Business visits
For people to visit Australia for business purposes, for example, to attend a conference or training session, to conduct business with an Australia-based organisation, to conduct business negotiations or for an exploratory business visit.
This visa is the second stage of the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188). It allows you to continue business and investment activity in Australia. You can apply for it after you have fulfilled the requirements of your provisional visa.
The visa has three streams:
The Business Innovation stream is for people who continue to own and manage a business in Australia
The Investor stream is for people who want to maintain business and/or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment has matured
The Significant Investor stream is for people who are willing to maintain business and investment activity in Australia after the original complying investment has matured.
Business Innovation and Investment Visas – Provisional
These visas are for people to establish a new business in Australia, or manage an existing business or invest in Australia. All except the Investor Retirement visa offer a pathway to permanent residence.
Business activities do not include acting, musical performances or commercial film making.
Business visits to Australia for up to three months
ETA (Business Entrant) (Subclass 956 and 977)
Available to passport holders from a number of countries and regions.
eVisitor (subclass 651)
Available to passport holders from the European Union and a number of other European countries.
Business (Short Stay) (Subclass 456) visa
For business people who are not eligible to apply for an ETA or an eVisitor.
Sponsored Business Visitor (Short Stay) (subclass 459) visa
For business people who have an approved sponsor in Australia.
APEC Business Travel Card
The APEC Business Travel Card streamlines travel for business people from participating economies in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region.
Business Innovation and Investment Visas – Permanent
These visas are for people who have established the required level of business or investment activity in Australia. Applicants for permanent residency need to be nominated by a state or territory government and meet the requirements to be eligible for these visas.
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (subclass 188) visa
This visa is for people who want to own and manage a new or existing business or to make an investment in Australia.
The visa has three streams.
The Business Innovation stream is for people who want to own and manage a new or existing business in Australia.
The Investor stream is for people who want to make a designated investment of at least AUD $1.5 million in an Australian state or territory and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia after the original investment has matured.
The Significant Investor stream is for people who are willing to invest at least AUD $5 million into complying investments in Australia and want to maintain business and investment activity in Australia after the original investment has matured.
Provisional visa holders in the Business Innovation and the Significant Investor streams may be eligible to apply for an extension to their provisional visa.
