State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) Category

To qualify for this visa, you need to show that:

• You have been sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government;
• You have an overall successful business career;
• For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before the application is made, you had an ownership interest in a main business or main businesses that had an annual turnover of at least A$300,000; or
• You have had a sound continuous business employment record in a senior management role on a qualifying business for at least 4 years immediately before the application is made and have demonstrated a high level of management skill;
• Your (or your and your spouse's combined) business and personal assets 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 a State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) visa, plus sufficient assets available to settle in Australia;
• You (or you and your spouse together) have sufficient net personal assets to settle in Australia in addition to the net assets mentioned above;
• You are aged less than 55 years at time of application or you are proposing to establish or participate in a business that your sponsoring state or territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the state or territory;
• You have not been engaged in a business where the provision of professional, technical or trade services took up more than 50 % of your time;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia;
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in a qualifying business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business;
• You have demonstrated that there is a need to be temporarily in Australia to conduct or establish the proposed business activity;
• You have signed a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of a State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) visa.

Business Owner (Provisional) Category

To qualify for this visa, you need to show that:

• You have an overall successful business career;
• For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before the application is made, 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 immediately before the application is made, your main business or main businesses together, had an annual turnover of at least A$500,000;
• Your ( or your and your spouse's combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$500,000, which are lawfully acquired and available to transfer to Australia within 2 years after the grant of a Business Owner (Provisional) visa plus sufficient assets available to settle in Australia;
• You are aged less than 45 years at time of application;
• You have vocational English;
• You have not been engaged in a business where the provision of professional, technical or trade services took up more than 50 % of your time;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature 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 a qualifying business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business;
• You have demonstrated that there is a need to be temporarily in Australia to conduct or establish the proposed business activity;
• You have signed a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of a Business Owner (Provisional) visa.

To qualify for this visa, you need to show that:

• You have been sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government;
• You have an overall successful business career;
• For at least 2 of the 4 years immediately before the 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 a wide range of operations of that business;
• Your (or your and your spouse's combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$250,000, which are lawfully acquired and available to transfer to Australia within 2 years after the grant of a State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) visa, plus sufficient assets available to settle in Australia;
• You are aged less than 55 years at time of application or you are proposing to establish or participate in a business that your sponsoring State or Territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the State or Territory;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature that is not generally acceptable in Australia;
• You have a realistic commitment to establish or participate in a qualifying business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business;
• You have demonstrated that there is a need to be temporarily in Australia to conduct or establish the proposed business activity;
• You have signed a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of a State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) visa.

To qualify for this visa, you need to show that:

• You have an overall successful business career;
• For at least 2 of the 4 years immediately before the 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 a wide range of operations of that business;
• Your (or your and your spouse's combined) business and personal assets have a net value of at least A$500,000, which are lawfully acquired and available to transfer to Australia within 2 years after the grant of a Senior Executive (Provisional) visa, plus sufficient assets available to settle in Australia;
• You are aged less than 45 years at time of application;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature 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 a qualifying business in Australia and maintain a substantial ownership and direct and continuous involvement in the management of that business;
• You have demonstrated that there is a need to be temporarily in Australia to conduct or establish the proposed business activity;
• You have signed a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of a Senior Executive (Provisional) visa.

To qualify for this visa, you need to show that:

• You have been sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory government;
• 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 one of the 5 fiscal years immediately before the application is made:
  • you have maintained 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 your and your spouse's combined) eligible investments, the total value of which was at least A$750,000;
• For the 2 fiscal years immediately before the application was made, the net value of your ( or your 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;
• At time of decision, you have made a Designated Investment of A$750,000;
• You are aged less than 55 years at time of application or you are proposing to establish or participate in a business that your sponsoring State or Territory has determined is of exceptional economic benefit to the State or Territory;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature 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 a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of an State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) visa.

To qualify for this visa, you need to show 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 one of the 5 fiscal years immediately before the application is made:
  • you have maintained 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 your 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 before the application was made, the net value of your ( or your 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;
• At time of decision, you have made a Designated Investment of A$1,500,000;
• You are aged less than 45 years at time of application;
• You have vocational English;
• Neither you nor your spouse have a history of involvement in business or investment activities that are of a nature 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 continue to maintain a business or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment has matured;
• You have signed a declaration that you understand your obligations as the holder of a Investor (Provisional) visa.