Provisional |
State / Territory sponsored |
You have notified the appropriate State regional authority of your business history and intentions to develop a business in that state |
Must be sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory Government |
Had an overall successful business career |
Had an overall successful business career |
For at least 2 of the last 4 fiscal years immediately before application is made, you have occupied a position in the 3 highest levels of the management structure of a major business in which you were responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major component or wide range of operations of that major business. |
For at least 2 of the last 4 fiscal years immediately before application is made, you have occupied a position in the 3 highest levels of the management structure of a major business in which you were responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major component or wide range of operations of that major business. |
You will have to meet the criteria for either the Provisional or State Sponsored Provisional Visa
Your business and personal assets (including your spouse) have a net value of at least A$ 500 000 which are available for the conduct or establishment of a business in Australia and are lawfully acquired and available for transfer to Australia within 2 years of the grant of your visa. |
Your business and personal assets (including your spouse) have a net value of at least A$ 250 000 which are available for the conduct or establishment of a business in Australia and are lawfully acquired and available for transfer to Australia within 2 years of the grant of your visa. |
You have vocational English |
You must in addition to the above, also demonstrate that you have A$ 50 000 available to settle in Australia |
You are aged less than 45 at time of application |
You are aged less than 55 at time of application or you have proposed to establish or participate in a business that the specific state has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the state or territory |
You had a sound continuous business employment record in a senior executive management role in a qualifying business for at least the 4 years before application is made, and you have demonstrated a high level of management skill |