After a slow start, investment dollars arriving in Australia through the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program have started to flow more consistently and the phenomenon holds some promise for the local start-up sector.
With the program still in a nascent stage, it might be a bit too early to gauge its impact on the local innovation scene. However, it's an opportunity that warrants a closer look.
The first ten of the so-called sub-class 188 visas have now been granted, some nine months after the scheme started in mid-November last year. These visas holders will have brought with them a minimum $50 million.
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