澳洲投資移民 - 188C 投資者簽證

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選擇澳洲移民的港人一直以來都不在少數。然而，除了澳洲移民，澳洲還是一個升學、旅遊、投資均宜的理想地方。種種的因素結合，令澳洲移民成為港人移民頭三考慮選項。而且，配合炙熱的移民風氣和優惠港人的澳洲移民政策，澳洲移民申請熱度不減。而在所有澳洲移民申請中，澳洲投資移民計劃的申請佔7成。

眾多的澳洲移民計劃，大致可分為澳洲投資移民和技術移民。不論是澳洲投資移民或技術移民，底下都有不同的澳洲移民計劃及不同的澳洲移民條件。自2021年7月1日起，澳洲移民居宣佈將商業創新和澳洲投資移民簽證減至4類，並取消188D簽證計商業人才簽證(類別132)。此後，主要的澳洲投資移民計劃有188A(投資者創新簽證)、188B(投資者簽證)和188C(重大投資者簽證)。要成功移民澳洲，申請人必須了解不同計劃的澳洲移民條件，並根據自身情況制定最適合的澳洲移民方案。

以下是澳洲投資移民188C計劃的詳情，至於188A和188B的資料可點擊至相關頁面瀏覽。你亦可以直接報名我們的澳洲移民講座，或隨時與我們的澳洲移民顧問聯絡，獲取專業的澳洲移民顧問建議。

188C - Australia Significant Investor Visa

As long as you make a complying significant investment of AUD 5 million specified by the government, you are eligible to apply for 888 permanent residence after 5 years.

Application conditions:

1. Obtain state government sponsorship;
2. Obtain government invitation (EOI);
3. No age limit, no English requirement, no point-tested system;
4. In 5 years, the main applicant has lived in Australia for 200 days;
5. SIV can be renewed twice, each for a period of 2 years;
6. Invest 5 million AUD into prescribed investment products:
   • Invest at least AUD 500,000 in venture capital and growth private equity funds which invest in start-ups and small private companies
   • Invest at least AUD 1 million in approved managed funds. The managed funds must invest in emerging companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
   • A ‘balancing investment’ of at least AUD 2.5 million in managed funds, which includes other listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange, Australian corporate bonds or notes from qualified companies, annuities and commercial real estate (Note: the upper limit of the proportion of investment in residential real estate is 10%)
7. There are 3 options for permanent residence after 4 years:
   • Apply for 888 visa, which is the so-called green card;
   • Can be renewed twice, each for a period of 2 years, each extension requires an extra 80 days of stay. After 6 or 8 years, if residence requirements are met, you can switch to 888 green card at any time.
   • After 6 or 8 years, if residence requirements are met, you can switch to 888 green card at any time.
8. Children under 18 years old or full-time students between 18 and 23 years old are allowed to be included in an application.

888 Visa-Permanent residence (green card):

• The applicant must have stayed in Australia for at least 200 days out of the last 5 years, or the spouse of the applicant must have stayed in Australia for 180 days each year out of the last 5 years.
• The applicant must hold a complying significant investment of AUD 5 millioncontinuously for the life of the provisional visa, i.e. at least 5 years.

188C - Point test

• Applicant’s age based on the day being invited to apply.
• The IELTS must be demonstrated within the 2 years before applicants are invited to apply for this visa.
• Net business and personal assets were held by applicant and applicant’s partner, excluding children.

188C - Documents Required

(A) Personal information:

1. Chinese ID card
2. Passport (with a photo page and all Australian visas and entry and exit dates)
3. Birth certificate issued by the hospital (certified)
4. Marriage certificate
5. Household register
6. Chinese no-criminal certificate (for applicants who are 16 years old and above)
7. Address in the past 10 years
8. Names of parents and siblings, dates of birth, current country of residence and marital status
9. Details of work and study history of yourself and your spouse
10. 4 passport photos of each person

(B) Personal property:

1. Bank deposit
2. Stock
3. Real estate: Valuation report issued by qualified surveyor

(C) Company information:

1. Business registration certificate (with annual verification stamp)
2. Tax registration certificate
3. Capital verification report and bank deposit receipt (to be confirmed by the Department of Industry and Commerce).
4. Recent company search by the Bureau of Industry and Commerce
5. Photos of the company. Approximately ten company’s employee structure diagrams. Any company’s promotional documents
6. Accounting statements for the past 2 years
7. Company’s monthly value-added tax payment certificate
8. Audit report issued by qualified CPA for the past 2 years

188C - Procedures

• Free consultation(1 day)
• Collect and process client documents
  Sign service agreement and letter of attorney. Pay advanced deposit (70%)
• Submit Expression of Interest (VISA 188)/Prepare business plan and apply state or territory government nomination
• Compile financial statement by Australian accountant
  Pay accountant fee
• Submit application
• Interview
• Body check
• Visa application

若想更全面了解最新的澳洲移民和澳洲投資移民資訊，歡迎報名澳洲移民講座，或直接聯絡我們的澳洲移民顧問。