Business Visa Information
Business migration is for people with an overall successful business or investment career who also have substantial net assets. The object of the business migration stream is to attract to Australia business people who have a demonstrated record of successful business or investment activity and who are committed to using their business expertise to benefit Australia.Except for high caliber business people, business visas are firstly granted on a provisional (temporary) basis for 4 years. You can establish a business in Australia, manage a new or existing business or invest in Australia. There is a pathway to permanent residence if you are able to satisfy the eligibility requirements for one of the permanent business visas classes.
Applicants may also include members of their family unit eg partner and dependent children.
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Business owners - provisional
Unless you are sponsored by a state or territory government, applicants for provisional business migration must:
- Be less than 45 years old
- Have vocational English (5 on IELTS)
- (with spouse combined) have assets in a qualifying business of A$200,000 for at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you apply
- Have an annual turnover in your business of at least A$500,000 in at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you apply
- (with spouse combined) have total net assets of at least A$500,000 which were legally acquired and capable of being transferred to Australia within 2 years of visa grant
- Have an overall successful business career
- Not been engaged in a business where the provision of professional, technical or trade services took up more than ½ your time.
- A commitment to maintain an ownership interest in a business in Australia and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business
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Senior executives - provisional
Some senior executive employees of major overseas businesses, who have significant net assets and a genuine and realistic commitment to participate in the management of a new or existing business in Australia may also be eligible for a provisional business visa.
Unless you are sponsored by a state or territory government, applicants must:
- Be less than 45 years old
- Have vocational English (5 on IELTS)
- Have an overall successful business career
- Have occupied a position in the three highest levels of management of a major business. You must have been responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major component or a wide range of operations of that major business for at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you apply.
- (with your spouse combined) you have total net assets of at least A$500,000 which were legally acquired and capable of being transferred to Australia within 2 years of visa grant.
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Investors - provisional
People who have a successful business or investment career, and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved in investing or business in Australia may also be eligible for a provisional business visa.
Unless you are sponsored by a state or territory government, applicants must:
- Be less than 45 years old
- Have vocational English (5 on IELTS)
- Have an overall successful business or investment career
- Make a government approved designated investment of A$1.5m in a state or territory of Australia
- For at least 1 of the 5 fiscal years immediately before application you have either maintained direct involvement in either managing a qualifying business in which you (or you and your spouse together) had an ownership interest of at least 10% of the total value of the business; or you maintained direct involvement in managing your (or you and your spouse’s combined) eligible investments the total value of which was at least A$1.5m.
- (with your spouse combined) you have total net assets of at least A$2.25m.
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*Contact us now for a personal visa assessment for our advice on your options for migration to Australia.
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