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Departmental form 47bt

Application for a Business Skills (provisional) visa

Business and investment · PDF form · updated 26/05/2022

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What it is for
Serves as the paper application for a provisional (temporary) Business Skills visa for people seeking to undertake business or investment activities in Australia as temporary residents.
Who completes it
The visa applicant, with any accompanying family members aged 18 or over also signing the values statement.
Information it collects (in general terms)
Applicant and family unit identity and personal details, residential address, business and investment background, state or territory sponsorship or notification evidence, integrity and character declarations, and Visa Application Charge payment details.
When it is used
Used to lodge a Business Skills (provisional) visa application (the repealed subclass 160-165 range), typically after completing the relevant state or territory sponsorship or notification form.

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