Your contribution may be:
- economic
- social
- cultural, or
- to raise Australia’s academic, artistic or sports standing internationally
You must contribute to the nation as a whole.
This is a permanent visa.
From AUD4,180
Work and study in Australia;
Stay in Australia permanently;
Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence in Australia;
If eligible, apply for Australian citizenship.
Your contribution may be:
You must contribute to the nation as a whole.
You must be able to find work in your field in Australia, or become independently established in your field in Australia.
You can’t include income from work outside your field.
You must be internationally recognised with a record of achievement in:
Your achievements must be exceptional and outstanding. This means you:
You must also participate in a field that:
You must have been prominent in this field in the past 2 years.
You must be nominated to apply for this visa. Your nominator must also meet our criteria.
Your nominator must be:
Where appropriate, your nomination should come from the peak Australian body in your field.
You can be any age to apply for this visa.
If you are under 18 years old, or are 55 years or older when you apply, you must be of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.
If you are outside Australia at the time you apply, you do not need to hold a specific visa to apply for this visa. However, if you are in Australia at the time you apply, you must hold one of the following:
Criteria for subclass 491 and subclass 494 visa holders: if you currently hold, or your last substantive visa held was either:
You must have held that visa for at least 3 years at the time you apply.
Applicants aged 18 or over, must have functional English. You must pay an extra charge, called the second instalment, if you do not have functional English.
You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement.
Family members not coming with you to Australia may also need to meet our health requirement.
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet our character requirement.
Family members not coming with you to Australia must also meet our character requirement.
You or any family members (including those who don’t apply for the visa with you) cannot owe the Australian government money. Any debt to the Australian government must be paid, or you need to have an arrangement to pay it back.
If you are 18 years of age or older, you must:
You might not be eligible for this visa if you have ever had a visa cancelled or refused in Australia. Check if visa cancellation affects your eligibility.
The Global Talent visa comprises two visa pathways
If you are applying for the Global Talent Visa Program pathway, you must first submit an EOI.
Before you apply for this visa, you need an eligible person or organisation to nominate you.
You might need to have health examinations. You can complete them before you apply or you can wait until after you apply.
Find out about the examinations you may need.
You don’t have to use a migration agent to apply for any visa. If you want to use a migration agent, see how to find a registered migration agent for your application.
Anyone can help you fill out forms or give general help with your application. You must let us know if you want someone to:
You will need to include documents to support the claims you make in your application and show you meet the visa criteria. This includes evidence of your achievements in an eligible field.
Include the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.
Also include:
Documents that prove a change of name include:
If you are or have been married, widowed, divorced or permanently separated, you must provide proof. This can include divorce documents, death certificates, separation documents or statutory declarations.
You must prove your achievements in an eligible field.
Provide:
The evidence supplied to support your record of achievement must also show recent prominence in the field before applying. It should include:
If you are younger than 18 or 55 years or older, you must prove you are of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.
Provide
You must prove you can work or support yourself in your field of achievement.
Provide:
You can’t include income from work outside your field.
We will tell you when you need to include a police certificate.
If requested you will need to:
Complete and provide the following forms:
Give proof you have at least functional English.
Applicants aged 18 years and older at the time of application must provide evidence of having at least functional English. You must pay a second instalment of the visa application charge if you do not have at least functional English.
You must provide a statement indicating your intention to pay the second visa application charge for each person with less than functional English.
We will tell you when to pay this.
We need to see evidence of your partner‘s identity and relationship with you.
Provide:
For de facto relationships, include either:
For both married and de facto applicants you must give evidence that you are in a genuine and continuing relationship. Evidence can include but is not limited to:
For every dependant 18 years old or younger who is applying with you, include:
You must get consent for any applicant under 18 years of age to migrate to Australia from anyone who:
They must complete either:
Or, you can show us:
Include:
Note: If your child is likely to turn 18 while your application is being processed, you must give evidence they are dependent on you. See the section ‘Dependants over 18 documents’ below for more information. A child who turns 18 while your application is being processed and who is not dependent on you cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa.
To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must be:
Provide:
If your child is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you must show evidence they are dependent on you due to disability.
You must show that the child is dependent on you, by providing:
You must also prove this person has been financially dependent on you for at least 12 months before you apply. You could include:
Note: A child who turns 23 while your application is being processed and who does not meet these requirements cannot satisfy the criteria for this visa.
To nominate someone to:
See more about getting help with your application.
Have all non-English documents translated into English.
Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:
These details must be in English.
Note: You do not need to have any documents certified.
Scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour.
The scans and photos must be clear.
If a document is more than one page, save it all as one file.
Include 2 recent photographs (45mm x 35mm) of each person included in the application.
Photographs should have:
Keep a copy of your completed application.
You can apply for this visa online.
Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can’t prove your identity or do not provide true information.
We will let you know when we have received your application and documents.
We do not give updates on applications.
See if we have asked for more information in your ImmiAccount or wait for us to contact you.
You don’t have to tell us if you want to travel outside Australia while we process your application. To be granted this visa you must either be in Australia or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when we make a decision.
If you leave Australia, make sure you have a valid visa to return. To see if you can return on your visa, check VEVO.
We will let you know if you need to give biometrics.
If you did not have health examinations before you applied, we will let you know if you need them.
If you did not send us all documents when you applied, attach them in ImmiAccount.
We might also ask you to submit more information. We are not obliged to do so and may make a decide your application without requesting more documents.
Make sure you stay lawful by holding a valid visa while we process your application.
When you applied for this visa, you may have been granted a Bridging visa. If your visa expires before we decide on your application, that bridging visa will come into effect. You can stay in Australia on the bridging visa while we process your new visa application.
Do not ask us to cancel your current visa. If your visa is cancelled, you will
Learn more about visa expiry.
You can add members of the family unit to your application after you apply, but before we decide on your visa.
Complete Form 1436 – Adding an additional applicant after lodgement (481KB PDF) and attach it to your ImmiAccount.
If you are under 18 years of age members of the family unit can include
Find out what to do if your child is born after you apply.
You must tell us as soon as possible if you made a mistake on your application.
Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers (168KB PDF) and attach it in ImmiAccount.
Let us know if you no longer want someone to:
See more about withdrawing your nomination.
Things you need to let us know about after you have applied include:
See how to tell us if your situation changes.
You can be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when we decide your visa application. We will let you know our decision in writing.
If we grant your visa, we will tell you:
Keep a copy of the decision.
If we refuse your visa, we will tell you:
We will not refund the application charge if we refuse your application.
Send us an enquiry today to get started on your visa application.
This application has two pathways:
Both pathways require you to be nominated by an eligible person or organisation with a national reputation in your area of talent, before you can apply.
In order to be granted a visa under the Global Talent Visa Program, a candidate will be highly skilled in one of the 10 target sectors (listed below). They will also be able to attract a salary that meets the high income threshold, currently at AUD153,600. This figure is adjusted annually on 1 July.
Places are also available to PhD graduates, and certain PhD students who are nearing completion of their thesis and can demonstrate their exceptional talent and international recognition in a target sector.
Applicants for this pathway must also: