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188B Australian Investor Immigration

Program Introduction

Region: Australia
Visa Category: Immigrant Investor
Permanent Residence: After investing for 4 years, you can transfer the 888 Green Card visa
Investment: $2.5 million

An invitation is required to apply for a visa
Under 55 years of age (subject to availability, exemptions may apply)
The EOI score of the Letter of Intent review is at least 65 points
Successful business management, or investment experience
- Eligible business management is: in the past 5 financial years, at least 10% of the business shares
- Eligible investment experience is: the minimum investment management amount is $2.5 million
- Both have at least 3 years of direct business or investment experience
Demonstrate professional business management experience and smart investment skills
Has business and personal assets of not less than $2.5 million in the past 2 years
You need to invest $2.5 million in Australia with legal income after being notified by the Immigration Department
After the expiry of the designated investment period, it is intended to maintain business and investment activities in Australia
Intentionally and truthfully reside in a designated state for at least 2 years

Australia 188B Visa to 888 Permanent Residence Visa:
- Continue to invest $1.5 million in Australian government bonds for 4 years
- Have lived for 2 years in a 4-year period

Investment Requirements:
- Invest at least $500,000 (20%) in start-ups and small private enterprises in Australian venture capital funds and growth private equity funds
- Invest at least $750,000 (30%) in a managed fund of an ASX listed company
- Invest at least $1.25 million (50%) in “Balanced Investments” managed funds, including ASX listed companies, compliant corporate bonds or promissory notes, annuities and real estate

The requirements for business background can be either business or pure investors, and the process of transferring to 888 does not require hard business, and there is almost no risk.
Similar to 188A, 188B’s main and minor applicants are interchangeable, with the spouse meeting residency requirements.
The advantage of the 188B Australian Immigrant Investor Visa is that the amount of investment required is less than AUD 2,500,000, which is much lower than the AUD 5,000,000 investment required for other immigrant investor visas such as 188C.

Spouse of the main applicant
Children of the main applicant:
- Unmarried under 23 years of age, and
- Financially dependent on the main applicant

Application of intent: Approximately 4 to 12 weeks
188B Temporary Visa: Approximately 17 to 18 months (*The above approval time is taken from the data released by the Australian Immigration Department in July 2018)