Push for UK entrepreneurs on Australian visas

An international specialist on relocations and removals, Crown Relocations, carried out a survey which has yielded data that confirms nearly 9 in 10 people in Australia would be more than welcoming of entrepreneurs from the United Kingdom. According to this survey, 86 per cent of the participants said that they like the idea of more people emigrating to Australia, while 1 in 5 Australians said that the country is in need of more entrepreneurs.

Right now, Australian business immigration visas also include the Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132) and the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188). Aside from these two, there also are the Australian 457 work visa and the skilled migration schemes.

Nationals of the United Kingdom are seen to have Exceptional Entrepreneurial Skills

Also, 2/3 of those who have participated in the survey see nationals from the United Kingdom to have exceptional, or strong skills when it comes to entrepreneurship. Mr John Morris, the national manager at Crown relations, and the man who was the prime mover of the survey, stated: ”The survey results are encouraging for entrepreneurs considering setting up a business Down Under and show that British entrepreneurship is recognised and welcomed there.”

”Everyone knows that Australia is a beautiful country and a wonderful holiday destination,” Mr Morris continued on to say. ”But, it can also provide exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to live and work abroad.”

One of the most popular destinations for those from the United Kingdom is Australia. Around sixty years ago, there happened a mass migration from the UK to Australia, which was a time when the nationals of the United Kingdom were provided with incentives so they can go ahead and emigrate to Australia. For the ones who did take the leap and emigrated Down Under and New Zealand in the aftermath of World War II, they were known as £10 Poms, a colloquial term which is still being used by people from New Zealand and Australia.

The Australian Assisted Passage Migration Scheme in 1945

With the help of the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme, citizens of the United Kingdom arrived in the country. This migration scheme was put together in 1945 by Mr Ben Chifley, the Prime Minister of Australia at that time, and Mr Arthur Calwell, who was Australia’s very first minister of Immigration.

The Assisted Passage Migration Scheme was originally created to make a substantial increase to Australia’s population back then, as well as to provide workers the support that it needs in order for the country’s industries to rise. From the years 1946 to 1972 (also the year that the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme was ended), there were more than 1 million ‘£10 Poms’ who migrated to Australia.

A travel fee of £10 was paid in order for these men and women to travel to Australia by sea, all the way from Britain. The £10 rate in fact, was heavily subsidised with most of the entire cost of travel covered by both the cities of Canberra and London. Immigration rates had a substantial increase by the year 1957, when a campaign entitled ‘Bring Out a Briton’ was launched by the government of Australia.

Australians agree that the country is in need of UK business acumen.

According to the survey facilitated by Crown Relocations, people from Australia are saying that the country is ‘crying out for business acumen from the United Kingdom’ and are very much behind the encouragement of British nationals to go ahead and submit an application for an Australian visa so they can start a new life and prosper Down Under.

The United Kingdom was ranked by a 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) as the most entrepreneurial country in Europe. This could very well be the reason why British entrepreneurs are highly valued and respected by Australians. The UK however, only finished 4^th overall for ‘entrepreneurial activity’ and as a matter of fact finished behind the countries Australia, the United States, and Canada.

The New Australian entrepreneur visa

Sometime in the middle of March of this year, the Federal Government of Australia started a consultation process with the aim to introduce a new Entrepreneur visa in November of this year. The minister for Australia’s Industry, Innovation, and Science, Mr Chris Pyne, stated that Australia has the desire to attract the best and the brightest talent and skills when it comes to entrepreneurship.

”It is critical for Australia’s prosperity and growth that we not only tap into the best entrepreneurial minds in Australia, but we also make it easier for talent from overseas to contribute to this country’s innovative future,” the Industry, Innovation, and Science minister stated.

”We are also keen to retain those educated and talented people, who have come to Australia and developed their knowledge base during their time in this country,” he further went on to say.

The minister of Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Mr Peter Dutton, stated that the new Entrepreneur visa is going to be a huge help in promoting innovation and encouraging people to participate in the process of consultation.

”Under the National Innovation and Science Agenda, the new Entrepreneur visa will facilitate the entry to Australia and stay of entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and financial backing from a 3rd party,” stated the Immigration Minister.

Source: WorkPermit.com