Types of Business Migration Visas
There are a number of visa options for business people:
1. Business Visit Visa
2. Business Development – Provisional
- Business Owners
- Senior Executives
- Investors
- Independent executives
3. Business Development - Permanent
4. Investors
Business people can apply for a visa to conduct short business visits, establish or manage a new or existing business or invest in Australia.
If you hold certain Business Skills visas your business may be monitored by the department.
1. Business Visit Visas
This Visa is suited for business people to visit Australia for business purposes, for example, to attend a conference or training session, to conduct business with an Australia-based organisation, to conduct business negotiations or for an exploratory business visit.
For business people to make a short business visit to Australia for up to three months. Business activities may include a conference, negotiation or exploratory business visit, but do not include acting, musical performances or commercial film making.
For business people who have an approved sponsor in Australia and may not be eligible to apply for an Electronic Travel Authority. For short business visits to Australia up to three months
For business people who need to make business visits to Australia for up to three months. Available to passport holders from a number of countries and regions.
The APEC Business Travel Card streamlines travel for business people from participating economies in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region.
2. Business Development – Provisional
This Visa is suited for business people to establish a business in Australia, manage a new or existing business or invest in Australia. These are temporary visas that offer a pathway to a permanent visa.
Provisional visas provide four years of temporary residency to enable you to put in place your business or investment plan, depending on the requirements of your chosen visa.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- Independent Executives
- For holders of a Temporary Business (Long Stay) Independent Executive visa who need more time to be eligible to apply for a permanent business visa.
3. Business Development – Permanent
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.
- High Calibre Business People
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 Owners
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.
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.
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.
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.
4. Investors
For people who hold an Investor (provisional) visa and have maintained their designated investment/s for at least 4 years. Applicants must have have been in Australia for at least 2 of the last 4 years.
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.
