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This text is almost verbatim from DIAC’s FAQ on their web site.
Costs and charges
All charges are listed in Charges (Fees). The following information will explain some of these charges. The first instalment of the visa application charge is paid at the time of application. If members of the family unit are included in the application only one application charge is payable for the entire family unit. If an applicant for a Business Skills visa is 18 years or over and is assessed as not having functional English, a second instalment of the visa application charge will be payable. This covers the cost of English language tuition in Australia to achieve functional English. The full amount must be paid before a visa can be granted.
Medical costs
Required to pay for a medical examination for each family member included in the application. For entry into Australia, medical examinations conducted overseas are generally only acceptable if conducted by panel doctors and radiologists accepted by the Australian Government.
Other costs
Other costs include obtain a character clearance from authorities in home country, and the cost of certified translations of documents.
Lodging an application
To lodge a Business Skills migration application, obtain Booklet 7, Business Skills Entry. It has detailed information about what is required to come to Australia as a business migrant, where to lodge your application, and information about living in Australia. All applications for a Business Skills (Provisional) visa and a Business Talent (Migrant) visa are lodged and processed in one of three Business Skills centres in Hong Kong, Taipei and Perth:
- Applicants living in the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau) apply to the Australian Consulate General in Hong Kong;
- Applicants living in Taiwan apply to Australian Commerce and Industry Office (ACIO) in Taipei;
- Applicants living anywhere else apply to Perth Business Skills Processing Centre.
An application will only be valid if it is lodged in one of these centres. Applications sent elsewhere will be returned to the applicant.
All applications for a Business Skills (Residence) visa and the Established Business in Australia or Regional Established Business in Australia categories are lodged and processed in a departmental business centre in Australia.
Q and A
For specific answers to these questions below, we suggest you visit the DIAC web site.
- If anyone wants to set up a business in Australia, what visa will they require?
- Where can applications be lodged and processed (after sponsorship)?
- How do we pay the visa application charge?
- Is there an age limit?
- How long is the visa valid for?
- Will applicants need to attend an interview? Where will they be interviewed if their application is being processed in another country?
- When do they have to get into business in Australia?
- Are applicants required to live in Australia for a minimum period of time as the holder of a Business Skills (Provisional) visa? What if they need to sell their offshore business?
- When will applicants be able to apply for a Business Skills (Residence) visa?
- An applicant is the holder of a Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Independent Executive) (457) visa. Will they still be eligible to apply for permanent residence?
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