Departmental form 949
State/Territory sponsorship: Business Skills class
Business and investment · PDF form · updated 26/05/2022
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- What it is for
- This form records a formal sponsorship from an authorised state or territory business development agency, which is required for certain state/territory-sponsored Business Skills residence visa subclasses. It can also be used to seek release from an original sponsor when relocating.
- Who completes it
- The visa applicant completes their own details, while the sponsoring state or territory business development agency completes, signs and stamps the sponsorship certification section.
- Information it collects (in general terms)
- The applicant's personal, address and language details, spouse or partner information, current and intended business industry and location, communication preferences, and the sponsoring agency's certification and validity details.
- When it is used
- It is used when applying for a state/territory-sponsored Business Skills residence visa that requires agency sponsorship, and the completed, agency-certified form is lodged with the visa application within the sponsorship validity period.
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