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DIAC Document Checklists

All of this information is taken from DIAC’s web site without alteration. Document checklists are provided to assist in lodging a fully- documented application. Put together with a good business plan that helps obtain State sponsorship, you should be able to obtain equal quickest processing of your cases for these visa classes in your country.

• Applicants living in PRC, Hong Kong and Macau

These are lodged overseas.

• General information
• Exchange Rates for Use in Processing Business Skills Applications for HK and PRC
• Documentation Guide and Checklists for Business Skills Applications from PRC
• Checklists for Business Skills Applications from Hong Kong residents

• Applicants living in Taiwan

These are lodged overseas.

• All information and links to documents are here (Taiwanese) and here (English)

Applicants living elsewhere - all other new applicants

These are lodged at Perth Business Skills Processing Centre in Australia.

• Business Owner (Provisional) visa subclass 160
• Senior Executive (Provisional) subclass 161
• Investor (Provisional) checklist subclass 162
• State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) subclass 163
• State/Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) subclass 164
• State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Provisional) subclass 165
• Business Talent (Migrant) subclass 132

Applicants already living in Australia (these will mainly be Residence cases)

All applications Business Skills (Residence), (Regional) Established Business in Australia and Temporary Business (Long stay) Independent Executive visa Further Application Onshore (457ieFAO) are lodged and processed in a departmental business centre in Australia .

• Business Owner (Residence) visa subclass 890 - checklist not found at DIAC. Should be same as for 892 below, but the 949 for State Sponsorship may not be required.
• State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) visa subclass 892
• Established Business in Australia visa subclass 845
• Regional Established Business in Australia visa subclass 846
• Temporary Business (Long stay) Independent Executive visa subclass 457ieFAO

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