188E Western Australia
188E Entrepreneur
Criteria:
The applicant’s entrepreneurial activity must relate to an innovative idea that is proposed to lead to the commercialisation of a product or service or the development of an enterprise of business in Western Australia. The idea must be supported by a business plan that outlines the applicant’s plans for the activity and how this will lead to one of the required results.
The entrepreneurial activity must not relate to residential real estate or labour hire or involve purchasing an existing business or franchise.
There must be a funding agreement (or agreements) in place between the entrepreneur or entrepreneurial entity (a partnership or a body corporate) and a third party funding body (or bodies) for a total of AUD$200,000. The third-party funding body must be of a kind prescribed by the Minister:
Sources of third party funding are limited to State and Territory governments, Commonwealth agencies, Publicly Funded Research Organisations, and investors registered as a Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (VCLP) or Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships (ESVCLP). Multiple agreements outlining a combination of funds from these investors are also acceptable.
Applicants must declare in their application that the visa venture capital funds are not drawn from their own funds or funds related to the applicant’s own money or any associates investing on their behalf.
If the applicant is applying as part of an entrepreneurial entity (a partnership or body corporate), the applicant must have held at least 30 per cent share in the ownership of the entrepreneurial entity when the agreement was entered into. In practice, this means that only three entrepreneurs can apply on the basis of one entrepreneurial activity.
Agreements must specify that at least 10 per cent of the funding to be paid to the entrepreneur or entrepreneurial entity under the agreement must be released within 12 months of the day the entrepreneurial activity commences in Australia.
Applicants must be under 55 years of age and have a competent level of English.
The 188 Business Innovation and Investment – Entrepreneurial Stream visa is a four year provisional visa. Visa holders will become eligible for permanent residence under the 888 Business Innovation and Investment visa once they have met the relevant criteria.
188E创业者临时签证(Entrepreneur Stream)是188类签证的一个子类别，申请188E签证WA西澳州担保需要通过SkillSelect打分系统进行申请，并且有WA西澳州政府或领地政府的提名。创业者需要达到雅思4个6分的英语水平，并且从澳洲第三方机构获得20万澳元的资金支持即可在澳洲开展商业活动，满足一定条件，比如营业额、雇佣本地员工、获得大力资金支持等，4年后即可转永居。
审理周期：不定
申请费用：在线支付500澳币
188E签证WA西澳州担保申请条件：
1、创业活动必须有创新理念，实现西澳产品或者服务商业化，或者带动西澳的企业或生意发展。商业计划中要阐述创业活动怎样实现目标的。
2、创业活动不可以是住宅类房地产行业、劳务租赁相关行业、购买现成生意或加盟。
3、与第三方机构有20万澳币的投资协议，第三方投资机构必须是联邦政府机构、州或领地政府、公共资助的研究机构、风投公司投资人（VCLP或ESVCLP）
4、申请人必须至少持有创业公司30%的股份，也就是一家创业公司最多能担保3个申请人。
5、投资协议必须写明在创业活动开始的12个月内将至少10%的资金投入到企业中。
6、申请人55周岁以下，或者对西澳有杰出贡献可以豁免年龄要求。
7、申请人有雅思4个6分或者同等英语水平。
州担保条款：
1、作为评估过程的一部分，商业移民中心可能会要求申请人参加面试，或者请独立的机构审核商业计划书。
2、到达西澳以后，商业移民中心要求州担保商业移民提供他们在西澳的住址也公司地址，地址变更也要及时通知商业移民中心。
3、没有商业移民中心的批准，州担保不能转给其他州或领地。
4、如果州担保签证持有人通过其他州/领地申请永居签证，必须先获得最初担保你的州的放行，放行必须在申请永居签证以前获得。
对西澳的经济贡献：
商业移民申请人必须证明在西澳的生意或投资对本州经济有贡献，可以通过以下方式证明：
1、转入新资本。
2、创造新岗位。
3、扩大西澳商品和服务贸易。
4、开发西澳产品的出口市场或替代进口。
5、引进新技能、专业知识、科技或创新。或者
6、投资西澳偏远地区。
55岁以上申请人需要对西澳有实质性的和杰出的经济贡献：
在评估实质性和杰出经济贡献时，商业移民中心会考虑生意的性质、投资金额、对西澳经济的影响程度。以下申请会被重点考虑：
1、投入大量的新资本。
2、创造技能就业或大量的新岗位。
3、开发出口市场或取代进口。
4、引进新技能、专业知识、科技或创新。
5、在西澳偏远地区开展生意。
6、对其他经济部门有重大影响。
申请人有义务向商业移民中心证明他们计划的商业活动会对西澳有实质性的和杰出的经济贡献，如果被要求提供证明，建议申请人先联系商业移民中心讨论商业计划。
188E签证WA西澳州担保申请流程：
步骤1：先提交西澳州担保申请，在线支付500澳币州担保申请费。
步骤2：州担保批准后通过SkillSelect提交EOI申请。
步骤3：州担保批准后，EOI自动发出邀请.
步骤4：60天内向移民局提交签证申请。
WA西澳州政府联系方式：
Business Migration Centre
Small Business Development Corporation
GPO Box C111
PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6839
Telephone: (+618) 6552 3300
Facsimile: (+618) 6552 3399
Email:businessmigration@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au