Form 47bt · Business and investment
Application for a Business Skills (provisional) visa
What this official form is for and who lodges it. The form itself is only ever the Department's own document; nothing is completed or submitted here.
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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.
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Used to lodge a Business Skills (provisional) visa application (the repealed subclass 160-165 range), typically after completing the relevant state or territory sponsorship or notification form.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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