Australia Business Skills Visa Summary
From 1st March, 2003 on, Business Skills visa’s applicant can not get a permanent Business Skills visa immediately, that will be separated into two steps:
First and foremost, the applicant will get a 4-year provisional visa conditionally. During this period, if you establish a new or existing business and meet all the demand of government, then you can apply for a permanent Business Skills visa.
But the state State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner can still get a permanent Business Skills visa, this kind of visa is called “Business Talent Migrant (Subclass 132)”
Applicants in China can apply for permanent Business Skills visa, including:
Receiving permanent right to reside in Australia, and all the dependent family members can get green visa with the applicant
Business Talent Migrant (Subclass 132)
Applicants in China can also apply for provisional Business Skills visa, including:
This could be separated into three parts: business owner, senior executive and investor. Each part also includes two kinds: with or without state sponsorship. The applicant who doesn’t have state sponsorship must be under 45 years old and has IELTS grade above 5.0; the applicant who has state sponsorship must be under 55 years old and doesn’t need IELTS grade.
I. Without state sponsorship:
Business Owner (Provisional) (Subclass 160)
Senior Executives (Provisional) (Subclass 161)
Investor (Provisional) (Subclass 162)
II. With state sponsorship:
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) (Subclass 163)
State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) (Subclass 164)
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) (Subclass 165)
After getting the visa showing above, you need to meet all the obligations of this visa and then you can apply for a permanent residential visa. Considering that the applicant may not live in Australia for a long time, you can also change the main and vise applicant in this visa. The following are some details about how to change provisional visa into permanent visa:
After getting the visa showing above, you need to meet all the obligations of this visa and then you can apply for a permanent residential visa. Considering that the applicant may not live in Australia for a long time, you can also change the main and vise applicant in this visa. The following are some details about how to change provisional visa into permanent visa:
Business Owner (Residence) (Subclass 890) (fit for all temporary residence visa holders)
Investor (Residence) (Subclass 891) (fit for 162 visa holder)
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) (Subclass 893) (fit for 165 visa holders)
Established Business in Australia (Subclass 845) (fit for long-short term visa holders)
Regional Established Business in Australia (Subclass 846) (fit for 457 visa holders)
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