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

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

Queensland welcomes migrants interested in owning and managing business or making an investment in Queensland. This visa is a state-nominated 5-year provisional visa that is a pathway to the Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888).

For this visa, you have a choice of four streams:

  • Business Innovation is for those interested in owning and managing a new or existing business in Queensland.
  • Investor is for investors or business owners looking to invest in a complying investment in Australia.
  • Significant Investor is for those interested in making a significant complying investment in Australia.
  • Entrepreneur is for start-up and early-stage entrepreneurs who have been endorsed to develop their concepts.

State nomination for this visa is managed by the Queensland Government, through Migration Queensland, in collaboration with the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs.

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for Queensland state nomination, you must first meet the Home Affairs Immigration Eligibility Criteria.

You must also meet the Migration Queensland criteria below, which is different for each visa stream.

Migration Queensland nomination eligibility criteria for subclass 188 visa

  • 188 – Business Innovation stream
  • 188 – Investor stream
  • 188 – Significant Investor stream
  • 188 – Entrepreneur stream
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