Under a new two-stage Business Migration scheme introduced on the 1st March 2003, business migrants are granted a four year Business Skills Provisional Visa. Once establishing the required level of business or maintaining the eligible investment, migrants can apply for a Business Skills Residence visa.

You can still apply for direct permanent residence under the Business Talent Visa. This Visa is available for high-calibre business migrants sponsored by State/Territory governments.

Listed below are the 4 categories of the Business Skills program

Business Owner (Provisional) Visa
This visa is for successful owners or part-owners of a business.

Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa
This visa is for successful senior executive employees of major businesses.

Investment Linked (Provisional) Visa
This visa for at successful investors/business people willing to invest into Australia

Business Talent Visa
This visa is for high-calibre business people who have sponsorship from a State/Territory government.

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
This visa is for owners or part owners of a business, who are temporarily in Australia

Regional Established Business in Australia category
This visa is for owners or part owners of a business in a designated area of Australia, who are temporarily in Australia.

Business Skills Provisional Visa and Business Skills Residence Visa information on this website is an outline only. For more accurate information on the Business skills program and visa requirements please check the Australian Governments Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (http://www.immi.gov.au)