A permanent visa that lets you continue investment and business activity in Victoria.
Cost: No fee
Nomination processing time: 10 business days
Read the Supporting information page for more information.
Who can apply?
To be eligible to apply for Victorian Significant Investor stream (subclass 888C) visa nomination, you must:
- hold a Victorian nominated provisional visa, either a:
- Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa, and held it for at least 3 years, or
- Significant Investor Extension Stream (subclass 188X) visa
- have met the Victorian nomination conditions for Significant Investor stream (subclass 188C) visa including:
- live in Victoria
- maintained complying investments of at least A$5 million in Australia
- meet the Department of Home Affairs requirements.
What requirements apply to me?
If you are applying for Victorian nomination for the subclass 888 visa, you must meet the requirements at the time you were nominated by the Victorian Government for your subclass 188 provisional visa.
The table below outlines the requirements you must meet:
DATE NOMINATED | CORE NOMINATION CRITERIA |
1 July 2021 – 30 June 2023 |
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1 November 2020 – 30 June 2021 |
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1 July 2015 – 31 October 2020 |
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Earlier than 1 July 2015 |
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How to apply?
To apply for Victorian Significant Investor stream (subclass 888C) visa nomination you must:
- Prepare your evidence to support your application.
- Review the Supporting Information.
- Submit a nomination application via the Live in Melbourne portal.
- Respond to any requests for further information within 2 weeks.
After you apply
- The Skilled and Business Migration Program will assess your application.
- We will email you if we require more information to support your application. You must respond within two (2) weeks.
- We aim to finalise all applications within 10 business days.
Once you are nominated
- You and your agent will be notified of our decision by email.
- Submit your visa application to the Department of Home Affairs within 90 days.
- Keep your contact details up to date so we can provide you important services.
- We have a dedicated Relationship Management team that may contact you to assist you to navigate the Victorian business environment.
- Comply with your Victorian nomination obligations for subclass 888.
What you’ll need
In your application, you will need to provide the following documents to show you meet the requirements:
- Evidence that you live in Victoria
- Evidence of your complying investments
- Victorian nomination conditions form for subclass 888