To attract skilled professionals in future-focused sectors like health, energy and Digitech, Australia offers a streamlined visa pathway known as the Global Talent Visa Program. This visa was earlier known as the Distinguished Talent Visa.
The idea behind this program is to promote innovation, give Australians the opportunity to learn new skills and create more jobs. This visa is a permanent visa that allows the individual to live and work anywhere in the country.
The visa holder can also sponsor relatives to migrate to Australia and eventually apply for Australian citizenship. Keep reading to learn more about this visa program.
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To be eligible for the Global Talent Visa, the applicant must be highly skilled in at least one targeted sector and be placed at a high-income threshold. In terms of income, the individual should earn a minimum of AUD162,000 per annum. He/she must also meet health and character requirements.
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Resources such as geology, metallurgy, resource waste management and beneficiation technologies
Agri-food and AgTech such as biotechnology, product packaging, farm management technology and wearable technology
Energy such as artificial intelligence, automation, hydrogen technology and micro-grid design
Health Industries such as digital health, pharmaceuticals, regenerative medicines and clinical trials
Defense, Advanced Manufacturing and Space such as guided munitions, supply chain resilience, protection technology, surveillance and intelligence
Circular Economies such as environmental science, bioenergy generation, waste treatment and recycling
DigiTech such as robotics, automation, machine learning engineering and 3D printing
Infrastructure and Tourism such as water management, transport infrastructure and smart city design
Financial Services and FinTech such as neobanking, predictive financial advice, application programming and blockchain engineering
Education such as senior management for universities, Edtech, research fundraising and academic research
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The following documents must be submitted to support the claims made in the application:
Dependents Under The Age Of 18 Years
Dependents can be included if they are less than 23 years old and dependent on the applicant or if they are over the age of 23 years and unable to support themselves because of physical/cognitive limitations.
There are 2 stages to applying for Australia’s Global Talent visa program
Eligible individuals must first submit an expression of interest (EOI) using the Global Talent Expression of Interest form and the Nomination for Global Talent form.
This must be accompanied by the following documents:
Only one Expression of Interest must be submitted. If accepted, the individual will receive and invitation email with a unique invitation reference identifier and an invitation code. Rejected applicants will also be notified by email.
Nominators must be Australian or eligible New Zealand citizens with a recognized national reputation and a record of excellence in the same field as the applicant. The nominator need not employ the applicant and cannot be changed once the visa application has been submitted.
Applicants who have been endorsed by the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Global Business and Talent Attraction may not need a nominator.
Once the applicant’s EoI has been accepted, he/she can submit a Global Talent (subclass 858) visa application online by creating an ImmiAccount. The application may also include dependent family members. The visa is usually processed within a maximum of 3 months. A processing fee of AUD 4,305 is payable per application.
The Global Talent visa application can be submitted individually or with the help of Global talent Officers. The services of these officers are available in Washinton DC, Singapore, London, San Francisco and Australia.
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