Do you want to apply for a permanent (permanent residency) business visa? These visas are available to migrants who have successfully met the requirements of their provisional business visa.
All applications for State nomination must be lodged through our online application system. Applications received by email or in hard copy will not be accepted.
Please note that all meetings with a Business Migration Manager are by appointment only. Please contact us on businessmigration@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au to arrange an appointment.
The following permanent business visas require nomination from the Government of Western Australia. The Business Migration Centre (BMC) is responsible for approving State nomination on behalf of the Government of Western Australia:
If you wish to apply for the following visas please contact us on businessmigration@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au
To be eligible for State nomination for these visas you must meet the Department of Home Affairs criteria.
You must also meet the State nomination criteria as advised in the State nomination policy guidelines.
If you are seeking endorsement for a form 1010 please refer to our form 1010 review policy
Lodge an online application for State nomination with the Business Migration Centre (BMC). A fee of $AUD750 applies to all permanent visa nomination applications. Please note, this is not refundable if an application is refused or withdrawn. You will be required to pay the fee at the end of the online application process.
If you are selected for State nomination the Business Migration Centre will endorse and return your State nomination form (Form 1414).
Before proceeding please ensure you have read all the requirements of the 888 visa criteria at the Department of Home Affairs website, where you can also find details of all Australian migration programs.
Once you start your application, you can save it as you progress and return to it later. If you are completing the application on behalf of someone else, please ensure you save the application before submitting it so the applicant can personally complete the Applicant Declaration.
You will be required to attach documents throughout the application, please ensure any documents not in English are translated, and a copy of both the original and translated versions are included. Please do not include any personal information such as birth certificates, tax file numbers etc.
For security reasons, documents attached to unsubmitted applications may not be stored for extended periods of time. Applications should be submitted within 24 hrs of initiating the application to prevent the loss of attachments.
Due to upload limitations, please only provide the relevant pages addressing the criteria and not the full document.
Collection Statement
This Personal Information Collection Statement is subject to the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 and our Privacy Policy.
The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) is collecting your first name, last name, email, phone number, passport details, dependent details (including names, DOB, education enrolment), visa information, migration agent details, business activity, investment information, financial data and proof of asset ownership or value for the purpose of processing your application for business migration.
If you do not provide the information to us, or if that information is incomplete or inaccurate, we may not be able to process your application.
The information may be disclosed to the Department of Home Affairs, Snapforms and third parties engaged by us to provide services on our behalf; government departments, auditors, emergency service providers, and law enforcement agencies; where required or authorised by law.
You should note that information provided to the SBDC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1992.
You have the right to access and correct your personal information. For any queries regarding access to this information or privacy generally please contact infocentre@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au.
Our Privacy Policy contains further details about the SBDC’s collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
Declaration
By submitting this form, I acknowledge the SBDC is collecting, using, disclosing, and storing my personal information as set out above.
