Australia Significant Investor Extension stream (Subclass 188)
This provisional visa lets you extend your stay in Australia for a maximum total of four years, by applying for up to two Extension stream visas, if you hold a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream.
- Route type
- Investment
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 9 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
9 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Australian Government Debt Cleared
If you or any family members owe the Australian Government money, you or they must show that it has been paid back.
- Character and security
You and family members aged 16 years or over who apply for the visa with you must meet character requirements.
- Continue To Hold Your Complying Significant Investment
You must continue to hold your complying significant investment in accordance with the complying investment framework in place at the time you applied for this visa.
- Eligibility summary
You must hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream and have held that visa for at least 3 years.
- Health Requirement
You and any family who apply for the visa with you must meet health requirements.
- Hold A Business Innovation And Investment Provisional Visa
You must hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream and have held that visa for at least 3 years.
- Language requirement
All applicants aged 18 or over at time of application must have functional English.
- No History Of Unacceptable Activities
You and your partner must have had no history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia.
- Not Had A Visa Cancelled Or A Previous Application Refused
We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application.
- Australian Values Statement Required
If you and your family members who have applied for this visa are 18 years of age or older at the time of application, you must sign an Australian Values Statement.
- Official Rights Text
You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid, undertake investment activity in Australia, and apply for a permanent Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa (subclass 888) if certain requirements are met.
- Official source basis
You must hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream and have held that visa for at least 3 years.
- Official Stream
The official page identifies the Significant Investor Extension stream.
- Report summary
You must hold a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream and have held that visa for at least 3 years.
- Visa Subclass
The official page identifies this route as subclass 188.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Official Cost Text
From AUD9,795 for the main applicant (concessions apply in limited circumstances). Additional cost for family members: AUD4,890.
checked 2026-07-26
- Official Stay Text
Up to 9 years after the date of grant of the original subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream.
- Renewal or extension
You must not have held more than one Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) Significant Investor Extension stream visa.
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Straight answers
01Who qualifies for the Subclass 188 to Australia?
This provisional visa lets you extend your stay in Australia for a maximum total of four years, by applying for up to two Extension stream visas, if you hold a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream.
Every answer is quoted from the official immi.homeaffairs.gov.au page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 18 points against the official source; 18 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Processing time is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source immi.homeaffairs.gov.auLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Australia government page.Other investment routes to Australia
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