Since its introduction, the Global Talent Visa proved to be one of the most popular visas for highly skilled individuals wanting to come to Australia. When it was first introduced, the Australian Government allocated 5,000 places for the program, for this financial year (2021-2022), there are now 15,000 places under this program and will be reducing to approx 8,500 in 2022-23 program year.
It even became more popular when Australia imposed the border and travel restrictions because the Global Talent visa holders were not subject to the inbound travel restrictions because it is a permanent resident visa.
Because of its popularity, the Expression of Interest (EOI) process to get an invitation to apply for the Global Talent Visa is very competitive (read full blog about the current application numbers here) and the processing time could be longer than expected. The current processing time for Global Talent Visa post EOI lodgment could be 6-12 months depending on how exceptionally talented the applicants are.
However, the Department of Home Affairs in its September 2021 Skilled visa newsletters noted that they received many EOIs that are not within the scope of the program. The number of EOIs received would necessarily increase the Department’s workload and therefore delay the processing.
Considering the competitiveness of the global talent visa program, what do you need to do to make your EOI stand out and/or to increase your chances of getting an invitation?
In General, visa applicants are required to meet the following 4 core requirements to be able to apply for a Global Talent visa: Target sectors, Salary above the income threshold, internationally recognized for outstanding achievement and qualified Australian nominator
If you are still unsure about your eligibility, please take our free GTV assessment here!
Overview of the current Global Talent Visa program
The Global Talent visa is aimed to target high achievers in the following 10 target or priority sectors:
Resources
Agri-food and AgTech
Energy
Health Industries
Defence, Advanced Manufacturing and Space
Circular Economy
DigiTech
Infrastructure and Tourism
Financial Services and FinTech and
Education
However, some sectors are more popular than others.
According to the figures released by the Department of Home Affairs, around this time last year, there were 920 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) submitted to the Department in February 2021. The sectors with the most number of EOIs submitted are:
Australian Election nears - How it will affect Global Talent Visa subclass 858?
Australia is approaching a Federal Election and it's possible that Liberal party could lose its hold on power. If the Labours party wins against the liberal. There are bound to be some big changes.
Although Labour is typically seen to be pro-migration and its spoken about increasing the numbers of visas. Traditionally Labour has favoured more family visas.
It is possible that the Global Talent Visa will be scaled back if there is a Labour government.
If you are planning for a Global Talent EOI or nomination, lodging in the first half of 2022 might be the best idea.
This is all speculations, as the election nears, we are sure to hear more from both parties about their future plans.
If you think you might be suitable for the global talent visa, you can do a free assessment on our website.
Before you apply for Global Talent Visa Australia, you may need to know all the criterias and processing time or success rate to decide whether you are eligible for it or not. We have made a lot of articles and blogs on global Talent Visa subclass 858 which may be useful for you.
In General, visa applicants are required to meet the following 4 core requirements to be able to apply for a Global Talent visa:
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:
