Business Migration
Build something bigger in Australia.
If you've founded a business, backed one, or built a name in your field, there are pathways here. Narrow and selective, but worth understanding before you rule Australia out.
Talk to NexoWhere a business background can take you
National Innovation visa
A permanent visa for entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, athletes and creatives with an internationally recognised record. You submit an expression of interest, and the Department has to invite you before you can apply.
- Who it's forEntrepreneurs, investors, researchers, athletes, creatives
- Assessed onTrack record, not a business plan
- How you applyExpression of interest, then invitation
Building a business here first
Some states, Tasmania among them, nominate people already living there and running a local business. A route for people already in Australia, rather than a way in from overseas.
- WhereSelect states, including Tasmania
- Before you applyAlready living in Australia, running a local business
- Best ifYou're building from inside Australia, not overseas
It's assessed on a track record, not a business plan.
Built for a track record, not a pitch deck
International recognition in your field
Awards, funding, publications or results that stand up on their own, not just on paper.
A track record, not a plan
What you've already built or backed matters more than what you say you'll do next.
A reason it's Australia
State priorities and your own plans need to line up before an invitation follows.
Tell us what you're building.
Your background, your business and where you want to take it. We'll tell you what's genuinely open to you, including when the answer is not yet.