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Nomination criteria

Business and investor nominated visas

If you are interested in NSW nomination for a business or investor visa, you will need to meet NSW requirements and the Department of Home Affairs requirements.

  • Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188A) – Business Innovation Stream
  • Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188B) – Investor Stream
  • Significant Investor visa (subclass 188C)
  • Business Innovation Extension stream (subclass 188A Extension)
  • Significant Investor Extension stream (subclass 188C Extension)
  • Entrepreneur visa (subclass 188E)
  • Business Talent visa (subclass 132) – Significant Business History Stream
  • Investor Retirement visa (subclass 405)
  • Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888A) – Business Innovation Stream
  • Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888B) – Investor Stream
  • Significant Investor Stream (subclass 888C)
  • Business Owner (Permanent) visa (subclass 892)
  • Business Investor (Permanent) visa (subclass 893)

Skilled nominated visas

If you are interested in NSW nomination for a:

  • Skilled nominated subclass 190 visa, visit our are you eligible page.
  • NSW nomination for a Skilled Regional Nominated subclass 489 visa, visit our skilled regional page for key criteria.
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Page link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/migration-resources/nomination-criteria

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