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The Business Skills visa class of
Australia's migration program encourages successful business
people to settle permanently in Australia and develop new or
existing businesses.
Business owners, senior executives
and investors can apply for a visa under the Business Skills
category at one of the three Business Skills Processing Centres
Under the two-stage arrangements
introduced on 1 March 2003, business migrants are granted a
Business Skills (Provisional) visa for four years and, after
establishing the requisite level of business or maintaining
their eligible investment, are eligible to make an application
for a Business Skills (Residence) visa.
A direct permanent residence category
will still be available for high-caliber business migrants sponsored
by State/Territory governments. This is known as the Business
Talent Visa
The Business Skills program
is divided into four categories :
Business Owner category: for
owners or part owners of a business;
Senior Executive category: for senior
executive employees of major businesses;
Investor category: for investors/business
people willing to invest in Australia;
Business Talent category: for high-caliber
business people who have sponsorship from a State/Territory
government.
In addition, the Business Skills
program also has two categories for persons who are in Australia
on temporary visas, other than the Business Skills (Provisional)
visas :
Established Business
in Australia category - for people temporarily in Australia
who are owners or part owners of a business; and
Regional Established Business
in Australia category - for people temporarily in Australia
who are owners or part owners of a business in a designated
area of Australia.
A Business Talent (Migrant)
and the Business Skills (Residence) visas are permanent
visas allowing permanent stay in Australia with a resident
return facility valid for five years from date of grant.
A Business Skills (Provisional)
visa is valid for four years. If the visa was granted
in Australia, it is valid for four years from the date
of grant. If the visa was granted outside Australia, the
visa is valid for four years from the entry expiry date
on your visa label.
Highlights : -
If you are granted
a Business Owner or Senior Executive (Provisional) visa,
you will be required to buy in to an existing business
or establish a new business in Australia at least two
years before your Business Owner or Senior Executive (Provisional)
visa expires. This is because you must own and manage
a business in Australia for at least two years in order
to qualify for permanent residence.
Your business must also meet
certain thresholds for you to qualify for permanent residency.
You may need to allow extra time for your business to
reach these thresholds, if the business is not already
doing so.
If you are granted an Investor
(Provisional) visa, you will be required to maintain your
investment in Australia for four years.
Family members will hold
Business Skills (Provisional) visas if you hold a Business
Skills (Provisional) visa. If you are unable to get into
business in Australia, and cannot qualify for a Business
Skills (Residence) visa, your family members will not
be able to remain in Australia, unless they are able to
qualify for another type of visa.
The objective of the two-stage
business skills process is to make permanent residence
available to people who have been successful in getting
into business in Australia or who have maintained their
investment in Australia for four years. If you have achieved
this, you will be able to apply for a Business Skills
(Residence) visa.
The Business Skills (Provisional)
visa allows you to depart and re-enter Australia as many
times as you want during the four years validity period.
You are not required to remain in Australia continuously.
However, if you apply for a Business Owner (Residence)
visa, one of the criteria requires you to have been physically
present in Australia as the holder of a Business Skills
(Provisional) visa for at least 12 months during the two
years immediately prior to lodging your application.
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