Letter of Recommendation – 188e Visa subclass

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Letter of Recommendation –188e Visa subclass

Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) – Business Innovation stream

The Commonwealth Government allocated the Victorian Government a total of 170 places for the Business Innovation and Investment Program in 2022-23.

The program is closed to new applications for Business Innovation, Investor and Significant Investor (subclass 188) streams as all places in the program have been allocated.

For updates on the 2023-24 Business Innovation and Investment Program visit the Victorian Government’s Live In Melbourne website.