Form 47bt · Business and investment
Application for a Business Skills (provisional) visa
What the form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is the Department's own PDF; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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Form 47bt - Complete this form if you are seeking to engage in business or investment activities in Australia as a temporary resident.
Purpose
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.
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Who lodges it
The visa applicant, with any accompanying family members aged 18 or over also signing the values statement.
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Used to lodge a Business Skills (provisional) visa application (the repealed subclass 160-165 range), typically after completing the relevant state or territory sponsorship or notification form.
Official form
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