business visas - visa requirements - investor |
If you have a successful career in business or investment management
and a significant amount of capital to invest, then you may be eligible
for an investor visa. The requirements of the Investor Visa are:
- At time of lodgement of the visa application you have made a designated
investment of $1.5 million (AU$750,000 for state sponsorship).
- You must be able to document a successful business career and a record
of eligible investment or business activity in acceptable activities
(ie, not illegal or unethical practices) and must have at least 3 years
experience in direct management in business(es) or eligible investments.
- For one of the past five fiscal years, the applicant must have had
direct involvement in managing a business(es) in which the applicant
has a 10% ownership stake. Alternatively, the applicant may have had
direct involvement in managing eligible investments amounting to at
least AU$1.5 million (AU$750,000 for state sponsorship).
- You have assets of at least AU$2.5 million (AU$1.125 million for
state sponsorship).
- You must be less than 45 years of age (less than 55 years of age
for state sponsorship).
- You must have vocational (IELTS 5) English (not required for state
sponsorship).
FREE ONLINE ASSESSMENT
If you need to visit Australia for business purposes for a period
of less than 3 months the Business Visitor Visa
is what you require. For more information on how to apply for this visa
online please click
here. |
