Distinguished Talent visa (Subclass 858) is a permanent visa which gives an opportunity to people, having an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible field, to live in Australia.
Eligibility for Distinguished Talent visa
You must:
- Benefit the Australian community as a whole
- Establish yourself in Australia either by finding work in your field or becoming independently established
- Have International recognition with a record of achievement in a profession, sport, arts, or academia and research with exceptional and outstanding achievements in the past 2 years
- Be nominated by an Australian citizen, permanent resident, eligible New Zealand citizen or an Australian organisation with a national reputation in the same field
- Must not hold one of the following visas:
- Business (Short Stay) visa (Subclass 456)
- Electronic Travel Authority (Subclass 601)
- eVisitor (Subclass 651)
- Maritime Crew Visa (Subclass 988)
- Special purpose visa
- Superyacht Crew visa (Subclass 488)
- Temporary Work visa (Subclass 400)
- Tourist visa (Subclass 676)
- Visitor visa (Subclass 600)
- Meet functional English requirements
- Meet health and character requirements
- Not have debt to the Australian Government
- Not have had a visa cancellation or a previous application refusal
Please know, that you must be in Australia when you apply for this visa. If you are not in Australia, you may consider applying for the Distinguished Talent visa (Subclass 124).
Advantages of Distinguished Talent visa
- Stay in Australia permanently
- Study and work in Australia
- Enrol in Medicare
- Bring dependent family members to Australia
- Travel to and from Australia for 5 years
- Pathway to Australian citizen
If you want to know more about this visa or need assistance in preparing your visa application, Get In Touch with us or call us on (02) 4626 100 to speak to one of our Registered Migration Agents who can help you.