Business Visa

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There are excellent opportunities for successful business people to settle in Australia by establishing or investing in an Australian business. There are also visa options available to self-managed investors. There are many different types of business visas available and we can only feature some of them here, and they involve more detail than we are able to provide in this space.

In general terms, applicants have to show that they have skills to enhance the economy through developing a new or existing business or investing significant funds in Australia.

Business migration can be extremely complex with a wide range of different business visas available and we are available to assist you with identifying which visa is the most suitable to your situation.

A brief overview of the Business Short Stay Visa, the Business Owner, Senior Executive and Investor visa categories are provided. Other visas which are available under the Business Skills Category, include visas for Business Employee Managers and High Caliber Business Talents.

There is mostly a two-stage structure for business migration. Only the Business Talent visa provides direct permanent residency, and this requires a consistently high business performance, with one of the criteria being turnover of at least A$3,000,000 in two of the four years immediately before the date of application.

BUSINESS SHORT STAY VISA:

If you live in one of the following countries you can apply for an ETA:

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA, Vatican City.

If your country is not on this list you can still apply for a similar visa at your nearest Australian Embassy.

BUSINESS OWNER

The Business Owner Category pathway to permanent residency is that first you must apply for a Business Owner (Provisional) Visa, and then after a designated period you can apply for a Business Owner (Permanent) Visa.

These temporary visas are for 2 to 4 years. If during this time the applicant can show that they have a significant interest in a successful Australian business, they are then eligible to apply for a permanent visa.

SENIOR EXECUTIVES

There are options to both lodge independently or with the sponsorship of a participating State or Territory Government, where the threshold requirements are slightly lower.

The pathways to permanent residence under this class are Senior Executive (provisional) to Established Business in Australia (Residence) or State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (provisional) to Regional Established Business in Australia (Residence).

INVESTOR VISAS

All applicants Investor Visas have to first apply for a temporary (provisional) visa. These visas are for 2 to 4 years. If during this time the applicant can show that they have maintained their investment in Australia, they are then eligible to apply for a permanent visa.

The Investor Category pathway to permanent residency is as follows: First you must apply for an Investor (Temporary) Category Visa. Then you can apply for an Investor (Residence) Category visa. To do this you must show that you hold the Investor (Provisional) visa, have maintained your designated investments for the minimum 4 years and have been in Australia for at least 2 years out of the last 4 years.

It’s important to be aware that Investor Retirement 405 visa IS NOT a pathway to permanent residence.

Do you qualify for a Business Visa? Find out now for free!
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