How to apply from Taiwan

Your application must include the application forms, and all necessary documentation.

Application charge

You must pay a non-refundable visa charge when you lodge your visa application.
See: Fees & Charges

Other costs

There may be additional costs, such as those required for a character clearance from authorities in your country, and the cost of certified translations of documents.

Application document checklist

The checklist provides all the information and supporting documents that you may be asked to provide with your application.
See: Australians Commerce and Industry Office

Application forms

Complete the application form and the Business Skills profile form below and attach all necessary documentation.
See:
Form 47BT Application for a Business Skills (Provisional) visa (703KB PDF file)
Form 1136 Business Skills profile: business owner (Provisional) and State/Territory sponsored business owner (Provisional) (213KB PDF file)

Providing additional information

You may be asked to provide additional information to that provided in your application. You will be given a date by which you will have to provide the information and the department will continue processing your application after that date. You cannot delay a decision by saying you may or will give information at a later date.

Visa decision

You must be outside Australia when the visa is granted, unless you are a secondary applicant who held a student visa at the time the application was lodged.

If the visa is approved
The department will advise you (or your authorised recipient). A State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Provisional) visa (subclass 163) will be granted.

If the visa is not approved
The department will advise you (or your authorised recipient) in writing of the reasons for that decision and if the decision is reviewable by the Migration Review Tribunal.

Visa processing times

The processing times below apply to applications lodged with complete documentation.

Processing times vary depending on 'high risk' or 'low risk' country requirements. Low risk countries are Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) eligible. High risk countries are those not on the ETA list.
See: www.eta.immi.gov.au

75% of Business Skills applications should be finalised within:

• 9 months, if the applicant is from a low risk country; or
• 15 months, if the applicant is from a high risk country.

Note: The service standards are a target only, that is, individual cases may take longer than the service standard depending on the caseload of the office concerned, the complexity of the case etc.

How and where to lodge

You can lodge your application:

• by mail or courier
• in person
• by fax

Lodge your application at the Australian Commerce and Industry Office (ACIO) in Taipei.
See: Contacts - Taiwan