH Stream)
This visa is for experienced business owners, to operate a new or existing business in Australia.
Net Assets: AUD1.5 million
Annual turnover AUD 3 million
You can stay permanently
132B Visa
Business Talent
(VCE Stream)
This visa is for people who have sourced venture capital funding from a member of the Australian Investment Council (AIC).
Have Funding AUD 1 million
Have business acumen & ambition
You can stay permanently
186 Visa
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa
This visa lets skilled workers, who are nominated by their employer, live and work in Australia permanently.
Be nominated by an Australian employer
Occupation must be on relevant list
Competent English
187 Visa
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa
This visa lets skilled workers, who are nominated by their employer in regional Australia, live and work permanently.
Be nominated by an Australian employer
Occupation must be on relevant list
Competent English
408 Visa
Temporary Activity Visa
This visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis.
Full-time religious work
Stay for up to 2 years with family
Apply in or outside Australia
482 Visa
Temporary Skill Shortage Visa
Lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position they can’t find a suitably skilled Australian to fill.
Short-term stream
Medium-term stream
Labour agreement stream
489 Visa
Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa
This visa lets skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
Be nominated
Satisfy the points test
Age: under 45
189/190 Visa
Skilled Independent / Nominated Visa
This visa is for invited workers with skills we need, to live and work permanently in Australia.
Occupation must be on relevant list
Meet Skill Assessment
Age: under 45