What's New for Business Visas

Location of processing

From 1 January 2009, all new onshore business skills visa applications. This applies to the following subclasses:

• Established Business in Australia (Subclass 845)

• Regional Established Business in Australia (Subclass 846)

• Business Owner (Residence) (Subclass 890)

• Investor (Residence) (Subclass 891)

• State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) (Subclass 892)

• State/Territory Sponsored Investor (Residence) (Subclass 893)

• Independent Executive Further Application Onshore (Subclass 457IEFAO).

See: Changes to processing location for onshore business skills (81KB  PDF file)

eVisitor available from 27 October 2008

From 27 October 2008 eligible passport holders from the EU and other European ETA eligible countries will be able to apply for an eVisitor. eVisitor is for travellers seeking to visit Australia for business or tourism purposes for up to three months.

The Internet ETA application will no longer be available to eligible European passport holders, however access will not change through travel agents and airlines.
See: eVisitor Fact Sheet (109KB PDF file)