Senior
Executive Category
This page has
information on who can apply for migration to
Australia under the Senior Executive category (unsponsored
or sponsored).
It is a general guide
only, but it will help you decide if this category
applies to you.
If you decide to make
an application, it is essential that you read the
detailed information in Booklet
7, Business Skills Entry.
Summary
of migration requirements
You must first apply
for a Senior Executive (Provisional) visa. If you are
successful, you will be granted a visa for a period of
4 years.
You can be outside
Australia or in Australia, but you must lodge your
application at one of the 3 Business Skills processing
centres in either Hong Kong, Taipei or Perth,
depending on where you usually live.
Providing you have
successfully operated a business in Australia for at
least two years and you continue to hold a valid
Senior Executive (Provisional) visa, you will be
eligible to apply for a permanent Business Owner
(Residence) visa (permanent residence). You must apply
in Australia.
If an applicant has
sponsorship from a State or Territory government and
applies under the State/Territory Sponsored Senior
Executive (Provisional) or Business Owner (Residence)
visa, they are considered against lower threshold
criteria.
State and Territory
governments have their own criteria for deciding whom
they will sponsor.
See: Business
Skills Sponsorship
To make an
application for the Senior Executive (Provisional)
visa, senior executives will need to show that they:
If
unsponsored
- have an overall
successful business career;
- be employed in one
of the top 3 levels of management of a major
business;
- have significant
business and personal assets;
- have sufficient
net assets to settle in Australia;
- have a commitment
to maintain an ownership interest in a business in
Australia and direct and continuous involvement in
management of that business;
- have no history of
unacceptable business activities;
- be less than 45
years old; and
- have vocational
English.
If sponsored
- be sponsored by a
state or territory government;
- have an overall
successful business career;
- be employed in one
of the top 3 levels of management of a major
business;
- have significant
business and personal assets;
- have sufficient
net assets to settle in Australia;
- have a commitment
to maintain an ownership interest in a business in
Australia and direct and continuous involvement in
management of that business; and
- be less than 55
years old unless exceptional circumstances exist.
To make an
application for the Business Owner (Residence) visa,
see Business
Owner Category.
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