188 Business/Investor Visa Points Calculator

1. Age
18-24 (20 points)
25-32 (30 points)
33-39 (25 points)
40-44 (20 points)
45-54 (15 points)
My age is not in any of the above ranges (0 points)

2. English Level
Vocational English(IELTS-5.0) (5 points)
Proficient English(IELTS-7.0) (10 points)
I do not achieve any of these English levels (0 point)

3. Education
Australia trade cert, diploma or bachelor degree (5 points)
Bachelor degree in (business, science or technology) (10 points)
I do not have any qualification (0 point)

4(a). Business experience--Business Innovation stream(188A) only
have 0-4 year experience in the last 5 years (0 point)
have 4 year experience in the last 5 years (10 points)
have 7 year experience in the last 8 years (15 points)

4(b). Investor experience--Investor stream(188B) only
had AUD250,000 investments in the each of the last 1-4 years (0 point)
had AUD250,000 investments in each of the last 4-7 years (10 points)
had AUD250,000 investments in each of the last 7 or above years (15 points)

5. Net Business and Personal Financial Asset own by you and your spouse: in the last two financial years
had AUD1.25 million to less than 1.75 million assets in each of the year (5 points)
had AUD1.75 million to less than 2.25 million assets in each of the year (15 points)
had AUD2.25 million to less than 2.75 million assets in each of the year (25 points)
had AUD2.75 million or above assets in each of the years (35 points)
had only a value of AUD1.25 million or below in one of the two years (0 point)

6. Business turnover: at least two of the most recent four financial years had
the value of AUD750,000 to less than 1,250,000 turnover (5 points)
the value of AUD1,250,000 to less than 1,750,000 turnover (15 points)
the value of AUD1,750,000 to less than 2,250,000 turnover (25 points)
the value of AUD2,250,000 or above turnover (35 points)
the value of below AUD750,000 turnover (0 points)
*Can only use the maximum of two main businesses

7. Business Innovation
have patent or registered design for at least one year (15 points)
have registered trade mark for at least one year (10 points)
managed and held joint venture business for at least one year (5 points)
50% of yearly T/O from export trade in 2 of the last 4 fiscal yrs (15 points)
is Gazella business (10 points)*
received funds from govt body or venture capital funding (10 points)**

*Gazella Business:own main businesses with an average annualised growth in turnover > 20% per annum over 3 continuous fiscal years(established < 5 years and employed at least 10 full-time workers in each year)

**Granted Fund: the granted fund received from their government body or venture capital funding is at least AUD100,000(for < 4 years) and for the purposes of early phase start up of a business, product commercialisation, business development or business expansion.

8. Regard as an unique and important benefit to the nominated State
Yes (10 points)
No (0 point)

Total Point: 0

188 Business/Investor Visa Points Calculator

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