Business Skills
Sponsorship
State/Territory
government sponsorship
If an Australian
State or Territory government business agency wants to
encourage a particular business or business person to
Australia, it can offer to sponsor a visa applicant.
You may
obtain sponsorship in the Business Owner, Senior
Executive and Investor categories.
You must
obtain sponsorship in the Business Talent and Regional
Established Business in Australia (REBA) categories.
State and Territory
governments have their own criteria for deciding whom
they will sponsor. The State or Territory government
business development agency can provide information on
sponsorship.
If an applicant is
sponsored by a State or Territory government, they
must:
- submit form 949
with their application for the Business Skills
visa;
- ensure they meet
all visa criteria for grant of their sponsored
Business Skills visa.
See:
Form
949, State/Territory sponsorship: Business
Skills class
Concessional visa
criteria apply to sponsored applicants. For
information on visa requirements, please read the
information about the visa category you are
considering.
State/Territory
agencies
Booklet 7, Business
Skills Entry , lists contact details for State and
Territory government business development agencies.
See: Booklet
7
Alternatively, you
can use links listed below to obtain contact details:
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