Business Innovation and Investment Subclass 188 Visa (state 1)
The Business Innovation and Investment visa is a provisional visa for successful businesspeople and innovators looking to invest in Australia, start a business in Australia, or expand their business in Australia to contribute growth to the Australian economy.>
The Australian government has encouraged and welcomed investment and business expansion in Australia for the last decade contributing to the growing Australian economy.
This visa subclass has four streams:
Premium Investor Stream (PIV) – This visa is for people who are willing to make a complying investment of at least AUD15 Million into complying investments in Australia.
Business Innovation and Investment Subclass 888 Visa (Stage 2)
The Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) Subclass 888 is a permanent residence visa (PR) and is the second stage to the Business Innovation and Investment class of visas.
Once applicants have satisfied the requirements of their provisional 188 visa, they may be able to apply for the second stage Permanent Residency (PR) 888 visa.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
You may be eligible to apply for one of the following three pathways depending on your situation.
Partner Visa (Subclasses 820 & 801)
The Partner Visa (Subclasses 820 & 801) are for applicants applying onshore. If you are married or in a de facto relationship with your partner you may be eligible to apply for this visa.
For de facto applicants, you need to provide evidence of being in a de facto relationship for at least 12 months, or you can register your relationship with your relevant state or territory to waive this requirement.
For married applicants, you need to satisfy the genuine relationship requirement by providing evidence you are in a genuine and continuing relationship.
Partner (Provisional) visa (Subclass 309) & Partner (Migrant) visa (Subclass 100)
The Partner (Provisional) visa (Subclass 309) & Partner (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 100) is for applicant’s whom are applying from overseas.
If you are in a de facto relationship and your partner is overseas they are then able to apply for a partner visa from outside of Australia
Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300)
The Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300) allows an applicant to travel to Australia to marry their prospective spouse.
After this visa is granted the visa holder has up to nine months to get married – they can get married in Australia or overseas.
Once married, the visa holder can then apply for a Partner Visa (Subclass 820 & 801) onshore at a reduced visa application charge.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
Australia is a great place to visit, whether you are staying for a holiday, to see friends or relatives, or to work or study for a short time.
You may be able to apply for the following visitor visas if you are outside Australia and you hold a passport from an eligible country. If you would like to find out more about these visas, start an application, or fix an application, contact us
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
If you want to visit Australia and work at the same time, you can take a working holiday in Australia.
You may be eligible to apply for the Working Holiday Visa or Work and Holiday Visa if you:
If you would like to find out more about these visas, start an application, or fix an application, contact us
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
As Australia is increasingly becoming the country of choice for international students looking to study abroad TISA Migration provides a wide range of services to assist international students with their visa requirements, applications and enrolments in Australia.
As the legal requirements for visas are always changing we will ensure your visa is submitted in a timely, efficient and accurate manner to ensure the most possible chances of success are achieved.
We provide assistance for:
The various visas available via the General Skilled Migration pathway are:
Applying for a General Skilled Migration visa has a number of steps depending on the subclass of visa.
First Step: Assessing your eligibility in regards to your qualifications, work experience, English level and other factors.
Second Step: Performing a Skills Assessment
Third Step: Submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) via Skill Selec
Fourth Step: Applying for State/Territory Nomination (if applicable)
Fifth Step: Applying for your skilled visa
TISA Migration can make your General Skilled Migration application simple and stress-free. Our experts are available on call to assist you with the entire process.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
The Australian visa system has six classes of visas that people may be eligible to apply for if they are wanting to assist their parents to migrate to Australia.
Option 1 – Apply for an Aged Parent visa (subclass 804) or Parent visa (subclass 103)
This option has a very long waiting period for the visas to be processed, the Department of Immigration & Border Protection is currently advising that it could take up to 30 years for one of the above visas to be granted.
Option 2 – Apply for a Contributory (temporary) Parent visa (subclass 173) or Contributory (temporary) Aged Parent visa (subclass 884)
When applying for this visa, it is a two stage process. If the requirements are met, you will be issued with your temporary visa and will then have two years to apply for your corresponding permanent visa.
The permanent visas are the Contributory Aged Parent visa (subclass 864) and the Contributory parent visa (subclass 143) depending on the age requirements.
The contributory parent visas have much higher visa application charges, and can be in excess of $45,000 for each applicant.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
The Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) visa<
The subclass 457 visa is the most common visa Australian employers use to sponsor skilled workers from overseas.
It allows visa holders to work for up to 4 years under the sponsorship of their employer. The business that sponsors an overseas skilled worker must be an approved Standard Business Sponsor to be able to sponsor someone to work on a 457.
The subclass 457 visa is a three-stage process:
First Stage: The business must apply to become a Standard Business Sponsor to be able to nominate an overseas skilled worker in their company.
Second Stage: The approved business sponsor is required to lodge a nomination for a position in the business that is required to be filled.
Third Stage: The prospective 457 visa applicant needs to make an application for a subclass 457 visa.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
Several visa options are available to employers are looking to sponsor an overseas worker on either a short or long term basis to fill a position in their business, including:
There are several factors to consider when deciding the most suitable visa category to sponsor an overseas worker, including:
If you are looking to sponsor an overseas worker, we can assess the eligibility of your business, provide strategic advice, facilitate the application and increase the chances of a favourable decision.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss employer sponsored visas with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
The subclass 489 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme is a provisional visa that provides applicants with a two step pathway to Australian permanent residency.
Similarly to General Skilled Migration (GSM) prospective applicants are required to lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) and be invited to apply for the subclass 489 visa.
The subclass 489 visa allows skilled applicants to live and work in specific areas in Australia for up to four years. The specific areas in which the applicant must reside is dependent on whether the applicant has been nominated by an Australian state or territory or if the applicant was sponsored from an eligible family member living in that specific region.
State or Territory Nomination
For applicants that are nominated by a state or territory government, they must live in a low population area or regional area of Australia while the holder of a subclass 489 visa.
Sponsored by Eligible Family Members
Applicants that are sponsored by a family members must life in a designated area in Australia.
subclass 457 program, a Labour Agreement between the employer, the employer’s industry group or body and the Australian Government via the assistance of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
TISA Migration is well equipped to assist employers whom are looking at establishing a Labour Agreement with the Australian Government ensuring professional advice is given, guidance and entire management of the application.
How can a Labour Agreement help a company?
If a company is requiring a skill set only held by overseas nations for a large number of people a Labour Agreement can facilitate this process.
Alternatively, if an industry has identified a shortage or gap in the skilled labour market, a large scale number of offshore nations may be required.
What are the requirements of a Labour Agreement?
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.
Visa Refusals
If your visa application has been refused you may be entitled or a review. Our migration experts can help you understand the reasons your visa has been refused, outline your options, and advise whether you have grounds to lodge an appeal.
Visa Cancellations
If the Department is considering cancelling your visa you will receive a Notice of Intention to Consider Cancellation (NOIC) from the Department outlining why they are considering cancelling your visa, and will present you with an opportunity to provide further information.
If you have received a cancellation of a visa, you will only have 28 days further to remain in Australia.
TISA Migration can assist with all aspects of visa cancellations, with a wide range of experience in all visa subclass cancellations.
We strongly recommend that you contact us to book a consultation to discuss with one of our immigration lawyers and Registered Migration Agents.