Am I eligible for an Australia Business Owner Visa?
To be eligible for an
Australian State/ Territory Sponsored Business Owner Visa under the Business Skills Category Australia you need to meet the following basic requirements:
- You have had an overall successful business career and are a senior manager in the business;
- For at least 2 of the last 4 fiscal years immediately before your application you must have had ownership interest in a main business, or two main businesses combined, with an annual turnover of at least AU$300,000 (each year);
- Your total assets (including your spouse’s) have a net value of at least AU$250,000 and these assets are available for the conduct or establishment of a business in Australia and available for transfer to Australia within 2 years of the visa being granted;
- You have vocational English;
- You are aged less than 55 at time of application, except where the regional authority considers that the proposed business will be of exceptional economic benefit to the region;
- You have not been engaged in a business where the provision of professional, technical or trade services has taken up more than half of your time;
- Neither you nor your spouse have been involved in a business or investment activities of a nature not generally acceptable in Australia;
- You have a genuine commitment to establishing or participating actively in a qualifying business in Australia and to maintaining and holding an ownership interest;
- You have demonstrated that there is a need to live in Australia temporarily to conduct or establish the proposed business activity.
- You must meet the health and character requirements of Australian Immigration.
Register online for your Australia Business Owner Visa Pack or call one of our offices below to
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