You must:

• be nominated by a state or territory government or Austrade
• be invited to apply for the visa
• have experience in owning and operating a business (Business Innovation stream) or
• have at least AUD 1.5 million to invest (Investor stream) or
• have at least AUD 5 million to invest (Significant Investor stream) or
• have at least AUD 15 million to invest (Premium Investor stream)
• meet additional requirements of the relevant stream.

You must:

• hold a relevant stream of the subclass 188 visa or 444 visa
• be nominated by a state or territory government agency or Austrade
• have owned and operated a business in Australia for at least 2 years (Business Innovation stream) or
• have held a designated investment of AUD 1.5 million for 4 years (Investor stream) or
• have held a complying investment of AUD 5 million for 4 years (Significant Investor stream) or
• held a complying investment of AUD 15 million for 1 year (Premium Investor stream)
• meet additional financial and other requirements of the same stream of this visa.

You must:

• be nominated by a state or territory government agency
• be invited to apply for the visa
• have assets of AUD 1.5 million and business turnover of AUD 3 million (Significant Business History stream) or
• have funding of at least AUD 1 million from an Australian venture capital firm (Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream).

You can:

• stay in Australia permanently
• apply for Australian citizenship (if eligible).

You can:

• stay in Australia permanently
• apply for Australian citizenship (if eligible).