Business Visa categories: Senior Executive

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A senior executive must first apply for one of the following provisional Visa categories:

• Senior Executive (Provisional) visa
• State Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) visa

Upon successfully applying for one for the above provisional visas, a 4 year visa will be granted. A senior executive can then apply for one of the following permanent visa categories upon meeting all the requirements:

• Business Owner (Residence) visa
• State Territory Sponsored Business Owner (Residence) visa
• Senior Executive (Provisional) visa

To make an application for the Senior Executive (Provisional) visa, you will need to show that you:

• have an overall successful business career
• are employed in one of the top 3 levels of management of a major business
• have significant business and personal assets ($A500,000)
• have sufficient net assets to settle in Australia
• have a commitment to maintain an ownership interest in a business in Australia and direct and continuous involvement in management of that business
• have no history of unacceptable business activities
• are less than 45 years old
• have vocational English

State Territory Sponsored Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa

To make an application for the State Territory sponsored senior executive (Provisional) Visa, you will need to show that you:

• are sponsored by a State or Territory government
• have an overall successful business career
• have significant business and personal assets ($A250,000)
• are employed on one of the top 3 levels of management of a major business
• have sufficient net assets to settle in Australia
• have a commitment to maintain an ownership interest in a business in Australia and direct and continuous involvement in management of that business
• are less than 55 years old unless exceptional circumstances exist

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