Main Applicant Eligibility

Below are the requirements you must meet to be eligible for a Independent Executive Further Application Onshore visa. You must provide evidence of each of the requirements with your application.

Time in Business

You must have conducted a business in Australia for at least 15 months as a principal.
Exception: If less than 15 months you must have received an endorsement of the business as beneficial to a State or Territory from a relevant State/Territory Government business development agency.

Business activity

Your business must be of benefit to Australia.

Ownership interest

You must maintain an ownership interest in the business.

Management role

You must maintain direct and continuous involvement in the management of the business.

You must also make decisions that affect the overall direction and performance of the business from day to day.

Background

Your background must be relevant to and consistent with proposed business activity and the department knows of nothing adverse about your business background.

Net assets

You must have net assets of A$250,000 or a lesser approved amount, and the assets must be available to conduct or establish the business.

Presence in Australia

You must have a need to be temporarily resident to conduct the business.

 

Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
See: Other eligibility

Application document checklist

The checklist provides all the information and supporting documents that you may be asked to provide with your application.
See: Application document checklist (73KB PDF file)