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This consultation process seeks views on whether:
there are opportunities to streamline the Business Innovation and Investment program (BIIP) to maximise the value the program generates;
increased investment thresholds and different investment types could provide better economic benefits to Australia compared to the current settings used for the Investor visa (IV) and Significant Investor visa (SIV).
Please send your submission by close of business 14 February 2020 (AEDT) by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Address it to: The Director, Skills and Innovation Policy Section Migration Planning and Visa Policy Branch Department of Home Affairs
Submissions received after this deadline may not be considered. Please note that we do not intend to publish submissions but might share the content with other parties such as state and territory governments or other Commonwealth agencies.
Relevant documents: BIIP-Consultation.pdf and Consultation-Process-BIIP.pdf and A-better-deal-for-Australia.pdf
How about bring back the old 164 subclass executive business skills visa? Allows well educated professionals who don't run business to run consulting or services business from Australia.