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Investor stream (subclass 188) - visa listing page
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What the document holds
Investor stream (subclass 188B) visa page (captured 2 Oct 2026, last updated 24 Sep 2026; most of the file is site navigation): stream closed to new applications 31 July 2024; investment AUD2.5 million complying significant investment (invited from 1 July 2021, with AUD500,000 VCPE / AUD750,000 emerging companies / AUD1.25 million balancing, 30-day reinvestment) or AUD1.5 million designated investment in state/territory bonds held 4 years (invited before 1 July 2021); net assets AUD2.5m / AUD2.25m; managed business (10% ownership) or eligible investments AUD2.5m / AUD1.5m; age under 55; points test 65 with evidence rules; second-instalment charges AUD9,795 / AUD4,890; Pacific/Timor-Leste cost concession from 1 July 2026 (no amount); stay 5 years / 4 years 3 months / 4 years; 2 years residence in the investment state for 888; EOI expiry 2 years; 60 days to apply; document checklists. No statistics. The AUD2.5m threshold was already a rule row; added the other rules (25). The base visa application charge is blank in the capture ("From for the main applicant"; the amount is filled in by script), so it is not recorded. The closure date is already an event from other pages.
What it supports
26 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (26)
- Investment in venture capital fundsInvestor stream complying significant investment (AUD2.5 million), invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 500,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Investment in emerging companies fundsInvestor stream complying significant investment, invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 750,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Balancing investment in managed fundsInvestor stream complying significant investment, invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 1,250,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Eligible investments managed by the investorInvestor stream: eligible investments directly managed; invited before 1 July 2021AUD 1,500,000Until 30 Jun 2021 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Investor stream investmentprimary applicant (family included); invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 2,500,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Eligible investments managed by the investorInvestor stream: eligible investments directly managed for at least 1 of the 5 fiscal years before invitation (alternative to a qualifying business with 10% ownership); invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 2,500,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Second instalment fee, family membereach family member aged 18+ with less than functional English (second instalment)AUD 4,890Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Second instalment fee, main applicantInvestor stream main applicant aged 18+ with less than functional English (second instalment of the visa application charge)AUD 9,795Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Validity of an expression of interestExpression of interest in SkillSelect: expires if no invitation within 2 years2 yearsDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Time living in the state where the investment was madeInvestor stream: living in the state or territory of the designated investment during the provisional visa, to be eligible for subclass 8882 yearsDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Holding period for the investmentInvestor stream designated investment (state or territory bonds), invited before 1 July 2021, to qualify for the subclass 888 visa4 yearsUntil 30 Jun 2021 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Provisional visa validityInvestor stream holders who applied before 1 July 20154 yearsUntil 30 Jun 2015 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Provisional visa validityInvestor stream holders who applied after 1 July 2015 and were invited before 1 July 20214 years and 3 months1 Jul 2015 – 30 Jun 2021 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Provisional visa validityInvestor stream visa holders invited on or after 1 July 20215 yearsSince 1 Jul 2021 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Time limit to reinvest withdrawn fundsInvestor stream holders switching between complying significant investments30 days (maximum)1 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Age limit at invitationInvestor stream applicants, unless the state or territory determines exceptional economic benefit55 years (must be under)Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Time to apply after an invitationtime to apply after receiving an invitation (not extended)60 calendar daysDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Minimum ownership of a qualifying businessInvestor stream: ownership interest in a qualifying business directly managed (alternative to eligible investments)10 percent (minimum ownership)Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test: full-time employees of a fast-growing businesspoints-test gazelle business: employees for at least one fiscal year10 full-time employeesDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test: yearly turnover growth of a fast-growing businesspoints-test gazelle business: average annualised turnover growth over 3 consecutive fiscal years (business registered no more than 5 years before invitation)20 percent a year (more than)Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test: export share of business turnoverpoints-test innovation factor: export trade share in at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years before invitation50 percent of main business turnoverDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test pass markInvestor stream applicants (points test)65 pointsDate not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test: government grant receivedpoints-test innovation factor: government grant received within the 4 years before invitationAUD 10,000Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Points test: venture capital funding receivedpoints-test innovation factor: venture capital funding received within the 4 years before invitationAUD 100,000Date not stated · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Net business and personal assetsInvestor stream: net business and personal assets, for the 2 fiscal years before invitation; invited before 1 July 2021AUD 2,250,000Until 30 Jun 2021 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
- Net business and personal assetsInvestor stream: net business and personal assets of applicant and partner, for the 2 fiscal years before invitation; invited on or after 1 July 2021AUD 2,500,0001 Jul 2021 – 31 Jul 2024 · Australia Home Affairs 2026Australia · Business Innovation and Investment visa
About the document
What it covers Investor stream thresholds: AUD1.5 million before 1 July 2021, AUD2.5 million complying significant investment for invitations on or after 1 July 2021.
Notes Stored as a text capture: the page content is embedded as escaped JSON in the HTML and rendered by script, so the text was decoded from that JSON on 2026-10-02 (the capture also contains site navigation text; the original HTML is at the URL). Page showed "Last updated: 24/09/2026".
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