Australia’s New Home Minister Hints She May Close Significant Investor Visa Program
“It is a visa program that I think isn’t adding value to the country,” said the Home Affairs Minister in a recent press conference.
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Australia to Raise Investor Visa Min. Investment by Another Million From July
The total investment amount for the Investor Visa will rise from AUD 1.5 to AUD 2.5 million on July 1st.
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Australia BIIP Approvals Down Almost 40% in Year to June 30th, 2020
Processing capacity has tumbled since the onset of the pandemic, but Australia has plans to make up for lost investment this year.
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Australia’s SIV Raised A$680m in FY2020, But Processing Severely Thwarted by Pandemic
While the program is as popular as ever, Australia has struggled to process applications during the pandemic.
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Australian Govt. Says Min. Investment Requirements for Investor Visas Are Too Low
Capped at 6,862 applications a year, Australia’s BIIP is invariably oversubscribed. This, says the government, leaves room for significant price increases.
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After Three Years of Decline, Australia’s SIV Program Regains Momentum
The program’s largest fund manager says that, thanks to non-SIV follow-up investments, total FDI arising from the program may be close to A$50 billion.
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App. Backlog Nears 20,000 for Australia’s Business Innovation & Investment Visa
Close to 80,000 investor migrants and dependents have obtained Australian visas under the BIIP, but 18,682 applicants are “in the pipeline”.
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Applications for Australia’s Golden Visa Down 72% From Peak As Chinese Lose Interest
Applications to Australia’s Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program has fallen from an average of 46 a month during the 2015/2016 fiscal year
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Chinese spent A$150M a month on Australian investor visas in last 4.5 years
Fresh figures from Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection show that since its beginning less than four and a
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