创业企业家类（Entrepreneur stream - Ent - 188E），高新技术风险投资创业类，从第三方获得20万澳币投资合约。需要州提名。
The Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) is part of the Business Innovation and Investment Programme.
You must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) through SkillSelect and be nominated by a state or territory government or Austrade on behalf of the Australian government before being invited to apply for this visa.
The visa includes five streams:
Business Innovation stream: for people with business skills who want to establish, develop and manage a new or existing business in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
Investor stream: for people who want to make a designated investment of at least AUD1.5million in an Australian state or territory and maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
Significant Investor stream: for people who are willing to invest at least AUD5million into complying significant investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants can be nominated by a state or territory government or Austrade on behalf of the Australian government.
Premium Investor stream: for people who are willing to invest at least AUD15million into complying premium investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by Austrade on behalf of the Australian government.
Entrepreneur stream: for people who have a funding agreement from a third party for at least AUD200 000 to undertake a complying entrepreneur activity that is proposed to lead to either the commercialisation of a product or service in Australia or the development of a business in Australia. Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government.
9月10日增加新的 188 创业移民类别，雅思的要求6分，年龄 55 周岁以下，需要实际创业。持有 30% 以上产权。同时持有 30% 及以上产权的 co-founder 都可以按照此类申请该 Business Innovation and Investment Programme。
New Entrepreneur visa
From 10 September 2016, a new Entrepreneur visa will be available as a new part of our Business Innovation and Investment Programme. The Entrepreneur visa will allow entrepreneurs with $200,000 in funding from a specified third party to develop and commercialise their innovative ideas in Australia. It also provides a pathway to permanent residency.
To be eligible for the Entrepreneur visa, you must:
be under 55-years-old
have a competent level of English
have an agreement in place for at least $200,000 to grow your entrepreneurial venture in Australia
hold at least 30 per cent interest in that entrepreneurial venture
be nominated by a state or territory government.
Your $200,000 in funding can come from Commonwealth agencies, state and territory governments, publicly funded research organisations, investors registered as Venture Capital Limited Partnerships or Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships, or any combination of these.
If you are a co-founder of an entrepreneurial venture, you and your other co-founders can apply for an Entrepreneur visa for the same venture, as long as you each have a 30 per cent share when you enter into your funding agreement.
Expressions of Interest for the Entrepreneur visa will open in SkillSelect from 10 September 2016.
注册为创业投资有限伙伴关系 (VCLP) 或早期阶段投资有限伙伴关系 (ESVCLP)的投资者investors registered as a Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLP) or Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (ESVCLP)。