Visa for Australia for Business Owners

As an entrepreneur you can apply for a permanent visa for Australia if you had a provisional business visa.

You can apply for such a visa on your own or as sponsored by an Australian state or territory.

Below are some options.

Are you an entrepreneur and have a provisional Australia business visa?

Or are you on a visa as a highly paid executive or an investor?

Have you established and managed a successful company in Australia and want to continue doing this?

You could apply for permanent residence with a business owner visa. Find out if you can by taking this free assessment.

Visa for Australia - Business Owner

To do this there are some things that you need to demonstrate, such as:

you have ownership in a company;
you have been involved in its management for a minimum of 2 years before your application;
you have significant net business and personal assets;
you employed at least 2 local staff who are not part of your family;
you want to continue working in the business.

To see what provisional visas offer the possibility to apply further for permanent residency as a business person, how much of the business you need to own and how significant your assets need to be visit immi.gov.au/skilled/business/890/eligibility-business-owner.htm

Don't forget to include your partner, children and any other dependants in your application if you want to bring them with you.

Keep in mind that this visa for Australia does not allow you to access any family assistance or social security payments, so be focused and continue to be successful with your entrepreneurial endeavours.

State or Territory Sponsored Business Owner

Are you an entrepreneur that has accumulated assets, though not really at the level required for a business owner visa? There is an option for you too.

State governments offer sponsorships from time to time, when a particular job market is really tight. They may be interested in helping the business you are involved in, if that business contributes to the economic development of the state.

To increase your chances, check the websites of all the state and territory governments to see whether there is anything on offer. If your firm is involved in one of the economic activities that they are encouraging, then apply for sponsorship.

Read more details at immi.gov.au/skilled/business/892/eligibility-business-owner.htm

Or, if you are too busy to read, get an instant, free reply here.

Other Australia visas include established businesses or highly talented people.

Visa for Australia - Investors

Are you the investor type and interested in putting your money to work in Australia? Go for a provisional investor visa.

If you don't know what a provisional investor visa is and how much money you actually need to transfer to Australia you'll find all the details at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/162/eligibility-investor.htm

You had a look and saw that the funds you have are a bit below those required for a provisional investor visa? Try a similar visa sponsored by a state. The information is at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/165/eligibility-investor.htm

Or do you actually have this provisional investor visa and lived in Australia for at least two years? And also kept your investments there for at least 4 years?

You can apply for a permanent visa. See if you're eligible at immi.gov.au/skilled/business/891/eligibility.htm

Visa for Australia - Retire as an Investor

If you want to hang up your work boots and invest your hard earned money in Australia you can.

Apply for a provisional investor retirement visa. See how much you need to invest and what annual income you should have at: immi.gov.au/visitors/retirement/405/eligibility.htm

This is not a permanent visa and you can't apply for one. But you can apply to renew the provisional visa if you want to maintain your investment in Australia.