Business Visa
Australia's business skills migration program encourages successful business people (Business Owners, Investors & Senior Executives) to settle permanently in Australia and develop new or existing businesses in Australia.
There are a number of different Business Visa options available:
Business Owner (Provisional)This visa is suitable for people who have a successful business career and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved as an owner in a new or existing business in Australia. | State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional)This visa is for people sponsored by a state or territory of Australia. Applicants must have a successful business career and a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved as an owner in a new or existing business in Australia. |
Senior Executives (Provisional)This visa is suitable for senior executive employees of a major overseas business, who have significant net assets and a genuine and realistic commitment to participate in the management of a new or existing business in Australia. | State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional)This visa is for senior executive employees of a major overseas business, sponsored by a state or territory of Australia, who have significant net assets and a genuine and realistic commitment to participate in the management of a new or existing business in Australia. |
Investor (Provisional)This visa is suitable for 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. | State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional)This visa is for people sponsored by a state or territory of Australia, who have a successful business or investment career and have a genuine and realistic commitment to be involved in investing or business in Australia. |
Investor Retirement VisaThis visa is a temporary visa for people aged 55 years or older who are able to make a significant long term financial investment in Australia. This visa is not a pathway to a permanent visa. | Business Talent (Migrant)This visa is for high calibre business people, sponsored by a state or territory of Australia, who are owners or part owners of an overseas business and have a genuine and realistic commitment to participate in the management of a new or existing business in Australia. |
Business Owner (Residence)This visa is for people to assist in the economic development of Australia. This visa allows you to stay in Australia on a permanent basis for the purpose of owning a new or existing business. | State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence)This visa is suitable for people, sponsored by a state or territory of Australia, to assist in the economic development of Australia by ownership of a new or existing business. |
Established Business in AustraliaThis is suitable for people who, as a temporary resident, have established a business in Australia and have a proven ownership interest in one or more successful businesses in Australia. | Regional Established Business in AustraliaThis is suitable for people who, as a temporary resident, have a proven ownership interest in one or more successful businesses in Australia. You must be sponsored by a state/territory government authority. |
Investor (Residence)This is suitable for people who hold an Investor (provisional) visa and have maintained their designated investment/s for at least 4 years. Applicants must have been in Australia for at least 2 of the last 4 years. | State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence)This is for people who hold an Investor (provisional) visa and have an overall successful record of business or investment activities and significant net assets to invest in a designated investment in Australia for four years. Applicants must also have a genuine commitment to maintain business and investment activity in Australia and be sponsored by a state/territory authority |