Departmental form 47bu
Application for a Business Skills (permanent) 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 permanent Business Skills visa for people seeking to establish or continue business or investment activities in Australia on a permanent basis.
- 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 payment details.
- When it is used
- Used to lodge a permanent Business Skills visa application, whether applying to migrate from outside Australia or for permanent residence onshore, generally after completing the relevant state or territory sponsorship or notification form.
Visas that commonly use this form
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