Hopeful

How can we make this work?
We live in the US and have daughter and son-in-law (Australians) living
here.
They want to start building a retirement village and we want to
(a) invest about AUD 250,000.00 in the project.
(b) Help in the organizing of building and then running of the place.
(c) become PR here.

Me 64 wife 56. We don't appear to have total of 105 points.
Anybody with suggestions regarding the best way for us to go about this
problem?

A retiree visa no go, as we will not be allowed to work helping them.

Thanks


email address doesn't work

dm543

You sound perfect for the 457 Long-stay business visa.

If you get the 457, then you can go to Australia for 4 years, and before the 4 years is up, you can apply for permanent residence based on your ownership in the business.

Alan Collett

I agree: look at an application for a 457-Independent Executive visa followed by an application for a permanent Established Business visa as and when you meet the criteria for that visa.

Details in the latter regard are here:
http://www.gomatilda.com/visas/business_skilled_migration.cfm#Established Business in Australia
(you might need to cut and paste this link).

Hope this helps.

Hopeful

Thank you both Alan Collett and dm543 for your reply to my message.

I have looked on the DIMIA website but haven't been able to find anything on
the 457 Temp Visa.
Probably not looking in the correct place. (grn)

(a) To apply for the 457 Visa, should we be here or offshore? Any
advantage one way or the other?

(b) We are here at present on a normal tourist visa, but booked to return
in about a month's time.

(c) Can we get a 457 Visa without passing the points test?

(d) Do we apply for PR after two years here and then pass the points
test?

Thanks for now.

Regards


P.S. email address doesn't work
"Alan Collett" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > I agree: look at an application for a 457-Independent Executive visa
    > followed by an application for a permanent Established Business visa as
    > and when you meet the criteria for that visa.
    > Details in the latter regard are here:
    > http://www.gomatilda.com/visas/busin...cfm#Establish-
    > ed Business in Australia
    > (you might need to cut and paste this link).
    > Hope this helps.
    > Originally posted by dm543
    > > You sound perfect for the 457 Long-stay business visa.
    > >
    > If you get the 457, then you can go to Australia for 4 years, and before
    > the 4 years is up, you can apply for permanent residence based on your
    > ownership in the business.
    > --
    > Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Alan Collett

In answer to your questions:

a. You must be offshore.
b. Noted.
c. Yes.
d. Established Business points test to be satisfied at time of visa application, together with the other visa criteria.

Please feel able to call me if you want to discuss further - our Melbourne office number is on the Go Matilda website:
http://www.gomatilda.com

Best regards.

George Lombard

Dear Hopeful,

You will find it hard to meet the criteria for a permanent business visa at
your age so your wife may need to wear the pants. There is no reason why
you cannot come to Australia on a retirement visa and let your wife come on
a 457IE, or perhaps you could just both drop over on business ETAs and let
your daughter sponsor you for parent visas if you qualify on the balance of
family test.

Lots of interesting issues there, make sure you get good advice.

Cheers

George Lombard
--
www.austimmigration.com.au


"Hopeful" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > How can we make this work?
    > We live in the US and have daughter and son-in-law (Australians) living
    > here.
    > They want to start building a retirement village and we want to
    > (a) invest about AUD 250,000.00 in the project.
    > (b) Help in the organizing of building and then running of the place.
    > (c) become PR here.
    > Me 64 wife 56. We don't appear to have total of 105 points.
    > Anybody with suggestions regarding the best way for us to go about this
    > problem?
    > A retiree visa no go, as we will not be allowed to work helping them.
    > Thanks
    > email address doesn't work

Hopeful

Have four children, but only one in Australia, so the Child/Parent thing
wont work unfortunately.
Who do we go to for good advice?

Thanks

"George Lombard" wrote in message
news[email protected]...
    > Dear Hopeful,
    > You will find it hard to meet the criteria for a permanent business visa
at
    > your age so your wife may need to wear the pants. There is no reason why
    > you cannot come to Australia on a retirement visa and let your wife come
on
    > a 457IE, or perhaps you could just both drop over on business ETAs and let
    > your daughter sponsor you for parent visas if you qualify on the balance
of
    > family test.
    > Lots of interesting issues there, make sure you get good advice.
    > Cheers
    > George Lombard
    > --
    > www.austimmigration.com.au
    > "Hopeful" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > How can we make this work?
    > > We live in the US and have daughter and son-in-law (Australians) living
    > > here.
    > > They want to start building a retirement village and we want to
    > > (a) invest about AUD 250,000.00 in the project.
    > > (b) Help in the organizing of building and then running of the place.
    > > (c) become PR here.
    > >
    > > Me 64 wife 56. We don't appear to have total of 105 points.
    > > Anybody with suggestions regarding the best way for us to go about this
    > > problem?
    > >
    > > A retiree visa no go, as we will not be allowed to work helping them.
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > >
    > > email address doesn't work
    > >
    > >

Hopeful

Thanks for your reply below

Will look further into what is required from us.

Regards


"Alan Collett" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > In answer to your questions:
    > a. You must be offshore.
    > b. Noted.
    > c. Yes.
    > d. Established Business points test to be satisfied at time of visa
    > application, together with the other visa criteria.
    > Please feel able to call me if you want to discuss further - our
    > Melbourne office number is on the Go Matilda website:
    > http://www.gomatilda.com
    > Best regards.
    > Originally posted by Hopeful
    > > Thank you both Alan Collett and dm543 for your reply to my message.
    > >
    > > I have looked on the DIMIA website but haven't been able to find
    > > anything on
    > > the 457 Temp Visa.
    > > Probably not looking in the correct place. (grn)
    > >
    > > (a) To apply for the 457 Visa, should we be here or offshore? Any
    > > advantage one way or the other?
    > >
    > > (b) We are here at present on a normal tourist visa, but booked to
    > > return
    > > in about a month's time.
    > >
    > > (c) Can we get a 457 Visa without passing the points test?
    > >
    > > (d) Do we apply for PR after two years here and then pass the
    > > points
    > > test?
    > >
    > > Thanks for now.
    > >
    > > Regards
    > >
    > >
    > > P.S. email address doesn't work
    > > "Alan Collett" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]"]news:547101.103603825-
    > > [email protected][/url]...
    > > > I agree: look at an application for a 457-Independent Executive
    > > visa
    > > > followed by an application for a permanent Established Business
    > > visa as
    > > > and when you meet the criteria for that visa.
    > > > Details in the latter regard are here:
    > > > http://www.gomatilda.com/visas/busin...led_migration-
    > > .cfm#Establish-"]http://www.gomatilda.com/visas/business_skilled_-
    > > migration.cfm#Establish-[/url]
    > > > ed Business in Australia
    > > > (you might need to cut and paste this link).
    > > > Hope this helps.
    > > > Originally posted by dm543
    > > > > You sound perfect for the 457 Long-stay business visa.
    > > > >
    > > > If you get the 457, then you can go to Australia for 4 years,
    > > and before
    > > > the 4 years is up, you can apply for permanent residence based
    > > on your
    > > > ownership in the business.
    > > > --
    > > > Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com/"]ht-
    > > tp://www.gomatilda.com[/url]
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com/"]http://britishexpats.-
    > com[/url]
    > --
    > Alan Collett of Go Matilda, http://www.gomatilda.com
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com