Capital & enterprise
Business, Investor & Talent Visas
Business and investor visas are assessed on the same things a bank or an auditor would look at: source of wealth, business turnover, ownership, and whether the plan is real. This is the pathway where being a Chartered Accountant stops being a footnote.
Who it suits
Is this your pathway?
- Business owners and directors expanding into a Western market
- Investors needing a defensible source-of-funds trail
- Founders seeking endorsement or designated-organisation backing
- Senior executives and specialists with a talent-based claim
Destinations covered
- Australia
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- United States
- New Zealand
- Ireland
The accounting layer
- Source-of-wealth documentation prepared the way an auditor would defend it
- Cross-border holding structure chosen for tax outcome, not just visa eligibility
- Transfer-pricing and related-party positions documented from day one
- Repatriation, dividend and exit planning modelled before capital moves
Subclasses & streams
The specific visas in this category
Codes matter. The right subclass decides your work rights, your family's rights and how quickly permanent residence becomes possible.
858
National Innovation visa (Australia)
Permanent residence for exceptional talent, investors and entrepreneurs in priority sectors.
888/188
Business Innovation & Investment legacy streams
Existing provisional holders progressing to permanent residence.
SIV
State & territory business nomination
Jurisdiction-specific business and investment nomination requirements.
UK
UK Innovator Founder & Global Talent
Endorsed innovative business plans and talent-body endorsement routes.
SUV
Canada Start-Up Visa
Designated-organisation support letter with permanent residence attached.
EB-5
United States EB-5
Qualifying investment with job creation, direct or through a regional centre.
Eligibility
What gets assessed
- Demonstrated ownership and management of a qualifying business, or investable capital
- Legally sourced and fully traceable funds
- Turnover, net-asset or investment thresholds set by the specific stream
- A credible, costed business plan for the destination market
- Health, character and, for talent routes, evidence of international recognition
Documents
What you will need to produce
- Audited financial statements and tax returns for the qualifying years
- Shareholding registers, incorporation documents and board resolutions
- Source-of-wealth narrative with each asset traced to origin
- Valuations for property, shares and business interests
- Business plan with market analysis, hiring plan and three-year financial model
- Bank statements, loan documents and remittance records
Process
How your file moves
Each stage has a deliverable, a document set and a date. You always know where the file is.
Structure diagnostic
Review your existing entities, shareholding and tax exposure before choosing a visa stream.
Source-of-funds file
Build an audit-grade trail from earnings to assets to investable capital.
Business plan & modelling
Prepare the plan and financial model with the assumptions a case officer or endorsing body will challenge.
Nomination or endorsement
Approach the state, province or endorsing body whose criteria genuinely fit your profile.
Lodge, invest, comply
File the visa, execute the investment or incorporation, and meet the ongoing reporting obligations.
Costs
What it actually costs
Government charges change regularly; these are the cost lines to budget for so nothing surprises you mid-application.
- Investment or capital commitment
- Set by the stream — the largest single number in the plan.
- Nomination / endorsement fee
- Charged by states, provinces or endorsing bodies.
- Visa application charge
- Business streams carry among the highest charges, plus dependant fees.
- Professional & audit fees
- Valuations, audited accounts and plan preparation, quoted upfront.
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FAQs
Business questions we get asked
Ready to test your business eligibility?
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