Business Visa Australia

There are 3 main business visas;
(1) Short stay business visa
(2) The long stay business visa
(3) The business sponsorship visa

Short Stay Business Visa

Short-Stay Business Visas
The Business (Short Stay) visa (subclass 456) allows the bona fide business person to make a visit to Australia of up to three months to conduct business. Examples of appropriate activities include a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit, but do not include acting or music performance or commercial film making.

A single-entry or multiple-entry visa may be issued.

If you are legal a passport holder from one of these countries, you can obtain a Business (Short Stay) visa even before you purchase an airline ticket. Ask for a Business Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) for Australia.

To get this visa you have basically 2 choices;
1) To go to your nearest Australian Embassy
2) Or, you can apply online for a short-stay visa.

You must be a valid passport holder from one of these countries.

Long Stay Business Visas
For longer stays, the Temporary Business Entry (Long Stay) visa caters for business visits of up to four years for:

• personnel (executives, managers and specialists) for companies operating in Australia;
• personnel from offshore companies seeking to establish a branch in Australia, participate in joint ventures, or fulfil a contract awarded to an offshore company;
• personnel coming under a labour or Invest Australia Supported Skills agreement.

There are special arrangements for employers in regional and low population growth areas across Australia. Regional arrangements assist employers who may not otherwise be able to meet minimum skill and salary requirements for employees.

Where a Regional Certifying Body supports the employer's nomination, an overseas worker may be recruited to fill a position in regional areas which falls below the normal minimum skill or salary level.

If you apply on, or after, 1 January 2004 for a visa where you are seeking to work for a company operating in Australia, or under a Labour Agreement, or under a Regional Headquarters agreement, or under an Invest Australia Supported Skills agreement:

• You do not need to be in Australia to submit your application;
• you must submit the application via the Internet or in written (hard-copy) form to a departmental office in Australia;
• you cannot submit your application at an Australian overseas mission;
• long-stay business visitors unable to use the Internet application service will need to submit a written (hard-copy) application. Forms are available from this website (see below).
• if an application is sent in hard-copy, you must send the application to the Business Centre in Australia which processed (or is processing) the sponsorship and nomination applications from your employer.

Business Sponsorship Visa

To see the requirements for this visa, please click here.