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Global Talent Visa Australia - What You Need To Know About GTV Australia in 2022

Global Talent Visa Australia - What You Need To Know About GTV Australia in 2022

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. 

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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

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Top 5 Most Popular Sectors For The Global Talent Visa Program

Top 5 Most Popular Sectors For The Global Talent Visa Program

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.

DigiTech Cybersecurity in Global Talent Visa

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:

  1. Digitech with 275 EOIs;
  2. Health industries with 177;
  3. Energy and Mining Technology with 112;
  4. Financial services and Fintech with 108; and
  5. Agri-Food and Agtech with 65.
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Will Australian Federal Election affect on Global Talent Visa? Yes, if there is a change of Government!

Will Australian Federal Election affect on Global Talent Visa? Yes, if there is a change of Government!

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: 

  1. Skills in a relevant sector
  2. Internationally recognised for outstanding achievement in your own Target Sector
  3. Salary must be above income threshold provided from Department of Home Affair at $158,600 AUD
  4. An Australian Nominator with PRMONIENCE background or achievements.

Once you can satisfy those core requirement, there are a few more minor factors to determine whether you are going to get invitation or not.

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GLOBAL TALENT VISA 858 – TOP 10 GLOBAL TALENT VISA NOMINATORS ANNOUNCED BY DHA

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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:

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Who Has Actually Received a Global Talent Visa 858 in Australia?

Who Has Actually Received a Global Talent Visa 858 in Australia?

The Global Talent Visa continues to be the visa everyone wants.

And why wouldn’t it be?

With fast processing, low costs, and a direct pathway to permanent residence in Australia, there are few immigration options that can compare. It isn’t easy to get though; the Global Talent Visa is for highly skilled applicants in specific target sectors. Until now, the Australian Government had provided very little information as to who would and would not qualify for the GTV, but this month the Government has released examples of exceptional and strong candidates (who were granted Global Talent Visa 858) and categories of professionals that would usually not be eligible.

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Priority status will be given to applicants who work in a designated sector. These sectors are currently:

  • 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

Let’s take a look at the successful candidates from each sector. You may notice some of the sectors (such as Defence, Advanced manufacturing and Space) have been broken down into multiple separate categories.)

 

Resources

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Managing director of a technology and innovation unit of an international mining corporation with a global track record in the delivery of safe, cost effective, and complex multi-billion dollar projects.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Executive with extensive experience in subsea system development, execution and operation for a top-tier oil and gas company.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

  • Site managers
  • Engineers and mechanics
  • Technicians and construction workers

 Resources Target Sector mining for Global Talent Visa 1

AgriFood and AgTech

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Director of a world-renowned research centre for livestock genetic engineering with proven results in applying research to improve the quality, productivity and efficiency across the industry.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Highly regarded and cited post-doctoral researcher in the field of robotics and automations in agriculture, with ongoing industry collaborations. 

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Farmers and agricultural technicians 
  • Food safety managers 
  • Chefs and cooks

 Agriculture Tech and Agriculture Food for Global Talent Visa

Clean Energy and Renewables

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Founder and CEO of an internationally acclaimed start-up in the research and manufacturing of innovative clean technology for heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Senior energy transformation engineering specialist in devising solutions for new energy technologies.

Executive with expertise in the development and delivery of large energy projects.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Technicians and construction workers
  • Distribution and sales representatives
  • Junior or mid-level power plant or mine operations managers

 Clean Energy and renewables Sector for Global Talent Visa

 

Health Industries

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Pharmaceutical executive and founder of a multi-million dollar global company dedicated to accelerating clinical trial processes by utilising a novel e-platform to track patient data. 

Renowned infectious diseases researcher and practitioner of international repute.  

STRONG CANDIDATES

Senior auditory neuroscientist with a track record of research in health technologies, leading the research and design of cochlear implant technology.

Biomedical engineer with expertise in medical application of polymers, biomaterials and delivery platforms.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • General practitioners
  • Retail pharmacists
  • Dentists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Nurses
  • Veterinarians 
  • Aged care workers

 Health Industry Sector in Global Talent Visa 858

Defence

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Business director of an international organisation renowned for testing, inspecting and certifying defence vessels and equipment.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Senior technology manager of a globally renowned aeronautical research and development centre leading multiple portfolios on defence products.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Soldiers and sailors 
  • Junior officers

 Defence Sector for Global Talent Visa

Advanced Manufacturing

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

A leading researcher in micro and nano electro-mechanical systems that owns multiple patents.

Chief technology officer of an internationally acclaimed manufacturer of sensors for electronic devices in the healthcare, robotics, and digital manufacturing sectors.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Senior data scientist specialising in designing machine learning algorithms and neural network models, with experience in commercialising artificial intelligence projects for automotive and intelligent devices. 

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Engineering technicians 
  • Machine operators
  • Draftspersons
  • Sales and administrative managers

 Advanced Manufacturing sector for Global Talent Visa

Space

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Renowned space industry leader with vast experience specialising in space systems engineering.

Head engineer of avionics and software at a leading rocket company that is developing new orbital launch vehicles and technologies for foreign space agencies.

STRONG CANDIDATES

A space policy specialist with extensive experience collaborating between government and the industry.

Post-doctoral astrophysicist with a sustained record in collaborative research, with a number of space agencies.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Engineers and mechanics who do not lead ground-breaking projects

 Space Sector for Global Talent Visa

Circular Economy

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Managing director of a technology and innovation unit of an international mining corporation with a global track record in the delivery of safe, cost effective, and complex multi-billion dollar projects.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Executive with extensive experience in critical mineral development, execution and operation for a top-tier company.

A leading researcher with expertise in heat and mass transfer, phase change and metallurgical transformation in high temperature systems.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Site managers 
  • Engineers and mechanics
  • Technicians and construction workers

 Circular Economy sector for Global Talent Visa

DigiTech

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Founder and/or inventor of deep technology IP associated with digitech.

Expert in human-centred design and design thinking, experienced in designing sites, apps and online optimization strategies for high end IT firms.

Chief Information Security Officer driving intiatives in virtualization, Cloud, Internet of Things and cybersecurity across entire corporations.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Entrepreneur of an award winning video games developer company that has developed a number of original titles target at wide ranging international audiences.

Researcher and expert in software, platforms, game engine and AR/VR/XR tech including exemplary coders.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Business analysts, developers and ICT consultants without international experience.
  • ICT support centre managers.

 DigiTech sector for Global Talent Visa 858

Infrastructure

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Chief operating officer of a national freight company with expertise in large scale and complex interstate railroading operations.

Chief commercial officer of a commercial airline with a global reputation in developing new aviation business models. 

STRONG CANDIDATES

Internationally recognised expert in railway operations, instrumental in the success of multiple large-scale, government led railway and transport infrastructure projects in a number of countries.

Managing director of an innovative company known globally for sports products and infrastructure for international championships including the Olympic Games.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Engineers
  • Mechanics
  • Draftspersons

 Infrastructure sector for Global Talent Visa

Tourism

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

Chief commercial officer of a commercial airline with a global reputation in developing new aviation business models.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Managing director of an innovative company known globally for sports events and international championship events.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Tour guides, travel agents and hospitality workers
  • Taxi and rideshare drivers

 Tourism for Global Talent Visa

Financial Services and FinTech

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

CEO and founder of a digital asset and financial services enterprise, globally recognised for their outstanding innovation through successful application of business models and technology.

STRONG CANDIDATES

Executive of a multinational corporation operating in global financial ICT strategy consulting, artificial intelligence and cloud strategy development, risk and insurance market operations, or global financial services operating models.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Traditional bankers (except c-suite executives for major financial institutions)
  • Retail bankers
  • Accountants and account managers
  • Financial advisors
  • Stockbrokers
  • Insurance brokers and sales managers
  • Chief financial officers (unless a leader in a priority sector)

 Financial Services and FinTech for Global Talent Visa

Education

EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES

An executive with a track record in setting up university centres abroad, with expertise in establishing global collaborations and partnerships across government, academia and research.

Renowned level E academic and winner of prestigious prizes. 

STRONG CANDIDATES

Senior technology manager of a globally renowned aeronautical research and development centre leading multiple portfolios on defence products.

NOT USUALLY ELIGIBLE

The following experience or professions would not usually meet the parameters of the program:

  • Researchers and academics at Australian academic levels A to C or their international equivalents, in fields other than education or pedagogy
  • School teachers 
  • Specialist teachers
  • School administration staff

 Education Sector for Global Talent Visa

Is This You?

If you fit into any of the above categories, you could be an excellent contender for an Australian Global Talent Visa. Contact Work Visa Lawyers today to see if you have a shot at the country’s most sought after visa.

 

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Chris Johnston, Founder and Principal Lawyer at Work Visa Lawyers

 

Sources:

https://www.globalaustralia.gov.au

 

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