188C 的客户今天打电话给我，很着急。据他听其他的移民律师朋友说，188的资金必须在递交前准备好。我们并没有让他准备好父母赠与的那部分。我们只是说等到移民官通知他的时候，我们再办理赠与手续。是不是有什么误会？
的确188A 和188B的资金是必须在移民局发邀请之前就要准备好的。
这个要求188A 的法律来源：
188.226
At the time of invitation, the business and personal assets of the applicant, the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner, or the applicant and his or her spouse or de facto partner together, that can be applied to the establishment or conduct of a business in Australia have a net value of:
(a) if the time of invitation was before 1 July 2021—at least AUD800,000; or
(b) if the time of invitation was on or after 1 July 2021—at least AUD1,250,000.
这个要求的188B的法律来源是：
188.245
For the 2 fiscal years immediately before the time of invitation to apply for the visa, the business and personal assets of the applicant, the applicant’s spouse or de facto partner, or the applicant and his or her spouse or de facto partner together, had a net value of:
(a) if the time of invitation was before 1 July 2021—at least AUD2,250,000; or
(b) if the time of invitation was on or after 1 July 2021—at least AUD2,500,000.
但是如果他的朋友仔细阅读过移民法，就会发现这不是188C的资金要求。
188C的要求是可以在递交之后准备好500万的。
188.252
(1) The applicant has made, on or after the time of application, a complying significant investment (within the meaning of regulation 5.19C as in force at the time of application) of at least AUD 5 000 000.
(2) If the time of invitation to apply for the visa was before 1 July 2021, the applicant has a genuine intention to hold the complying significant investment for at least 4 years.
(3) If the time of invitation to apply for the visa was on or after 1 July 2021, the applicant has a genuine intention to hold the complying significant investment for the whole of the visa period.
Note: A complying significant investment may be based on one or more investments.