Live in Victoria

Opportunties Australia expoThe Victorian Government’s Skilled and Business Migration Program provides information and services for professionals, tradespeople, business owners and investors seeking to live, work and do business in Victoria.

Exciting opportunities

Victoria is one of the most culturally diverse and liveable places in the world. It has a long history of welcoming migrants, who have been making it their home since the 1850s. Today, one in four of Australia’s migrants choose to live and work in Victoria, creating communities with rich cultural diversity and cosmopolitan vibrancy.

The growing Victorian economy is creating exciting opportunities for skilled and business migrants. Strong economic conditions, world-class health and education systems, and vibrant multicultural communities make Victoria an ideal place to live, work and raise a family. More than 300,000 thriving small businesses operate in Victoria, and nearly one third of small business operators were born overseas.

Victoria’s capital, Melbourne, is well-known for its major sporting events, including the Australian Open tennis tournament and the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne is also well known as Australia’s cultural heart offering a feast of international and local entertainment and exhibitions, and hundreds of bars, cafés, restaurants and boutiques.

Regional Victoria

Regional Victoria’s cities and towns offer unique, close-knit communities and a wide range of career and business opportunities. Victoria’s regional communities offer affordable housing, superb recreational facilities and locally based migrant support services. These flexible services help skilled and business migrants and their families settle into work and life in regional Victoria.

Services for skilled and business migrants

The Victorian Government’s Skilled and Business Migration Program provides free services for professionals, tradespeople, business owners and investors, who want to live, work and do business in Victoria. Free services for prospective skilled and business migrants include:

  • Free online visa nomination for people with skills in demand in Victoria
  • Information about migrating, living and working in Melbourne and in Victoria’s regional communities
  • Links to public and private employment and business services
  • Priority visa application processing by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for state-sponsored visas
  • Support for exploratory, short-term stay business visas.

For more information about living, working or operating a business in Victoria, visit liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au

So much on offer

Victoria offers skilled and business migrants a diverse range of career and lifestyle opportunities. From vibrant regional communities to cosmopolitan cities, there is so much on offer for people who want to live, work and do business in Victoria.