Business Migration
Business Migration is intended for Business people with an overall successful business history. You can immigrate to Australia through Business Migration if you meet the criteria for the particular Business Visa. The visa options available range from short business visits, provisional, to permanent residency. The aim is to attract people with a demonstrated record of business, innovation or investment activity who are committed to using their business experience to benefit Australia by setting up business or investing in Australia.
There are two pathways for Business Skills entry:
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As a provisional visa holder which is issued for a period of 4 years, giving you eligibility for permanent residence after establishing a business in Australia or;
2. As a permanent resident, for high caliber business people sponsored by a State or Territory Government.
The majority of business skills entrants will enter Australia on a provisional (temporary) visa for 4 years and after they have a record of business or investment activity, may then be eligible for permanent residency.
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PROVISIONAL VISA CATEGORIES |
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner |
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Business Owner |
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State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive |
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Senior Executive |
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State/Territory Sponsored Investor |
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Investor |
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PERMANENT VISA CATEGORIES
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Business Talent (Migrant) |
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State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Permanent) |
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Business Owner (Residence) |
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State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) |
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Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd will do a comprehensive assessment to ensure that you meet the criteria for the business visa before proceeding with the application. This gives you and Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd peace of mind that your application has the best possible chance of success.
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional)
You will need to prove that:
• You have an overall successful business career
• You have sponsorship from an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government.
• Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd will provide expert assistance and lodge the application for sponsorship
• For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years before application, you had ownership interest in a main business or businesses with an annual turnover of at least AUS$300,000 or
• You have held a senior management role in a qualifying business for at least 4 years before application.
• This business would usually be expected to have an annual turnover of at least A$1,000,000
• You (or you and your spouse’s combined) business and personal assets have a net values of at least A$250,000 which are available to be transferred to Australia within 2 years of the grant of the visa.
• You (or you and your spouse together) have sufficient personal assets in addition to those above, to settle in Australia.
• You are under 55 years of age
• You have participated in the business with at least 50% of your time in a management position
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business.
• That there is a need for you to be in Australia to conduct the proposed business activity
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
Business Owner (Provisional)
You will need to prove that:
• You have an overall successful business career
• For at least 2 or the 4 fiscal years before application, you (or you and your spouse together) have net assets in a qualifying business of at least A$200,000
• For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years before application, you had ownership interest in a main business or businesses with an annual turnover of at least A$500,000
• Your (or you and your spouse’s combined) business and personal assets have a net values of at least A$500,000 which are available to be transferred to Australia within 2 years of the grant of the visa
• You (or you and your spouse together) have sufficient personal assets in addition to those above, to settle in Australia
• You are under 45 years of age
• You have vocational English
• You have participated in the business with at least 50% of your time in a management position
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business.
• That there is a need for you to be in Australia to conduct the proposed business activity
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional)
You will need to prove that:
• You have an overall successful business career
• You have sponsorship from an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government. Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd will provide assistance and lodge the application for sponsorship
• For 2 of the 4 years before application, you have been in a position in the 3 highest levels of the management structure of a major business. You were responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major and wide range of operations of that major business. (A major business means (other than Government Business Enterprise) the annual turnover is no less than A$10,000,000 in any 2 out of the 4 years before application)
• Your (or you and your spouse’s combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$250,000, able to be transferred to Australia within 2 years after the grant of the visa.
• You (or you and your spouse together) have business and personal assets, in addition to those mentioned above, to settle in Australia
• You are under 55 years of age
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business.
• That there is a need for you to be in Australia to conduct the proposed business activity
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
Senior Executive (Provisional)
You will need to prove that:
• You have an overall successful business career
• For 2 of the 4 years before application, you have been in a position in the 3 highest levels of the management structure of a major business. You were responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major and wide range of operations of that major business. (A major business means (other than Government Business Enterprise) the annual turnover is no less than A$50,000,000 in any 2 out of the 4 years before application)
• Your (or you and your spouse’s combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$500,000, able to be transferred to Australia within 2 years after the grant of the visa.
• You (or you and your spouse together) have business and personal assets, in addition to those mentioned above, to settle in Australia
• You are under 45 years of age
• You have vocational English
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have notified the appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory of your business history and intentions to develop a business in that State or Territory.
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business.
• That there is a need for you to be in Australia to conduct the proposed business activity
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional)
You need to prove that:
• You have sponsorship from an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government. Advantage Migration Australia will provide assistance and lodge the application for sponsorship
• You have a total of at least 3 years experience of direct involvement in managing one or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments
• For at least 1 or the 5 fiscal years prior to application:
- you have had 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$750,000.
• For the 2 fiscal years immediately prior to application, the net value of your (or you and your spouse’s) assets was at least A$1,125,000.
• You have demonstrated a high level of management skill in relation to an eligible investment or qualifying business activity
• You will invest A$750,000 into a Designated Investment when visa is ready to be granted.
• You are under 55 years of age OR you are intending to establish or participate in a business that the State/Territory has said is of exceptional economic benefit to the State/Territory
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have a realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment has matured
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
Investor (Provisional)
You need to prove that:
• You have an overall successful record of eligible investment or qualifying business activity
• You have a total of at least 3 years experience of direct involvement in managing one or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments
• For at least 1 or the 5 fiscal years prior to application:
- you have had 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$1,500,000.
• For the 2 fiscal years immediately prior to application, the net value of your (or you and your spouse’s) assets was at least A$2,250,000.
• You have demonstrated a high level of management skill in relation to an eligible investment or qualifying business activity
• You will invest A$1,500,000 into a Designated Investment when visa is ready to be granted.
• You are under 45 years of age
• You have vocational English
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have notified the appropriate regional authority of State/Territory of your business history and intentions to develop a business in that State/Territory
• You have a realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment has matured
• You have signed the declaration of obligations.
Business Talent (Migrant)
You need to prove that:
• That you have been sponsored by the State/Territory government
• You have an overall successful business career
• For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years prior to application, you (or you and your spouse together) have had net assets in a qualifying business, in which you had an ownership interest of at least A$400,000
• For at least 2 or the 4 years before application, your main business(s) had an annual turnover of at least A$3,000,000
• Your (or you and your spouse’s combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$1,500,000 and available for transfer to Australia within 2 years of grant of visa
• You are under 55 years of age, or you are intending to establish or participate in a business that your sponsoring state/territory has assessed as exceptional economic benefit to the state/territory
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have a realistic commitment to establish/participate in a qualifying business in Australia and maintain substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business
• You sign a declaration of your obligations for this visa.
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Permanent)
You need to prove that:
• You have been sponsored by the authority for that State/Territory
• That you are the holder of a Provisional Business Owner, State/Territory sponsored Business Owner, Senior Executive, State/Territory sponsored Senior executive, Investor, State/Territory sponsored Investor, or an Independent Executive visa
• You have had and continue to have an ownership interest in one or more main businesses in Australia for at least 2 years before application
• You have an ABN of each of these businesses and have submitted all Business Activity Statements to the Australian Taxation Office
• Unless exceptional circumstances apply you must satisfy 2 of the following 3:
- For the full 12 months before application your (or you and your spouse’s combined) main business(s) employed at least one full-time (or equivalent) employee who is an Australian Citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand passport holder and may not be a member of your family unit.
- For the full 12 months before application, net value of your (or you and your spouse’s combined) personal and business assets in Australian has been at least A$250,000
- For the full 12 months before application, the net value of your (or you and your spouse’s combined) assets in the main business(s) in Australia is at least A$75,000
• In the 12 months before application, your business(s) together had a turnover of at least A$200,000
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have been in Australia, holding one of the qualifying visas for at least one year in the 2 years before applying.
Business Owner (Residence)
You need to prove that:
• That you are the holder of a Provisional Business Owner, State/Territory sponsored Business Owner, Senior Executive, State/Territory sponsored Senior executive, Investor, State/Territory sponsored Investor
• You have had and continue to have an ownership interest in one or more main businesses in Australia for at least 2 years before application
• You have an ABN of each of these businesses and have submitted all Business Activity Statements to the Australian Taxation Office
• During the 12 months before applying, the net value of your (or you and your spouse’s combined) assets in the main business(s) in Australia is at least A$100,000
• In the 12 months before application, your business(s) together had a turnover of at least A$300,00
• During the 12 months before applying, your (or you and your spouse’s) main business(s) employed at least 2 full-time (or equivalent) employees who are Australian Citizens, permanent residents or New Zealand passport holders and are not members of your family unit.
• In the 12 months before application, the net value of your (or you and your spouse’s combined) personal and business assets in Australia has been at least A$250,000
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have been in Australia, holding one of the qualifying visas for at least one year in the 2 years before applying.
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence)
You need to prove that:
• You have been sponsored by the regional authority of the State/Territory government
• You are the holder of a State/Territory Investor(provisional) visa
• No applicants have had a history of business or investment involvement that is not generally acceptable in Australia
• You have been resident as the holder of the above visa in that State/Territory in which you are sponsored for at least 2 of the 4 years prior to application
• You have a genuine and realistic commitment to continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia
• At time of decision, the designated investment made for the Provisional visa, has been held continuously for at least 4 years.
Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd will do a comprehensive assessment to ensure that you meet the criteria for the business visa before proceeding with the application. This gives you and Advantage Migration Australia Pty Ltd peace of mind that your application has the best possible chance of success.
