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What were the changes in the last 2 years with Global Talent Visa 858?

14/12/2020, The department passed the legislation to remove the offshore stream subclass 124 and made some major modifications to the onshore Global Talent Visa Subclass 858 application.

20/1/2021: bachelor (with Honours) and Masters graduates are no longer eligible for invitation to the GTI program by submitting those qualifications alone. It is clearly making no competitiveness at all to those PHD candidates or Research fellows and the Department of Home Affair was considering about their ability to attract the fair work High income Threshold requirements.

Also, for existing EOIs submitted on the Department website will also be applied by this change. It means, Masters Graduates or Bachelor candidates who are waiting for the invitation will no longer be accepted.

27/1/2021: The Distinguished Talent Visa was renamed the Global talent visa. The subclass and criteria remained the same.

Global Talent Visa - Australian Nominator

To get invited for a Global Talent Visa, you need to have an eligible Australian nominator. The nominator must be of a national reputation in your area of talent who is Australian Citizen; Permanent resident of Australia; Eligible New Zealand citizen and Australian organisation.

With the national reputable criteria, it clearly aims to global organization who has made global footprints in their industries or area of study; Educational Institute with strong background in researches which are globally recognised.

And a lot of people are getting their nomination from their own employer. It is strongly dependent on projects they are doing.

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The Department of Home Affairs has just released details of which organisations nominated the most candidates from November 2019 and the end of June 2021.

The top 10 nominators for Global Talent Visa 858 are:

If you are looking at the Global Talent visa (GTI visa) you must be nominated by a senior professional in your field. This person will vouch for you and can speak on your behalf about how your talent can bring benefit to Australia. This is a key part of the Global Talent visa process but one that is often overlooked. Here are our tips on how to find a Global Talent nominator.

Click here for Global Talent visa criteria

Congratulations to our latest Global Talent Visa client who obtained the subclass 858 visa in 6 to 7 weeks. Rob is now a proud Australian permanent resident and we are delighted to have assisted him with his visa application.

Click here to learn the criteria for the Global Talent Visa

If you think you may be eligible for a GTI visa, email your CV, a description of your prominence in one of the target sectors and your ability to attract the salary threshold to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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The Global Talent Independent visa has attracted a lot of attention as it is the first of its kind in Australian immigration. There are 5,000 available places per year.

The global talent visa program is a new initiative by the Department of Home Affairs to attract highly skilled workers from target sectors to Australia.

This visa is a fast-track to Australian permanent residency and will be a great visa pathway for high achievers around the world. The government hopes that the work of these individuals will provide a boost to the Australian economy.

This is an older article. Click here to learn the criteria for the Global Talent Visa

The US and the UK are tightening their immigration policies. President Trump implemented a travel ban and has repeatedly emphasised that he will be evaluating the country’s immigration policy and introduce tougher screening of visa applicants. While the travel ban has been removed by the US Federal court there is no stopping the President from giving out another executive order of similar nature. In the UK there has also been a stir up as the British government looks to cap the number of international students to the UK. The trend in the development of immigration policies in these two countries has startled migrants and temporary-stay workers and students, who now ponder their future in the US or the UK.

This presents Australia with an opportunity to attract genuine skilled professionals, aspiring students and potentially business and investor migrants to Australia. The US and the UK have long benefited from their preferred migrant destination status for many years, with many entrepreneurs, technology innovators and brilliant scientists settling down in the US or UK. Now Australia may stand to gain from opening its borders to attract talent, skills and investment from overseas.

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