Australia's business skills migration program encourages successful business people (business owners, investors and senior executives) to settle permanently in Australia and develop new or existing businesses in Australia.

There are several options designed to enable business migration to Australia. Exactly which type of migration is relevant relies upon your exact requirements, relevant business experience and available investment capital.

• successful business migrants are first granted a Business Skills (Provisional) visa for four years, then

• after establishing the requisite level of business or maintaining their eligible investment, are eligible to make an application for a Business Skills (Residence) visa (permanent residence) - applied for in Australia

A direct permanent residence category will still be available for certain business migrants sponsored by State/Territory governments. This is known as the Business Talent visa.

Who can apply for a business skills visa?

• business owner: for owners or part-owners of a business

• senior executive: for senior executive employees of major businesses

• investment: for investors/business people willing to invest in Australia

• business talent: for high-calibre business people who have sponsorship from a State/Territory government

Persons who are in Australia on temporary visas may still apply for Permanent Residence under the following two categories (or under the new Business Owner / Residence visa):

• established business in Australia (EBA): for people temporarily in Australia who are owners or part owners of a business

• regional established business in Australia (REBA): for people temporarily in Australia who are owners or part owners of a business in a designated area of Australia

The Australian Business Visa encourages successful business people (business owners, investors and senior executives) to settle permanently in Australia and develop new or existing businesses in Australia.