Is the GTI visa in Australia a personal visa?

Australia has always had "outstanding talents" permanent residence visas with visa codes of 124 and 858 (for applications outside Australia 124, for applications within Australia 858).

First of all, what exactly is an "outstanding talent visa"?

From the name alone, we can see how demanding this visa is for talents-it is mainly suitable for people who have gained international recognition and made outstanding contributions or talents in sports, art, academics, research and other fields. The Australian outstanding talent immigrant visa can give the applicant the right to live in Australia permanently, provided that you have an "internationally recognized" outstanding achievement record. First of all, the applicant needs to have excellent professional ability and be a rare "top person" in his field. Secondly, applicants need to have special abilities in the fields of art, sports or education and scientific research, enjoy national or international reputation and achievements, and be widely recognized internationally. At the same time, the applicant needs to prove that it will bring great benefits to Australia's development in this field and help it enhance its international status in this field.

So, what requirements do applicants need to meet?

1. Make internationally recognized outstanding achievements in sports, art, academic or research fields;

2. It still has outstanding influence in this field (Bian Xiao's interpretation: excellent football players may not be able to meet this clause after retiring for more than 2 years);

3. Becoming the social wealth of Australian immigrants;

4. Being able to obtain employment opportunities in Australia or establish institutions in corresponding fields;

5. Nominated by qualified people or organizations (Bian Xiao's interpretation: this part is generally considered to be difficult, meaning that applicants who are already awesome need to have a more awesome Australian or organization to endorse how awesome the applicant is);

6. Meet the requirements of health and personality;

7. Meet the basic language requirements (IELTS 4.5, or English test such as PTE) (Bian Xiao explained: if you don't meet the language requirements, you need to pay a language surcharge);

8. If you are under the age of 18 or over the age of 55, you must prove that you can make additional outstanding contributions to Australian society when applying;

What Australian benefits can I enjoy after my successful application?

1. can stay in Australia indefinitely, during which the applicant and his family can work and study in Australia;

2. Have Australian medical insurance;

3. You can apply for Australian citizenship;

4. Eligible relatives can guarantee permanent residency;

Does the new GTI also apply for an "outstanding talent visa"?

Yes, Australia1October 4th officially launched the Global Talent Independence Program 20 19 165438, which can be regarded as a fast track for visas for outstanding talents.

The program aims to attract outstanding, highly skilled and talented individuals from all over the world, and create opportunities for Australians by transferring skills, promoting innovation and creating employment opportunities in Australia's future key areas. The scheme provides a simplified and preferential way for applicants to obtain a green card for permanent residence in Australia.

What is the annual quota of GTI?

The GTI quota for fiscal year 20 19-2020 is 5000, which also includes the number of spouses and accompanying children of the main applicant. So the number of main applicants is 2200.

Who will meet the requirements of GTI?

The following seven target industries (but not limited to) are highly skilled and highly educated, and can earn high income in related fields.

agricultural science and technology

L aerospace and advanced manufacturing (aerospace and advanced manufacturing)

fintech

L energy and mining technology (energy and mining technology)

L medical technology (medical technology)

L network security (network security)

L quantum information, advanced digital, data science and ICT (quantum information/advanced digital/data science and ICT)

How to define the high income mentioned in the Requirements?

Candidates should be able to attract a salary above the fair job high income threshold (FWHIT), which is currently148,700 Australian dollars. This figure is adjusted every July 1.

When evaluating whether a candidate has the ability to meet this salary standard, the Immigration Department mainly considers:

L Current salary as evidenced by payroll or contract, or

L the salary of future job opportunities, or

L A doctor or master graduate who is about to graduate can get an offer with a salary close to that.