| Identity Documents | You and family members who apply for the visa with you, must provide: Colour copies of the pages of your current passport showing photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates. Also provide: a national identity card, if you have one proof of change of name, if applicable Documents that prove a change of name include: a marriage or divorce certificate change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority documents that show other names you have been known by |
| Business and assets documents | You must provide documents about your business and your net assets. These documents are to prove that your business is eligible for this visa. |
| Business documents | An overview of your business career and intentions in Australia This can include: a statement outlining your intended business or investment activities a description of your research or study in relevant sectors in Australia a description of your business’s activities in Australia, and the period of ownership, if applicable |
| Evidence of the net value of your business and personal assets This can include: For cash assets: bank statements or similar records of ownership. For real estate assets: evidence of ownership. This could be a certificate of title, title deed, valuation certificate by an accredited property valuer, or mortgage certificate. For personal loans: loan agreements showing the borrower and lender, loan statements showing the amount borrowed and repayment schedule. For stocks and bonds: share or debentures certificates, fixed interest securities, ownership and market value of claimed marketable securities such as bonds. For business assets: financial statements which include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and notes to the accounts. They should be dated as at the fiscal year ending immediately before your date of invitation and must be completed to International Accounting Standards If you want to include assets held by a trust, you must include a copy of the trust deed. | |
| Evidence of business ownership at the time you are invited to apply This can include: full company extract or certificate of incorporation shareholder certificate lodged with the Company Registrar, showing your share of capital annual return of the business memorandum and articles of association certificate of business registration, business licence or business names extract for the business franchise agreement, company registrar, or share transfer documents partnership agreements between all partners If your business is a trust, provide full trust deed and amendments (including the names of all trustees and beneficiaries at the time the trust was formed). | |
| Evidence you managed the business Provide evidence that you maintained direct and continuous involvement in management of the business from day to day and in making decisions affecting the overall direction and performance of the business for 2 of the 4 fiscal years before we invited you to apply. The evidence needs to show your involvement in decisions about the management of the business. It must show you are responsible for such areas as: strategic management recruitment price structure profitability expenditure | |
| Evidence of business registration Provide your business registration certificate or licence for your main business. | |
| Evidence of your ownership or share of ownership of the main business This can include: evidence of purchase in the form of share registers, company registers, or share transfer documents historical company extracts in the form of annual returns of directors and shareholders partnership, trust or franchise agreements | |
| Financial statements Provide a full set of financial statements for your business. These must be for: 2 fiscal years immediately before we invited you to apply. any other fiscal year in the 4 years immediately before we invited you to apply, if you are claiming points for turnover in those years An independent accountant must prepare the statements to International Accounting Standards. They must include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and notes to the accounts. | |
| Organisational chart and business premises Provide: a one-page organisational chart showing your position in the business, staff attribution, management reporting lines and functional responsibilities photos of business premises and business activities (maximum 6 photos) | |
| Information about losses or insolvency If applicable, provide: details if any of your businesses has operated at a loss evidence if any of your businesses is or has been subject to insolvency, receivership or liquidation evidence of bankruptcy of any of your businesses | |
| Net assets | Evidence of assets of AUD800,000 as at time of invitation Provide evidence that you, your partner, or you and your partner combined hold total net business and personal assets of at least AUD800,000. You must have acquired these assets legally. You must be able to transfer them to Australia within 2 years after we grant the visa. You will be required to nominate a specific date within 3 months immediately before we invited you to apply. Summary statement of assets and liabilities Provide Form 1139A Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position. Evidence of asset ownership and value Provide evidence of your ownership of each asset, its value, and any liabilities against it as at the date you nominated. Provide: for business assets: a full set of financial statements dated as at the fiscal year ending immediately before you were invited to apply. An independent account must prepare these to International Accounting Standards. They must include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and notes to the accounts. for cash assets: bank statements showing the account holders name and balance as at the date you nominated for real estate assets: title deeds, valuation certificates by an accredited property valuer and mortgage statements showing outstanding balances as at the date you nominated. for personal or business loans: banks statements showing the account holders name and balance owed as the date you nominated for stocks and bonds: statements showing the account holders name and balance as at date you nominated for assets held by trust: the trust deed including all schedules Label each document so it lines up clearly with your Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position Label each document so that it clearly identifies the relevant asset or liability. Cross- reference the asset or liability to the appropriate item in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position. This can be found on Form 1139A Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position. |
| Points Test documents | Provide documents only for items you want points for in the Points Test. |
| English language ability To be awarded points for English language ability you must demonstrate that you have either vocational English or proficient English. | |
| Qualifications Provide a certified copy of the trade qualification, diploma or bachelor degree to claim points. | |
| Net assets Provide evidence of ownership of assets as at the 2 fiscal years prior to when we invited you to apply for the visa. Use Form 1139A Statement of Assets and Liabilities Position. | |
| Business turnover Provide a full set of financial statements for the business: for 2 of the 4 fiscal years before we invited you to apply for this visa prepared by an independent accountant to International Accounting Standards which includes a balance sheet, profit and loss statement and notes to the accounts Turnover claims must be further supported by submitted VAT or Income Tax Returns for the business. | |
| Business experience Provide evidence that you have held one or more main businesses for: at least 4 years in the 5 years immediately before we invited you to apply for this visa, or at least 7 years in the 8 years immediately before we invited you to apply | |
| Innovation | Registered patent or design For a registered patent or design, provide evidence that proves that you own it. The relevant national or regional intellectual property administration office must issue this evidence. It must include enough information that we can assess whether your ownership meets the points requirement. Also provide a statement outlining how the registered patent or registered design is relevant to your main business. This statement must also show how it is applied in the day-to-day activities of the business. You must be able to provide evidence to support any claims made in the statement if we ask you to. |
| Registered trademark For a registered trademark, provide evidence that proves ownership of the trademark. The relevant national or regional intellectual property administration office must issue this documentation. It must include enough information that we can assess whether your ownership meets the points requirement. Also provide a statement outlining how the trademark is relevant to your main business. This statement must also show how it is applied in the day-to-day activities of the business. You must be able to provide evidence to support any claims made in the statement if we ask you to. | |
| Joint venture agreement For a joint venture agreement, provide a copy of the agreement showing: the details of the respective rights and obligations of the parties to the joint venture that you entered the agreement at least one year before we invited you to apply for this visa that your business is a party to the joint venture Also provide a statement outlining: how you used your skills at a senior level in the day-to-day management of the joint venture business evidence to support the claims made in the statement that the joint venture was operated in accordance with the joint venture agreement | |
| Export trade For export trade, provide: Evidence that at least 50% of the turnover of your main business related to export trade. This must be the case for at least 2 of the 4 fiscal years before we invited you to apply for this visa. You could provide: monthly or annual tax returns showing the cumulative export sales of the main business for the year customs declarations the underlying source documents in relation to the export transactions We might ask you to provide a special-purpose report prepared by a qualified accountant attesting to your claim. | |
| Gazelle business For a gazelle business, provide: evidence that your main business was registered no more than 5 years before we invited you to apply for this visa such as a business licence or company extracts the financial statements of the main business, with supporting tax documents, to show an average annualised growth in turnover greater than 20% per year over 3 consecutive fiscal years Also provide evidence that you have had 10 or more full-time employees for at least one fiscal year. This must be the same consecutive 3-year period claimed for growth in turnover. You could provide taxation records, insurance or superannuation documents or similar business records identifying each employee by name. | |
| Receipt of grant or venture capital funding To show receipt of grant or venture capital funding, provide: certified copies of a grant letter and bank records to show the transfer of a government grant of at least AUD10,000 from the government to you or your main business a copy of the final contract between you and the venture capital firm and evidence of the receipt of the venture capital funding of at least AUD100,000 evidence that you received funding from either the government grant or a venture capital firm within the 4 years before we invited you to apply for this visa | |
| English language documents |
Provide
proof you have at least functional English.
All applicants aged 18 years and older at the time
of application who can’t provide evidence of having at least functional
English must pay a second instalment of the visa application charge.
If you and any family member applying with you
have less than functional English, provide a statement indicating your
intention to pay the second visa application charge for each person with less
than functional English.
We will advise you when to pay this. |
| Health documents | You do not need to provide health documents. The doctor will send them to us. |
| Character documents | You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you, provide: Form 80 Personal particulars for assessment including character assessment an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16 military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country |
| Partner documents | Provide your partner’s: identity documents character documents documents about other relationships, if applicable Provide either: your current marriage certificate or enough documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply Documents that prove your de facto relationship include: joint bank account statements billing accounts in joint names joint leases or mortgages documents that show your partner has lived at the same address as you |
| Dependents under 18 documents | For every dependant 18 years old or younger who is applying with you, provide: copies of birth certificates or the family book showing the names of both parents of all your dependent children copies of the adoption paper, if applicable. Parental responsibility documents You must get consent for any applicant under 18 years of age to migrate to Australia from anyone who: has a legal right to decide where the child lives and is not coming to Australia with the child They must complete either: Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to visit Australia on this visa Alternatively, you can show us: an Australian court order that allows your child to migrate to Australia, or that the laws of your home country allow them to migrate Include: an identity document that shows the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a passport or driver’s licence adoption papers or other court documents if applicable Note: If your child is likely to turn 18 while your application is being processed, you will need to provide evidence they are dependent on you. See the section ‘Dependants over 18 documents’ below for further information. A child who turns 18 while your application is being processed and who is not dependent on you cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa. |
| Dependents over 18 documents | To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must be: over 18 years of age but not yet turned 23, and dependent on you or your partner, or over 23 years of age, nable to earn a living to support themselves due to physical or cognitive limitations and dependent on you or your partner Provide: identity documents documents about their other relationships, if applicable character documents If your child is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you will need to provide evidence they are dependent on you due to disability. |
| Proof of dependency You must demonstrate that the child is dependent on you, by providing: proof of your relationship with the dependant such as a birth certificate or adoption papers a completed Form 47a Details of a child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over if the child is aged 23 or is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you must also provide a report from a qualified medical practitioner that states they are dependent on you or your partner due to the total or partial loss of their bodily or mental functions You must also prove this person has been financially dependent on you for at least 12 months before you apply. You could provide: proof they live with you their tax records proof they are currently studying proof of payments made by you to them or on their behalf Note: A child who turns 23 while your application is being processed and who does not meet these requirements cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa. | |
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Prepare your documents | Applying from China, Macau, Hong Kong or Taiwan If you are applying from China, Macau, Hong Kong or Taiwan use the document checklist from the Australian Consulate General Hong Kong. |
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