Global Talent Independent Program
The Global Talent Visa Subclass 858 is a special Australian visa for applicants who have an internationally excellent record of brilliant and outstanding achievements in a specific field. Visa subclass 858 is a permanent visa that allows the applicant to enter and stay in the country for an indefinite period. With GTI Visa, you can work and study in recognised organisations throughout the country. It requires the candidate to have an eligible relative living in the country who is qualified to cover his or her expenses during this time.
Overview
With GTI Visa, you can:
- Stay in Australia permanently;
- Work and study in Australia;
- Enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare;
- Sponsor your relatives to come to Australia;
- Travel to and from Australia for 5 years;
- Apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible;
Note
Newly arrived residents may be required to wait before receiving certain Australian Government payments and benefits. The waiting period varies from 1 to 2 years and may take up to 4 years. See the website for more information, click here.
How to apply for GTI Visa
The Global Talent visa comprises two visa pathways:
1. The streamlined Global Talent Visa Program pathway for applicants with skills in identified priority sectors who have submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI); If you receive an invitation from Australia as a result of your EOI, the next step is to apply for a visa. The visa application must be processed once it is submitted.; and
2. The Distinguished Talent pathway for applicants working in other sectors.
(a) You must either be in or outside Australia but not in immigration clearance when you apply and when this visa is decided.
(b) You must have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in one of the following areas:
- A profession;
- A sport;
- The arts;
- Academia or research;
(c) You must be nominated by:
- An Australian citizen;
- Australia permanent resident;
- An eligible New Zealand citizen, or
- An Australian organisation with a national reputation in your area of talent.
Duration of stay
This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely. You become a permanent resident on the day we grant the visa.
For citizenship purposes, your permanent residence starts on the day:
- we grant the visa if you are in Australia;
- you enter Australia on this visa if you are outside Australia;
Recent changes to GTI Visa Quota
On 31 May 2021, Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has revamped the nation’s skilled migrant intake with more people to come in as employer-sponsored. The Australian senate official transcripts read: “The global talent category decreased to 11,000 for the 2021/22 Migration Program”. Previously in 2020/21 Migration program for the global talent category, it has 15,000 places.
Employer-sponsored visas will be lifted to 23,500 from 22,000, the regional visa will be expanded by 17% to 13,150 positions while an extra thousand will be available through the skilled independent visa. The number of business innovation visas almost doubled from 6862 in 2019-20 to 13,500 for this financial year. But it will be cut to 11,000 in 2021-22 and follows a review in recent months.
