Business Owner (PR)
You have to meet the criteria for either the Residence or State Sponsored Visa, for this Australian business owner visa
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Residence |
State / Territory sponsored |
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You have notified the appropriate State regional authority for an Australian business owner visa |
Must be sponsored by an appropriate regional authority of a State or Territory Government for an Australian business owner visa |
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You are the holder of a Business Owner (provisional) or State sponsored Business Owner visa, or, a Senior executive (provisional) or State sponsored Senior executive (provisional) visa, or, an Investor (provisional) or state sponsored investor (provisional) visa |
You are the holder of a Business Owner (provisional) or State sponsored Business Owner visa, or, a Senior executive (provisional) or State sponsored Senior executive (provisional) visa, or, an Investor (provisional) or state sponsored investor (provisional) visa, or the holder of a subclass 457ie visa. |
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You must all of these requirements:-
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, your (or your and your spouse’s) main business /ess employed at least 2 full time employees (Aus citizen, or PR)
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse’s) personal and business assets in Australia has been at least A$ 250 000
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse’s) assets in the main business/ess is at least A$ 100 000
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Unless the appropriate regional authority has determined that there are exceptional circumstances, you meet at least 2 of the following 3 requirements:-
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, your (or your and your spouse’s) main business /ess employed at least 1 full time employee (Aus citizen, or PR)
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse’s) personal and business assets in Australia has been at least A$ 250 000
- Throughout the 12 months immediately before the application is made, the net value of your (or your and your spouse’s) assets in the main business/ess is at least A$ 75 000
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In the 12 months immediately before the application is made, your main business/ess had a turnover of at least A$ 300 000 |
In the 12 months immediately before the application is made, your main business/ess had a turnover of at least A$ 200 000 |
You had, and continue to have, an ownership interest in one or more actively operating main businesses in Australia for at least 2 years immediately before application is made.
For each business, an Australian Business Number (ABN) has been obtained and all Business Activity Statements (BAS) required by the ATO for that period have been submitted to the ATO, and are included in the application
- You have not been engaged in a business where the provision of professional or technical or trade services took up more than 50% of your time
- Neither you or your spouse have a history of involvement in a business or investment activities not a nature not generally acceptable in Australia
- You have been in Australia as the holder of one of the qualifying visas for a total of at least one year in the two years immediately before application is made.
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