How About Business Migration to Australia?

Australia is one of the most demanding immigration destinations across the world. Its beautiful landscape, sound economic background and rich cultural influences have made it a perfect place to live in. Every year, a large number of people from different corners of the world apply for Australia immigration. This nation provides enormous opportunity for growth to its people and thus it is also known as the Land of Endless Opportunities.

People with a business management background, who wish to invest overseas to start a fresh business or purchase ownership interest in an already existing business, for them Australia is a perfect destination. The business immigration program of Australia is a fine gateway to permanent residency for both the applicants and their family.

However, to obtain the status of permanent residency in Australia, one has to enter into the nation on a Provisional Visa, which is for the period of 4 years. Once this period is over, one can apply for PR Australia through its Residence Visa programs.

Territory/State Sponsorship

Australia promotes investment in businesses in regional and rural areas. The nation provides Territory and State government sponsorship for businessmen who can contribute in the economic growth of these places. Territory and State sponsorship is made available for every Provisional and Resident Visa Class, they are:

Temporary or Provisional Visa categories:

Business Owner Visa Senior Executive Visa Investor Visa Business Visitor Visas

Business Owner Visa

This particular visa allows businessmen with ownership interests in businesses to live in this Land of Kangaroos for the period of up to 4 years and to invest or establish a business over there. Business Owner (Provisional) Visa is a temporary visa. Once you have obtained an ownership interest in any business in Australia for the period of 4 years, you will be able to apply for permanent resident status through the Business Owner (Residence) visa program.

Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa

Under the Senior Executive (Provisional) Visa category, senior executives who have experience in management in bigger overseas corporations may be issued with a 4 year temporary visa. Once they have come to Australia, these immigrants are required to invest a significant amount of funds in an Australian business or establish a new business over there. One can apply for PR Australia through the Business Owner (Residence) visa category, once immigrant received an ownership interest in any business in the nation.

Investor (Provisional) Visa

This visa is issued to those who have an ownership or portfolio of significant investment in any business and who are ready to invest minimum A$750,000 in Australia bonds for the period of 4 years. Once the immigrant has maintained an investment for a 4-year period in Australia or established a business with an ownership interest, he/ she can apply for Australia PR via the Investor (Residence) or Business Owner (Residence) visa.

Business Visitor Visas

If you intend to come to Australia for a period of 3 month or less than this, with a purpose to attend conferences of business or to look for opportunities for businesses, then you should apply for the business visitor visa. However, to qualify for a Short Stay Business Visa, you will have to show that:

For the purpose of business, you have to travel to Australia, and You have personal attributes and a background of business which is relevant and consistent with the nature of the proposed business in the country.

Residence Visa categories:

Business Talent (Migrant) Visa Business Owner (Residence) Visa Investor (Residence) Visa Existing Australian Business

Business Talent (Migrant) Visa

Business Talent (Migrant) visa is provided to those, who have a successful career in business with sponsorship from the Territory or State government of Australia. The applicants of this visa category are expected to have substantial ownership in any business and be involved the business management once they have come to Australia. However, the applicant of this visa doesn't have to apply for any provisional visa to apply for business talent (migrant) visa. This particular visa is provided only to those, who receive sponsorship from an Australian State or Territory government.

Business Owner (Residence) Visa

This visa is issued to people with an ownership interest for minimum 2 years period in an Australian company to permanently immigrate to Australia. To become eligible for Business Owner (Residence) Visa, the applicant has to hold one of these Provisional visas:

Senior Executive (Provisional) visa Investor (Provisional) visa Business Owner (Provisional) visa

Investor (Residence) Visa

Immigrants holding an Investor visa (Provisional) who have invested for the period of 4 years in an Australia business can apply for PR of the country. The eligibility criteria for this visa category include:

The applicant must be staying in Australia on one of the Investor (Provisional) visa. The applicant must be on an Investor (Provisional) visa for minimum 2 years period within total 4 years period before submitting application for PR. The applicant should be genuinely committed to run the business or investment activities in Australia. Both the applicant and his/her spouses shouldn't have any inappropriate business history.

Existing Australian Business

The Existing Australian Business visa is provided to those individuals who have been the owner of any business in the country for minimum period of 18 months. They can easily apply for PR Australia.

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British People Are Not Very Excited About Immigration, Suggests Study

A new research undertaken recently in the UK shows that the people of the country, of late, have become rather negative about the after-effects of the mass movement of overseas people made to the nation--on the British society and its economy-during the course of the last 10 years or so. The study suggests that the demand for a reduction in the overall numbers of the individuals settling in the nation lately--in the backdrop of the largest recorded influx of migrants-has grown steadily.

The toughening public stance was evident most remarkably against the comparatively less qualified and less trained respondents. The study found that laborers from abroad--together with the students from overseas with not-too-good grades--were viewed as specifically unwanted. The findings of the research are likely to boost the plans of London to decrease the levels of immigration.

Meanwhile, the authors of the report, based on the said study, were quoted as saying that the available facts clearly show that the broad outlines of the followed course are perfectly in sync with the community views. They added that much more than anything, what exactly motivates the voters of the UK, in favor of migration, is the widely held opinion that the immigrants are very skilled.

The report continues that in the wake of the New Labor storming to power in 1997, together with the enactment of the Human Rights Act in 1998, migration to the country was made much easier even as most of the existing restrictions on asylum were done away with. That the development was soon followed by a big influx of fresh arrivals from the 8 nations of Europe--which became a part of the European Union (EU) in 2004--is too well known.

A close and thorough scrutiny of survey, done over a period of the last 20 years or so, reveals that there has been a constant growth in demands for comparatively lower net immigration. Although in 1995, nearly 39% of those interviewed opined that the number of overseas people allowed entry into the UK must be decreased, by 2011, the same had swelled to 51%. At 55%, it peaked in 2008.

The share of those people--who opined that the economic after-effects of overseas movement of people to the UK from abroad is very negative for Britain--headed north from 11% in 2002 to 21% 10 years later, with much fewer continuing to be on the fence on the issue. Apart from this, the share of those respondents--who disclosed that the cultural impact of immigration is exceedingly bad--swelled from 9% to become 21% during the course of the same time-frame.

In a related development, a separate survey has discovered that 70% of individuals favor putting a restriction on the overall figures of the overseas students given entry to the various colleges & universities of the UK. Almost the same percentage opines that those, who are not much comfortable with the English language, must be expelled from the nation, and even more opine that those overseas people--who work when they should be actually pursuing their studies--must be exiled from the country.

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