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Migration Act 1958 - Determination under section 85 - Granting of Business Skills Visas in 2008/2009 Financial Year

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This instrument sets a quota (cap) on business migration visas for the 2008/2009 financial year. The Minister determined that no more than 6,650 visas could be granted to people applying under two specific business visa categories:

Business Talent (Migrant) (Class EA): For established business owners seeking permanent residency
Business Skills (Provisional) (Class UR): For business owners and investors seeking temporary entry

Think of this like a ticket allocation system. Once 6,650 of these visas were granted between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009, the door closed for that financial year—regardless of how many eligible applicants remained. This helps the government manage Australia's overall migration intake and plan for services and infrastructure.

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Migration Act 1958

GRANTING OF BUSINESS SKILLS VISAS IN 2008/2009
FINANCIAL YEAR

(SECTION 85)

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under section 85 of the Migration Act 1958:

DETERMINE that the maximum number of Business Skills visas (classes EA and UR) that may be granted in the financial year 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 to:

applicants for Business Skills – Business Talent (Migrant)(Class EA); and
applicants for Business Skills - Business Skills (Provisional)(Class UR)

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This instrument, IMMI 09/030, commences on 28 March 2009.

Dated: 26 March 2009

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1: Section 85 of the Migration Act 1958 provides that the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the maximum number of the visas of a specified class, or the maximum number of the visas of specified classes, that may be granted in a specified financial year.]

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