12 visas available for Australia

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Identity documents or change of name proofs like marriage certificate (if applicable).

An overview of your proposed complying entrepreneur activity in Australia including your funding agreement, your business plan, evidence of your ownership interest in the entrepreneurial activity.

Proof of Competent English test results. Check link for more information.

Funding agreement of at least 200,000 AUD (approx. 145,456 USD).

Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment, an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16 and military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country (as applicable).

Nominations forms, in case you are getting some help from someone or agency in the entire process of this visa.

Provide identity, character and financial documents of your partner (if applicable).

Other documents related to dependents (as applicable).

You must send an Expression of Interest (EOI) and must be nominated by a state or territory, or Austrade before being invited to apply for this visa.

You must meet requirements of competent English. Please check the link for more details.

You must be undertaking, or proposing to undertake, a complying entrepreneur activity in Australia. You must have a genuine intention to continue this activity.

You must have one or more legally enforceable agreements to receive funding with a total of at least 200,000 AUD (approx. 145,456 USD). The funding must be from one of the following entities: Commonwealth Government agency, State or territory government, Publicly funded research or innovation organization, Higher education provider, Investor registered as an Australian Venture Capital Limited Partnership or Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership.

You and your family members must have a clean criminal record.

You should be of good health and meet the health requirement of Australia. Family members not accompanying also might be asked to meet the health requirement.

You must be willing to sign an Australian Values Statement. Check the link for information.

If you or any family members owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.

You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.

Visa application form, completed and signed.

Evidence that you meet the terms and conditions of a bilateral agreement between the Australian Government or a state and territory government and a foreign signatory.

Identity documents like birth certificate, marriage certificate, common law certificate (as applicable).

An overseas police certificate; from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16 years old.

Proof of sufficient means of subsistence.

Your stay must have the support of both signatories of the bilateral agreement you are in Australia to work under.

You must be able to support yourself and any dependents.

You must have a genuine intention to stay temporarily in Australia.

You need valid travel insurance covering the entire period of stay.

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1-page summary of your current business and investment activities in Australia and 1-page summary of your Australian business and investment intentions in the long-term.

Provide evidence of your net business and personal assets and your ownership of each asset or any liabilities against each asset (such as mortgages, credit cards and loans) like tile deeds, bank statements, etc.

Evidence of nomination by a state or territory government agency.

Evidence of your business career and your intentions in Australia like detailed business plan, evidence of total annual turnover of at least AUD 3.0 million, involvement history in the businesses, etc. (as applicable).

Character documents: Australian Police, overseas police certificate from every country where you have spent 12 months in the last 10 years, military service records (if served), Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment and Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information.

Evidence that everyone included in your application has adequate health insurance in Australia. Provide any one of, a signed letter from a health insurance provider, a Medicare card or receipt of enrolment with Medicare, evidence of adequate health insurance (including travel insurance), etc.

You must send an Expression of Interest (EOI), before applying for this visa.

You must be nominated and invited by the Australian state or territory government to apply for this visa.

Your net business and personal assets must be at least AUD 1.5 million.

Your total net assets must be at least AUD 400,000 from the ownership interest in one or more qualifying businesses, gained over at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you were invited to apply for this visa.

For at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years before you were invited to apply, you must have an ownership interest in one or more qualifying businesses in which your net value was at least AUD 400,000.

Your total annual turnover must be at least AUD 3.0 million from at least 1 business and no more than 2 businesses, for at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you were invited to apply for this visa.

You and any family member, who apply for the visa, must meet Australian's health and character requirement.

You must Sign the Australian values statement. Please check the link for details.

If you are 18 years of age or older, you must have functional English. If you can't show us that you or any dependent applicant 18 years or older has functional English, you can pay the second instalment of the visa application charge. You do not need to pay this fee until we ask you to do so.

If you owe the Australian Government money, you must have paid it back or have a formal arrangement to pay it back. You should not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused.

Copies of enrollment letter from educational institute in Australia.

Proof of financial means/scholarship to cover the studies.

You must be enrolled in a full time course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

You must have enough money to pay for your stay in Australia.

You might need to provide evidence of your English language skills with your visa application.

You need adequate health insurance for the whole of your stay in Australia.

You must be a genuine temporary entrant and intend to return home after studying in Australia.

You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa must meet Australia's character requirement.

You and any family members who apply for the visa must meet Australia's health requirement.

You or any of your family members (including those who don't apply for the visa with you) must not owe money to the Australian government.

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Form 1414 Nomination - Business Skills class, after getting sent by the Territory with the nomination mentioned on it.

A written declaration stating you have complied with the laws of the Commonwealth, and of the state or territory where your business is located. Also include details of any time you breached the laws of the Commonwealth, and of the state or territory where your business is located.

Evidence from the Treasury Corporation that you have held your complying investment of min. AUD 5 million for 4 years. If the investment has already matured, the evidence can be written or emailed confirmation from the Treasury Corporation, bank statements confirming repayment of the amount.

Documents proving your residence and duration like ownership of residential property, rental receipts, etc. (if applicable).

You must be a primary holder of Significant Investor stream provisional visa (subclass 188).

You must have held your complying investment under your provisional visa, for at least 4 years, at the time of applying for this visa.

You must have lived in Australia for an average of 40 days per year for the time you have held your provisional visa.

You and your partner must not have been involved in any business or investment activities that are unacceptable in Australia.

You must have a realistic commitment to continuing your business or investment activities in Australia.

If you operated a business in Australia, you and your partner must have followed the Commonwealth laws and laws of the territory where the business is established.

You must fill Form 1414 and send it, to have a current nomination from a state or territory, no need of creating a new Expression of Interest (EOI). Check the link for the entire process.

You must meet the Functional English language requirements. Please check the link for details.

You and your family members must have no debt to the Australian government.

Certified copies of the biographical pages of the current passports or travel documents.

One recent passport sized photograph (45x35mm).

Evidence of sufficient funds, such as personal bank statements, pay slips, audited accounts, taxation records or credit card limit.

If you are visiting relatives or friends, a letter of invitation from your relative or friend in Australia. If your relative or friend is paying for your visit, evidence that they have the necessary funds.

The business subtype of the Australia visitor visa allows foreign nationals not eligible for the ETA or eVisitor visa a short stay in Australia for professional reasons but not to work or sell goods.

Valid purposes that you most resoect are: Making general business or work enquiries; activities as part of an official government visit; business contract investigations or negotiations; and to attend a trade fair, seminar or conference, as long as the applicant has not been paid by the organisers to attend.

Copies of the biographical pages of your current passport or travel document (these are the pages with the holder's photo and personal details and the issue/expiry dates).

A copy of birth certificate showing both parents' names.

Two recent passport-sized photographs (45x35 mm). Print your name on the back of each photograph.

Copies of military service record or discharge papers (If you have served in armed forces).

Evidence of sufficient funds for personal support during your stay in Australia, of approximately AUD 5000.

Copies of onward travel ticket out of Australia OR sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket at the conclusion stay.

Copies of relevant educational qualifications.

You must provide evidence that you have at least functional English.

Applicant must be at least 18 but have not turned 31 years of age at the time of lodging application.

Applicant must not be accompanied by dependants.

Applicant must have enough funds for maintenance during the period of initial stay in Australia.

Applicant must have enough money to buy a return or onward travel ticket at the end of stay.

Applicant must have not previously entered Australia on a Working Holiday visa.

Applicant main intentions must be a holiday.

Applicant must have Health insurance in Australia.

Applicant will not be covered by Australia's national health scheme (Medicare) unless his/her country has a reciprocal health care agreement with Australia.

Applicant must have a letter of support from government.

Applicant must meet educational requirements.

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Documents about your businesses, investments and assets. These documents are to prove that your investment is eligible for this visa.

Documentation giving an overview of your business or investment like a statement outlining your intended business or investment activities, a description of your research or study in relevant sectors in Australia or if applicable, a description of any current business activities in Australia, and the period of ownership.

A Form 1139A Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position (SALP) outlining ALL assets and liabilities position.

Documentation for your assets; cash, real estate or business. For more details, please check the link.

Evidence related to your designated investment to be made and the documents to show the sources from which they have been acquired.

You must demonstrate at least 3 years of owning and managing either a qualifying business in which you held at least 10 percent ownership or AUD1.5 million (around 1,090,920 USD) eligible investments (not including your home) Check the link for the entire list of documents you can provide.

Points Test documents, only for items you want points for in the Points Test. Check link for details.

Documents showing that you have functional English skill like report by an Australian Adult Migrant English Program, educational certificates, etc. Please check the link for details.

You must send an Expression of Interest (EOI) and get invited to apply for this visa.

You must have a genuine intention to live for at least 2 years in the state or territory in which you have made an investment.

You must have at least 3 years' experience and successful record managing one or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments.

You must score at least 65 points on the points test. Please check the link for the points calculator.

You must have had no involvement in unacceptable activities.

You must have managed investments of AUD1.5 million (around 1,090,920 USD) or a qualifying business, for at least 1 of the 5 fiscal years immediately before you apply.

You must have assets of AUD2.25 million (around 1,636,380 USD), acquired through lawful means, during the 2 fiscal years immediately before you apply.

You must make a designated investment of at least AUD1.5 million (around 1,090,920 USD) in a state or territory government security and prepare to hold that investment for minimum of 4 years.

You must be able to meet the language requirements of functional English. Please check the link for more details.

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Copy of Passport biopage and other identity documents or change of name proofs like marriage certificate (if applicable).

Character documents: Australian Police Certificate, Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment,  Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information, overseas police certificate from from every country where you have spent 12 months in the last 10 years, military service records (if served).

Evidence of your partner's identity and relationship with you like identity documents, marriage certificates (as applicable).

Proof of competent English. Check link for details.

Documents to support all of the claims made in your EOI including skill assessments, educational documents, experience documents, etc., as applicable. Use the points table to check the documents you need.

You must submit ab Expression of Interest (EOI) and get invited to apply for this visa.

You must be nominated by a state or territory before being invited to apply for this visa.

For your application to be valid, you must declare that you have a suitable skills assessment at the time of invitation. Check link on more information.

You must be aged under 45 to get invited for this visa.

You must have at least Competent English level at the time you are invited to apply. Please check the link for details.

You must score 65 points or above in skillset submitted in EOI. Please check the link for points table.

Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations for the 190 Skilled Nominated visa. More information on the link.

You and your family members must meet the health requirement of Australia, the doctor sends results directly to the Government.

If you owe the Australian Government money, you must have paid it back or have a formal arrangement to pay it back.

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Sponsor documents: A sponsor approval letter or receipt for submission of the sponsorship application, your sponsor’s nomination approval letter or receipt for submission of the nomination application – if your sponsor is not an Australian Commonwealth Government agency, a written statement from the sponsor that they will meet the sponsorship obligations for you and all dependent family members included in your application.

If this is a volunteer position, you and your sponsor need to complete the Acknowledgement of unpaid placement forms and these must be submitted at the time of nomination: Form 1283 Acknowledgement of unpaid placement—visa applicant, Form 1284 Acknowledgement of unpaid placement—sponsor. 

Financial support documents for the stay in Australia like: bank statements, a letter from your financial institution stating your financial position, etc. (as applicable). Please check the link for details. 

Proof of adequate health insurance for you and family members covering the entire stay in Australia.

Provide functional English proof to undertake the training programs else unless you are passport holders from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada, New Zealand. 

If you are sponsored by a Australian Commonwealth Government agency, provide a copy of the invitation to participate in the training, else, provide a copy of the nomination approval letter or receipt for submitting the nomination application.

Copies of registrations or licences (if applicable for your training program).

Provide a statement from your sponsor confirming they are satisfied that you are doing the professional development training specified in the application or that you have relevant managerial or other professional skills and work experience to participate in the program (as applicable).

Signed letter on company letterhead from your current manager detailing your current position and duties, including a copy of your CV.

Occupational training required for registration purposes: Letter from the relevant regulatory body for the occupation in Australia or your home country stating the purpose of your training to get your registration or licensing done.

Additional documents might be required on case basis.

Your sponsor must be approved as a temporary activities sponsor. Check the link for details on temporary activities sponsor.

Your sponsor must have nominated you to participate in a program of occupational training unless your sponsor is an Australian Commonwealth Government agency.

You must be 18 years old or older at the time of visa application decision.

If you are applying inside Australia, you must currently hold a valid temporary substantive visa. Check the link for further information.

You must have an adequate health insurance.

You must have a genuine intent of staying in Australia temporarily.

You must meet Functional English requirements. Check the link for more information.

Visa decision will be taken keeping the best interest of the child in mind, in case of an applicant under age of 18.

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Completed Form 1000 – Nomination for Distinguished Talent and relevant supporting documents and a statement from the nominator supporting your claims.

Proof of your achievements (in the recent 2 years) in the eligible field, like: relevant qualifications and awards, supporting statements from government, professional, scientific, cultural, sporting or other relevant bodies, including reference from a person or organisation qualified to assess your claims, press releases on your achievements, etc. (as applicable).

A statement detailing your knowledge of opportunities in Australia in your field, information provided by your nominator, letters from organisations or other relevant bodies in Australia that show future employment opportunities or possible business opportunities, etc. to prove your future establishments in Australia.

Functional English test proof else payment of second installment required. (Except passport holders from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada, New Zealand).

Police certificates - produce when notified.

You must be internationally recognized, currently prominent with a record of achievement in: a profession, a sport, the arts, or academia and research.

You must participate in a field which is recognised and accepted in Australia and has a national standing.

Your contribution must be of benefit to the Australian community.

You must be able to find work in your field in Australia, or become independently established in your field in Australia.

You must be nominated by an Australian citizen or permanent resident, eligible New Zealand citizen or an Australian organisation with a national reputation in relation to your area of talent.

You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet health requirement of Australia. Please check the link for details.

You and your family members should have a clean criminal record.

All applicants must have functional English or you will need to pay an extra charge, called the second installment to be granted this visa. Check the link for details.

Provide accurate information: you are obliged to prove your identity and provide true information with your application.

Identity documents: you and family members who apply for the visa with you, must provide: colour copies of the pages of your current passport showing photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates. Also provide a national identity card, if you have one proof of change of name (if applicable).

For other relationships: provide a death certificate, divorce or separation documents, or a statutory declaration if anyone in your application has been: widowed divorced permanently separated. Also provide marriage certificates or relationship registrations for you and anyone applying for a visa in your application.

You need to have a current nomination from a state or territory government agency. Fill out Form 1414 Nomination - Business Skills class (306KB PDF). Then: send the form to the state or territory that nominated you the state or territory will fill out the form and send it back include the completed form with your application.

Commitment to your business and investment activity, provide: 1-page summary of your business or investment activities in Australia and 1-page summary of your Australian business intentions in the long-term.

Show us you have followed Australian laws when operating your business: this includes laws about taxation, superannuation and workplace relations, provide: a written declaration stating you have complied with the laws of the Commonwealth, and of the state or territory where your business is located and details of any time you breached the laws of the Commonwealth, and of the state or territory where your business is located.

Business ownership: prove to us that you have owned your main business or main businesses for the 2 years before you apply. Evidence can include: documents proving your purchase of the business; partnership agreements; trust agreements; franchise agreements; documents showing the issue, purchase or transfer of shares; registration with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC); historical ASIC company extract.

Management: provide evidence that you have participated in the day-to-day management of the business for the 2 years before you apply. Evidence can include: business contracts; minutes of meetings; business communications (letters, emails); documents you initiated or authorised; independent third-party business references; documents showing your responsibility for strategic management, recruitment, price structure, business profitability or expenditure.

Organisational chart and business activities: provide a 1-page organisational chart for each of your nominated businesses that covers the 2 years before you apply. The chart must show: your position; staff attribution; management reporting lines; functional responsibilities. Also provide: staff rosters (if applicable); trading hours; and a description of activities and practices over a typical trading week.

Turnover: for the 2 years before you apply, provide: the Australian Business Number (ABN) for each business; Business Activity Statements (BAS) for each quarter for each business; evidence from the Australian Taxation Office if you were not required to provide a BAS for any quarter with supporting documents.

Also provide extracts from financial statements for each business, including balance sheet, profit and loss statement and notes to the accounts. Make sure: the statements cover the beginning and end of a 12-month period ending no more than 3 months before you apply; your accountant prepares the statements to Australian Accounting Standards; directors and the accountant sign the statements.

Employees For the 12 months immediately before applying, show us that your business had: at least 2 employees who worked for a total number of hours that was at least the total number of hours that would have been worked by 2 full-time employees. Evidence of employees should include: PAYG summaries; wage books; employee contracts; workers compensation; insurance and superannuation documents. Also prove to us that those employees are Australian citizens, permanent residents, or New Zealand passport holders. Evidence can include: passport; birth certificate; and citizenship certificate.

Net assets: you must provide documents to show your (or you and your partner’s) business and personal assets in Australia.

Cash assets: provide bank statements or term deposit certificates covering the 2 years before you apply. All bank statements must be able to identify the balances held at the beginning and end of the 12 month period covered by your business's financial statements.

Real estate assets: provide: evidence of ownership, such as title deeds; evidence of value, such as a valuation certificate by an accredited property valuer; mortgage statements (if applicable) showing balance of amount owed at the beginning and end of the 12-month period covered by your business's financial statements; the approval letter for the purchase from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).

Business assets: provide evidence of business ownership and value. You can refer us to evidence you provided for 'Business ownership' above (if applicable).

Personal or business loans: provide: loan agreements and loan statements showing the amount owed at the beginning and end of the 12 month period covered by your business's financial statements.

Stocks and bonds: provide evidence of the stocks or bonds you hold and their value at the beginning and end of the 12 month period covered by your business's financial statements. Evidence can include: share or bond registers; share or fixed interest securities certificates; debentures certificates; transfer certificates; and market value.

Assets held in trust: provide the trust deeds.

Partner documents: If your partner holds a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) visa application as your dependent partner, we do not need evidence of your relationship. If you are including a partner who does not hold a subclass 188 visa as your dependant, we need to see evidence of your partner's relationship with you along with identity and character documents and documents about other relationships. Provide: identity documents and photos; character documents; documents about other relationships (if applicable) and provide either: your current marriage certificate or enough documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply; Documents that prove your de facto relationship include: joint bank account statements; billing accounts in joint names; joint leases or mortgages; documents that show you have lived at the same address as your partner.

Dependants under 18 documents: for every dependent under 18 years old who is applying with you, must provide: identity documents and photos; proof of your relationship with them, like a birth or marriage certificate; and character documents (if applicable).

Tell us you are getting help: to nominate someone to: receive your correspondence, use Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF); provide immigration assistance, use Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (225KB PDF). Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.

Prepare your documents: having all non-English documents translated into English; and scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour, clear and save it all as one file..

Hold a relevant stream of the subclass 188 visa or in relation to applications for a subclass 888 visa in the Business Innovation stream, hold a relevant stream of the subclass 188 visa, or a subclass 444 (Special Category) visa, or a subclass 457 (Business (Long Stay)) visa granted in certain circumstances.

You can also apply if you are the secondary visa holder of a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa and your spouse or de facto partner is the primary holder of a Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa in the Business Innovation stream or Business Innovation Extension stream. If your spouse or de facto partner who is the primary visa holder was invited to apply for their original Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa on or after 1 July 2021, you must have held your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa for at least 3 years.

You must have a current nomination from a state or territory government agency. When you applied for your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa, you gave us an expression of interest. A state or territory saw your expression of interest and nominated you.

Own and manage a business in Australia: - For the 2 years immediately before you apply, you must have: had, and continue to have, an ownership interest in up to two main businesses in Australia; had a direct and continuous management role in that business or businesses; submitted Business Activity Statements to the Australian Taxation Office; an Australian Business Number for each of your main businesses. - For the 24 months immediately before you apply: you must own at least: 51% of the total value of a business with a turnover of less than AUD400,000 per year; or 30% of the total value of a business with a turnover of AUD400,000 or more per year; or 10% of the total value of a business that is operated by a publicly listed company.

If you bought your main business (or businesses) from a person who applied for or held: a Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa, or a permanent business skills visa (in subclasses 890, 891, 892 or 893). At the time of the acquisition, you must show that you and that person co-owned the business for at least 1 year before you apply.

Your main business or businesses (or the business or businesses of your spouse or de facto partner, or of you and your spouse or de facto partner together), had an annual turnover of at least AUD300,000 in the 12 months immediately before the application was made.

Meet the assets and employees requirement.

You might have to pay an extra charge for any dependent applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English. If they can't show that they have at least functional English, they will need to pay the second instalment of the visa application charge when we ask you to. They will not need to pay a second instalment if they have already paid a second instalment of the visa application charge in relation to an application for a Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional)) visa.

Not have been involved in unacceptable business activities.

Have a realistic commitment to continuing business activities.

You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement.

You and family members aged 16 years or over who apply for the visa with you must meet our character requirement.

Have no debt to the Australian government.

Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused.

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