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Australia · Investment route
Permanent residency for people with an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement. No points test, no age limit — but a nominator and a government invitation are mandatory.
Last updated: 2026-10-01
Programme overviewنظرة عامة
Overview
Advising UAE residents on Australian immigration from our Dubai office.
What you getالمزايا
Direct permanent residency for exceptional talent in key sectors.
No age limit for applicants (if criteria met).
Home Affairs decides 50% of National Innovation stream applications in 6 months and 90% within 7 months.
Family members can be included in the same application.
Access to Medicare, work rights, and education in Australia.
No job offer required — a Form 1000 nominator with a national reputation in your field is.
Investment & costsالتكاليف
Qualifying investment
Visa application charge (primary applicant)
Home Affairs VAC as displayed on 29 September 2026. Additional applicant charges apply.
Government & due-diligence fees
Figures are indicative and exclusive of professional fees. Your advisor confirms an exact, written cost breakdown for your family size.
Eligibilityالأهلية
Requirements
An internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in a profession, a sport, the arts, or academia and research — and you must still be prominent in that field.
A nominator who has a national reputation in the same field must attest to your record on Form 1000. The nominator must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, eligible New Zealand citizen, or an Australian organisation.
You must be invited by the Department before you can apply. Submit an expression of interest first, then apply within 60 days of invitation.
Be an asset to the Australian community and able to establish yourself in Australia.
Functional English if you are 18 or over, or pay the second instalment.
If you hold or last held a subclass 491 or 494, you must have held it for at least 3 years when you apply.
Who cannot apply
Lack of evidence of international recognition or achievement.
No eligible nominator from Australia.
Failure to demonstrate ongoing prominence or future potential in the field.
Non-compliance with health or character standards.
Language requirementاللغة
Minimum level
Functional English (IELTS 4.5 overall or equivalent)
Accepted tests
The processكيف نعمل
Expression of Interest (EOI)
Submit an expression of interest to Home Affairs outlining your record of achievement.
Nomination approval
Provide nomination from a qualified Australian individual or organization.
Invitation and visa application
Once invited, lodge the Subclass 858 application within 60 days, with supporting documents.
Health and character checks
Complete all required examinations and police verifications.
Decision and PR grant
Receive Australian permanent residency upon successful assessment.
Document checklistالوثائق
Identity & Civil
- ✦Passport and national ID
- ✦Birth certificate
Achievements & Recognition
- ✦Portfolio of internationally recognized work or publications
- ✦Awards, patents, or citations
Nomination
- ✦Form 1000 — nominator's attestation of your record
- ✦Letter of support from recognized nominator
English & Health
- ✦IELTS/PTE results (if applicable)
- ✦Health examinations and police certificates
Your XIPHIAS advisor prepares a personalised document list at onboarding. The checklist above is indicative and may vary by family size.
Family scopeالأسرة
All eligible dependants can be included in one application or added after approval.
Age limits, dependency definitions, and addition fees vary by jurisdiction. Your advisor confirms exact rules at onboarding.
Risk notes
The Form 1000 nominator is the real gate. Without someone nationally recognised in your field willing to attest to your record, there is no application.
You cannot apply unprompted. The Department must invite you, and once invited you have only 60 days to lodge.
There is no age limit, but applicants under 18 or aged 55 and over must additionally be of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.
The old Global Talent Independent programme no longer exists; the National Innovation visa replaced it on 6 December 2024.
Compliance
Home Affairs published service standard for the National Innovation stream: 6 months for 50% of applications, 7 months for 90%. Legacy Distinguished Talent and Global Talent (Independent) applications lodged before 6 December 2024 run at 16 and 24 months. The headline timeline on this page is XIPHIAS's own observed average, which includes the nominator and invitation stages.
This visa was renamed and restructured on 6 December 2024, when the Migration Amendment (National Innovation Visa) Regulations 2024 commenced. 'Global Talent visa' is no longer a valid name for it.
There is no points test and no occupation list for this visa.
Applications are processed in the order set by Ministerial Direction No. 120.
There is no government charge for the Form 1000 nomination.
The Global Talent Employer Sponsored scheme still exists, but it is not a subclass 858 product. It is an employer agreement that feeds the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa.
Questionsأسئلة شائعة
This route, answered.
Not under that name. On 6 December 2024 it was renamed and restructured as the National Innovation visa (subclass 858). The old Global Talent Independent programme is gone, and the old Home Affairs page now redirects to the National Innovation visa.
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A senior advisor will confirm the exact costs, timeline and documents for your case — privately, and entirely off the record.