FIRB 對外國人投資審查法令條款常見問答

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

http://www.firb.gov.au/content/faq.asp?NavID=7

FIRB 對外國人投資審查法令條款第四類別的常見問答

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4. Foreign non-residents 外國人非澳大利亞居民的常見問答

http://www.firb.gov.au/content/faq.asp?NavID=7#nonresidents

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【宅媽友情義務代翻譯原文如下】

Q4.1‧我不持有澳大利亞的臨時居留簽證，但我想購買澳大利亞的住宅物業，我需要申請審核通過批准？

答：是。除非你是具有豁免權的人士，外國人士想要收購澳大利亞的住宅房地產，一律都必須經過（Foreign Investment Review Board 外國投資審查委員會，簡稱：FIRB）審核通過的批准。

Q4.1. I do not hold a temporary residency visa but I wish to purchase residential property, do I need to seek approval?

Yes. Unless you are exempt, all acquisitions of residential real estate by foreign persons must be approved.

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Q4.2。 我是一個澳大利亞的永久居民，親戚是一個外國人，他們希望來到澳大利亞，他們希望在我家附近購置房屋，以便家人互相照顧。他們是否需要批准，才能購買物業？

答： 是。作為一個外國非居民，你的親戚需要事先辦理外商投資的審批，（Foreign Investment Review Board 外國投資審查委員會，簡稱：FIRB）通過之後，才能購買房產。

Q4.2. I am a permanent resident and my relative is a foreign person who wishes to come to Australia to be near their family. Do they require approval to purchase a property?

Yes. As a foreign non-resident, your relative is required to apply for foreign investment approval to purchase any real estate.

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Q4.3.   我是一個在外國非澳大利亞的居民，如果我通過一家澳大利亞公司或信託安排買房產，我是否需要審批？

答：是。如果你是一個外國非居民，無論你用何種方式購買房產，您都需要事先經過（Foreign Investment Review Board 外國投資審查委員會，簡稱：FIRB）的審批，通過之後才能購買。

Q4.3. I am a foreign non-resident, do I need approval if I buy property through an Australian company or trust arrangement?

Yes. If you are a foreign non-resident you require approval regardless of the way you buy the property.

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Q4.4. 我是一個外國非居民，我是否需要審批通過澳大利亞註冊成立的公司或單位，信託其中至少有一個澳大利亞的董事或股東 / 單元持有人，購買房地產？

答：註冊公司其中15％或更多的股份或單位其中的實益，是由外國人持有，該澳大利亞註冊成立的公司或信託人，可以以自己是 '外籍 ' 的資格，申請要求（Foreign Investment Review Board 外國投資審查委員會，簡稱：FIRB）批准購置房產。

Q4.4. I am a foreign non-resident, do I need approval to buy real estate through an Australian incorporated company or unit trust which has at least one Australian director or shareholder/unit holder?

Australian incorporated companies or trusts where 15 per cent or more of the shares or units are beneficially held by a foreign person are themselves considered to be 'foreign' and require approval.

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Q4.5. 我是一個外國人，但經常訪問居住在澳大利亞的家人。我可以與家庭成員，誰是具有澳大利亞公民或永久居民身份的人，合買一個半舊的二手房產？

答： 作為一個外國非澳大利亞的居民，你是沒有任何權利，是不具有可以購買半舊的二手住宅物業的任何權益。無論你是否購買在完全以您的姓名或共同與符合資格人士（澳大利亞公民，永久或臨時居民），除非，這位澳大利亞公民是你的配偶，你可以以共同財產（即作為聯權共有人）的名義購買。

Q4.5. I am a foreign person who regularly visits family in Australia. Can I buy a second-hand property with a family member who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident?

No. As a foreign non-resident, you cannot buy any interest in second-hand residential property, irrespective of whether you purchase it solely in your name or jointly with eligible persons (Australian citizens, permanent or temporary residents), unless the Australian citizen is your spouse and you are buying the property jointly (i.e. as joint tenants).