Investor (Permanent)

Residence

State / Territory sponsored

You have notifiedthe appropriate State regional authority

Must be sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory Government

You are the holder of an Investor (provisional) visa.

You are the holder of a State Sponsored Investor (provisional) visa

You have been resident,as the holder of an Investor (provisional) visa, in the state in which the sponsoring appropriate regional authority is located for a total of at least 2 years in the 4 years immediately before application is made

You have been resident,as the holder of a State Sponsored Investor (provisional) visa, in the state in which the sponsoring appropriate regional authority is located for a total of at least 2 years in the 4 years immediately before application is made

• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia

• You have a genuine an realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia

• At time of decision, the designated investment made by and held in the names of you (or you and your spouse together) has been held continuously for at least 4 years.