National Innovation Visa
Stay
Permanently
Cost
From AUD4,840.00
Processing times
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application
Have this visa
If you are outside Australia when you apply, you do not need to hold a specific visa to apply for this visa. However, if you are in Australia when you apply, you must hold one of the following:
- a substantive visa
- Bridging visa A – BVA – (subclass 010)
- Bridging visa B – BVB – (subclass 020)
- Bridging visa C – BVC – (subclass 030)
If you currently hold, or your last substantive visa held was one of the following, you must have held that visa for at least 3 years when you apply:
Before you apply
Gather your documents
You must include documents to support the claims you make in your application and show you meet the visa criteria.
Documents you provide in your visa application must show the achievements claimed in your EOI. These achievements granted your invitation to apply for this visa.
Apply for the visa
You can apply for this visa online.
After you apply
We will tell you when we receive your application.
Visa outcome
You can be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when we decide your visa application. We will let you know our decision in writing.
If we grant your visa, we will tell you:
- your visa grant number
- the date your visa starts
- your visa conditions, if applicable
Keep a copy of the decision.
If we refuse your visa, we will tell you:
- why we refused the visa
- whether you have a right to a review of the decision.
We will not refund the application charge if we refuse your application.
















