Expattobe

Hi All, I'm new here, but have done a lot of reading on the gov.au sites, as well as been looking at emigrating for the last 4 years so am fairly happy with the process involved (as much as one can be!). What I'm looking for is to connect / get some advice from others who have gone through or are going through 132 business talent visa route. I am actually looking at the 132 entrepreneur section. I am already a majority owner / director in a high growth business in the UK and the intention is to expand into Perth, Australia. The intention is to raise VC money to fund it, and we would be looking to raise above the min AUD$1m threshold. We have raised money in the UK twice, so the business side is (fairly well) understood however the process of getting the visa, and 'real' timelines are what I'm after. This is to aid business planning, so we can hire additional staff in the UK to cover my responsibilities, to gather as much info before I end up spending money on the applications(!) and to enable the planning on the new business subsidiary in Australia. If there is anyone out there that has either done / is doing the 132 stream or has done a previous business visa on a different stream I'd love to hear your experience. Clearly it will take a while... and I'm really excited! Many thanks, James