Register your interest in NSW nomination for the subclass 188 Entrepreneur stream

Use the form below to register your interest in NSW nomination for the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188E) – Entrepreneur stream.

Refer to our Entrepreneur stream page for information about NSW nomination eligibility requirements.

Important information

Using the form

  • All fields are required unless marked otherwise
  • The submit button will appear after you confirm that you meet all eligibility requirements for NSW nomination. Only register your interest in NSW nomination if you meet the eligibility requirements for nomination
  • You cannot amend or withdraw your ROI after submitting. It is important that all the information you enter is correct at the time you submit your ROI

Registration of interest fee

A payment link will be made available as soon as possible for you to complete the ROI payment.

You may register your interest in NSW nomination before completing the ROI payment; however, you will not receive an outcome until the payment is made.   

Assessment of your ROI

You will receive an outcome (or request for further information) within four weeks after completing you ROI fee payment.

Do not ask for an update on your ROI during this time. 

Applying for NSW nomination

If your ROI is successful, you will be invited to apply for NSW nomination. You can only apply for NSW nomination if you are invited. 

Your details

Migration agent details

Eligibility check

You must meet all of the following criteira to be eligible to register your interest for NSW nomination. See our Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188E) – Entrepreneur stream website for information about the NSW eligibility criteria.
 

Business Profile

Entrepreneur program

One file only.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Financial details

Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Business overview

For example, for businesses: different sizes, industry sectors; For consumers: age, gender, income, etc.
How will you make money? How much will you charge? How often will they pay this amount?
 
Tell us about your prototype, or have you surveyed, called, or interviewed your potential customers? If so, how many were surveyed, called or interviewed? What are your findings?
 

Customer information

You have indicated that you have a pilot customer (B2B)/channel to customers (B2C) that can trial and provide feedback on the product or is willing to provide access or promote your product to a target market/customer base.
 
The statement, letter or email should clearly outline the scope of the trial including commitments such as time, resources and expected outcomes. You can upload multiple letters of support if you have multiple pilot customers. Files must be in PDF format only. 
 
Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Strength of your business model

If your pilot customer is a business, what is the size of the potential contract or number of individual users they represent? For a channel to customers, what is the reach in terms of number of potential customers or users?
 
Do they have a great reputation within your target market? Do they offer opportunities to scale and grow your product significantly (including customer base, partnerships, integrations/bundling with their software, on-sell opportunities)? Will they be able to provide specific feedback on your product to assist your product development?
 
How else are you going to get paying customers in the first 6-12 months? Tell us if you have any existing leads.
 
For example, estimated number of transactions, paying customers, or sales revenue and growth rate.
 
How will you commercialise the product and achieve your target?
Total Available Market (TAM) is the total market demand for a product or service. i.e. Total number of potential customers who would buy your product, or the total dollar value of the market.
 
Tell us about your team, your advisors and mentors and what relevant/complementary skills, experience, and/or connections they provide.
 
Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.
Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Business innovation

Please provide a short list of your closest competitors, and how is your product better/different to these competitors?
 
How do you propose to achieve desired business outcomes by the utilisation of enabling technologies? In other words, how does the use of technology enable new business opportunities?
 
How will you stay ahead of your competitors? For example, registerable IP, first mover advantages, know-how or key partnerships which allow fast-tracked market adoption.
 
Privacy Collection Notice

You are providing your personal information as the organisational contact for this query or action. Your information will only be used for this purpose – please read the privacy collection notice for more information about how we handle your personal information.

You are providing your name and contact details to Investment NSW as the organisational contact for this query or action. The information you have given Investment NSW will only be used for registering your interest in NSW nomination for the subclass 188 Entrepreneur stream, and for actions arising from it.  

The personal information provided in this form will not be associated to or matched with any personal interactions you may have with Investment NSW. 

Investment NSW may provide your personal information to other agencies if your enquiry needs to be redirected. Investment NSW will not disclose your personal information to anybody else unless required or authorised by law, such as by court order. 

Investment NSW will store and protect your personal information until the enquiry or purpose of contact has concluded. Subject to any other legal requirements regarding information retention, your information will be retained for 10 days. 

More information 

This privacy notice applies only to the information you are providing in this form. If you would like to know more about how Investment NSW meets its regulatory obligations in collecting, using, sharing and storing personal information, you can read their complete Privacy Policy or Privacy Management Plan on https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/premiers-department/privacy. 

You have the right to access your personal information held byInvestment NSW, without excessive delay or expense. You also have the right to have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or out-of-date.  

If you would like to access or correct your personal information, please contact below: 

The Cabinet Office's Information and Privacy Unit (IAPU) - Supporting the Premier's Department

GPO Box 5341
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia

infoandprivacy@tco.nsw.gov.au

Access to information

You may also contact Investment NSW if you have any questions about this privacy notice. 

Background 

Personal information  

Personal information is any information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained. 

Privacy and Personal Information ProtectionAct 1998 

NSW Government Agencies must comply with the Information Protection Principles (IPPs), which are outlined in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). These regulate the collection, storage, use and disclosure of personal information held by Government Agencies. 
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