As of 31 March 2009, temporary residents are no longer required to notify or seek approval to purchase any of the following:
• a second-hand dwelling as their principal place of residence;
• any new dwellings; or
• single blocks of vacant land.
A person is a temporary resident if they are living in Australia and:
• they hold a temporary (that is, non-permanent) visa which permits them to stay in Australia for a continuous period of more than 12 months (this includes students); or
• they have submitted an application for permanent residency, and they hold a bridging visa which permits them to stay in Australia until that application has been finalised.
This exemption applies to real estate contracts entered into on or after 18 December 2008.
This office does not provide individual signed letters for real estate acquisitions that are exempt from the Act. This email constitutes a formal notification that no approval is required for this real estate acquisition. No further correspondence is required.
Please refer to the FIRB website www.firb.gov.au for further details.
Please note that you have to live in Australia at the time of the purchase to be exempt.
从2009年3月31开始,只要你有连续超过12个月的签证(包括学生)或者过桥签证都可以买二手房.
最新政策(04/05/2010更新)于24/04/2010生效
Temporary residents
Q43. I was told that, as a temporary resident, from 24 April I need approval to purchase property. I signed an unconditional contract before 24 April 2010. Should I apply for approval?
No, temporary residents only need to apply if the contract was entered into on or after 24 April 2010 (the date that the Assistant Treasurer announced the policy changes).
Q44. I have submitted an application for a temporary resident visa. In the meantime, I have been granted a bridging visa. Am I eligible to buy an established (second hand) dwelling?
No, not until you receive your temporary resident visa (temporary residents include bridging visa holders only if they are awaiting the outcome of an application for permanent residency). Once you receive your visa, you may apply to buy an established dwelling to use as your principal place or residence.
Q48. I have been living in Australia on a temporary resident visa for several years, but my current visa expires in less than 12 months. Am I eligible to buy an established (second hand) dwelling?
Yes, it does not matter how much time is remaining on your current visa, as long as it was valid for more than 12 months when it was issued. However, please note that approvals are subject to a condition that you must sell the dwelling when it ceases to be your principal place of residence.
和之前的政策相比,最主要的变化是非pr买房(无论是新房还是二手房)需要向FIRB申请;学生或者其他持临时签证者,如果买的是二手房,在离开澳大利亚必须卖掉这个政策之前就有,只是这次的措辞更为强烈,从you would be required to sell it when it was no longer used for this purpose变成you must sell the dwelling when it ceases to be your principal place of residence。 如果你的是新房则不受影响,非Pr买的新房,签证到期也不需要卖,因为买新房根本不需要澳洲签证。。
If you held an interest in residential property before 1 July 2000, regardless of how the property was used, you will not be eligible for the grant.
If you held or currently hold an interest in residential property after 1 July 2000 and the property was or is used solely for investment purposes, you may be eligible for the grant providing you give evidence showing you have not lived in it.
We will review all documentation provided with the application. We will not make a determination without an application and supporting documentation.作者: 罗卜扛大包 时间: 4-5-2010 14:41
谢谢楼主对新旧政策变化的跟进补充解释。作者: RAMBLER 时间: 25-7-2010 21:18
那非PR买房不是全部都是自住房么,可以在未来一段时间内转投资房么?譬如6个月作者: magnet 时间: 16-10-2010 03:08
非PR买房和买地有什么区别吗?作者: gentleboy 时间: 16-10-2010 09:23