Documents And Directives To The Hong Kong Business Skills Processing Centre, Especially Directives Of The Handling/processing Of Subclass 188 Visa Applications In Compare To Other Visa Streams From…

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The Department of Home Affairs released internal policy documents regarding Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) processing at the Hong Kong Business Skills Processing Centre from September 2019 to July 2021. A May 2024 minute reveals the government decided to close the BIIP program from July 2024 due to performance issues and a large application backlog. As of 31 March 2024, there were 13,530 un-finalised Business Innovation stream applications (4,291 primary and 9,239 secondary applicants), comprising 70 percent of subclass 188 pipeline. The document proposes new policy interpretations for assessing applicants' "successful business career" and commitment to benefit the Australian economy under clauses 188.224 and 188.229, aimed at reducing backlog and improving applicant calibre ahead of the new program year's 1,000 place allocation