Global Talent Visa Australian Immigration

The Global Talent Visa is not a visa but under the Global Talent Independent (GTI) program the best and brightest skilled migrants can obtain permanent residency in the world's best liveable cities in Australia.

Complete the “Free GTI assessment”

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs formally launched the GTI program on 4 November 2019 and announced the eligibility requirements for candidates to be invited to apply.

On this page:

  1. The actual visas are
  2. Eligibility requirements for candidates to be invited to apply
  3. The seven GTI program target sectors
  4. The Australian Government, is actively encouraging people who have:
  5. You must be internationally recognised with a record of achievement in:
  6. Your achievements must be exceptional and outstanding
  7. You must also participate in a field that
  8. Be this age
  9. Required regulatory criteria
  10. How to apply and how to undertake an assessment
  11. Global Talent Independent (GTI) Eligibility Guide Free Download

The actual visas are:

Subclass 124/858 Distinguished Talent visa

Eligibility requirements for candidates to be invited to apply

  • is highly skilled and internationally recognised in one of seven target sectors: and
  • has the ability to earn the Fair Work High Income Threshold (currently $148,700).

The seven GTI program target sectors

  1. AgTech (agriculture and food production);
  2. FinTech (improve and automate delivery and use of financial services);
  3. MedTech (medical technologies and pharmaceuticals);
  4. Cyber Security;
  5. Quantum Information, Advanced Digital, Data Science and ICT;
  6. Space and Advanced Manufacturing; and
  7. Energy and Mining Technology.

While these sectors are for current targeting and focus, this is not to the exclusion of other industries, with scope to consider highly talented individuals in related fields.

The Australian Government, is actively encouraging people who have:

  • completed a Doctoral degree (PhD) in the last 3 years, or are submitting their thesis in the next 6 months; or
  • completed a Bachelor Honours degree or Masters degree in the last 3 years, and have an overall grade-point average of 80 (or above) out of 100 Candidates accepted into the program will receive streamlined, priority processing with complete visa applications currently taking less than a month to finalise.

This is a permanent residence visa allowing the applicant to live and work anywhere in Australia.

You must be internationally recognised with a record of achievement in:

  • a profession
  • a sport
  • the arts, or
  • academia and research

Subclause 124.211(2) provides that the applicant:

  1. has an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in one of the following areas (as defined in accordance with their ordinary dictionary meaning):
    1. a profession (refers to ‘a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science’);
    2. a sport (refers to ‘an activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, usually requiring some degree of physical prowess’);
    3. the arts (refers to ‘the theoretical or physical expression of creativity found in human cultures and societies. Major constituents of the arts include visual arts, literature, and performance arts');
    4. academia and research (refers to ‘scholarly and systematic inquiry into a subject to discover facts or principles’); and
  2. is still prominent in the area; and
  3. would be an asset to the Australian community; and
  4. would have no difficulty in obtaining employment, or in becoming established independently, in Australia in the area; and
  5. produces a completed approved form 1000; and
  6. if the applicant has not turned 18, or is at least 55 years old, at the time of application—would be of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.

Your achievements must be exceptional and outstanding

  • are currently prominent in your field
  • have superior abilities to others in your field
  • are acclaimed as exceptional in any country where your field is practised
  • have a record of sustained achievement that is unlikely to diminish in the future

You must also participate in a field that:

  • is recognised and accepted in Australia
  • has international standing

You must have been prominent in this field in the past 2 years.

Be this age

If you are under 18 years old or you are aged 55 years or older when you apply, you must be of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.

Required regulatory criteria

The relevant laws are set out in the Migration Act 1958 (the Act) and the Migration Regulations 1994 (the Regulations).

Many of the requirements in the Act are expressed in objective terms and do not allow any discretion for officers.

To the extent that the Act and the Regulations allow for discretion, officers will consider the Department’s approved policy and procedures where relevant and appropriate in decision-making.

Our lawyers in Australia can assess the requirements.

How to apply and how to undertake an assessment:

Step 1 of 3 :

Complete the Global Talent Assessment Form

Step 2 of 3

Book an appointment now via the link below to chat and obtain the assessment outcome

Book now under category 04. Migration Law - In-depth assessments and adv - 1 hr

Step 3 of 3

Submit an expression of interest (EOI) and an application

You can email us information including; candidate details, evidence of global talent (industry/sector) and occupation, attach evidence required to demonstrate an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in the sector of employment along with evidence of current salary.

 

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