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General Eligibility Criteria for the Global Talent Visa Be currently prominent and have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in one of Australia’s priority sectors. Be nominated by an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, an eligible New Zealand citizen, or an Australian organisation with a national reputation in the applicant’s sector. […]

Case Study: Successful Vietnamese business owner refused Business Talent (Permanent)(Subclass 132) visa but was granted Global Talent (Subclass 858) visa. Which pathway is better? Ashton Legal shared a comparative table in Part 1 of our Global Talent Visa Series to highlight the benefits of the Australian Global Talent Independent visa compared to other visa programs, […]

Details below is general information and is not personalised legal or migration advice. Global talent visa has come a long way since it was first introduced in late 2019. It remains one of the most popular and in-demand Australian permanent resident visas on the market. As part of Ashton Legal’s Global Talent Visa Series, which […]

New priority allocation directives for Australia’s skilled visa programs help support Australian businesses through the post-COVID-19 recovery effort through employer sponsorship of migrant workers. Australian businesses make up the backbone of the Australian economy. During the pandemic, it is imperative that our small businesses can adjust, recover, and plan for success in the “new normal” […]

A client came to us to assist with her RRV and Australian citizenship matter: To secure a second resident return visa on compassionate and compelling grounds (she had spent minimal amount of time in Australia on your earlier RRV To investigate whether the purported cancellation of her citizenship was lawful A client had applied for […]

On 4th January 2021, the Victorian State Government re-opened the State’s nomination for eligible applicants under Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP), including Subclasses 188, 888, and 132. Several changes were made to the Victoria’s BIIP nomination criteria. The new criteria strengthens the State’s ability to attract the world’s best businesspeople and investors who will: […]

We look at the difference between the global talent independent visa, the global talent employer sponsored visa, and their link to 188 or 132 visas. Global Talent Independent Programme: This is a turbo charged Distinguished Talent Visa (124 or 858).  It mainly focuses on research/technical professionals. Global Talent Employer Sponsored Programme: This is a turbo […]

Form 1000 – Nomination for Distinguished Talent The Global Talent Independent Program (GTIP) falls under the overarching Distinguished Talent Visa pathway (subclass 124 or 858). We refer to people who are intending to submit a GTIP Expression of Interest (EOI) as “candidate”. Once the candidate received a Unique Identifier (UI) and have subsequently submitted a visa […]

Ashton Legal attended the webinar, ‘Bringing Global Talent to Australia: The Global Talent Visa Explained’, which was hosted by the New South Wales Trade & Investment Commissioner – UK & Europe, Ms Keirra Smith, on 25 September 2020. We were joined by the Director and Global Talent Independent Program (GTIP) Manager at the Department of Home Affairs (DoHA), […]

Engineering Australia has three separate pathways for skills assessment for intending migrants: Qualifications from a signatory member of one of the accords Australian accredited qualifications (not all Australian engineering qualifications are accredited) Washington Accord Sydney Accord Dublin Accord Competency Demonstration Report (CDR) The competency demonstration report requires applicants to prove that they have the core […]