Immigrate Visa

Step 1: Research your employment options

Getting work

Knowing what employment opportunities are available is important

to achieving job security. We have plenty of information prepared

for you to help you find a job in Melbourne and Victoria.

Go to our Work section to find out more about:

Finding a job in Melbourne

Victorian industries.

If you’re planning on investing as a business in Melbourne, visit our

Do business section for:

Operating in Melbourne

Going into business in Victoria

Business advice and support.

Finding a home

When you migrate to Victoria, you can choose to live in the most

liveable city in the world – Melbourne – or in Victoria’s beautiful

regional areas.

Find out more about Melbourne and discover everything regional

Victoria has to offer.

Go to our Live section to learn more about housing and property.

Making the move

It can take some time to get everything organised for your move to

Victoria. Use our relocation checklist to get an idea of how long it

can take to migrate.

A migration agent or lawyer can also help you migrate to Victoria,

but you can manage this process on your own.

See our Using a migration agent page for information about

important things to consider when engaging a migration agent.

Step 2: Apply for visa nomination (if required)

Victorian visa nomination can help you meet the requirements for

some Australian skilled and business migration visas. Applying for

Victorian visa nomination is easy and there is no charge.

See the visa nomination and assessment page for more

information about Victorian visa nomination.

Discover all the visas that are eligible for visa nomination:

Business and investor visas

Skilled migration visas.

Step 3: Apply for a visa

You can apply for Victorian visa nomination through our website,

but to apply for an actual Australian visa you must

apply through the Department of Home Affairs websiteexternal

link – even if you have Victorian visa nomination.

Step 4: Prepare to move

Gather your belongings and use our handy relocation checklist to

help you organise your move.

Step 5: Arrive and settle in

The Victorian Government’s Skilled and Business Migration

Program offers services to help business, investor and skilled

migrants settle in Victoria.

Investor Relationship Managers are also available for investment

support and information.

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