For investors, business owners, sponsoring employers, and skilled professionals on temporary work assignments.
The business and sponsorship stream covers two distinct cohorts: high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs migrating through the Business Innovation and Investment program, and employers seeking to bring skilled workers into the Australian economy on temporary work visas.
CGG MET advises both — investors structuring a 188/888 application, and Australian businesses navigating Standard Business Sponsorship, nomination and TSS lodgement. We also advise on the upcoming Skills in Demand visa, which is replacing the 482 in stages.
Investor, sponsorship, training and short-stay specialist visas.
A provisional visa for business owners and investors nominated by an Australian state or territory. Issued through five streams reflecting different investment thresholds and business profiles. Successful 188 holders can apply for permanent residence via the 888 once stream-specific requirements are met.
The permanent visa for current and former 188 visa holders who have met the requirements of their stream. Application must be supported by State / Territory endorsement of business or investment activity in Australia.
A temporary employer-sponsored visa allowing skilled workers to fill positions where genuine local shortage exists. Issued in Short-Term, Medium-Term and Labour Agreement streams, with the Medium-Term stream offering a clear pathway to permanent residence via the 186.
Allows individuals to undertake structured workplace-based occupational training to enhance their skills in their current occupation, area of tertiary study, field of expertise, or for capacity building overseas.
For people with specialist skills, knowledge or experience to do short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work in Australia — often urgent installation, commissioning, audit or expert advisory work that no Australian-based worker can perform.
Business and sponsorship visa work is high-stakes and high-document. We advise both individual investors / employees and Australian sponsoring businesses — including Standard Business Sponsorship applications, nomination, training benchmarks and labour market testing.
Strategic, MARA-registered advice for businesses and individual applicants alike.