Global Talent Employer Sponsored

About the Global Talent Employer Sponsored
(GTES) Visa

The GTES visa program is designed to enable Australian employers to sponsor highly skilled migrants for niche positions that no available or appropriately qualified Australian worker can fill.

Before an employer and the Department could enter into an agreement, Australian businesses must first prove that they cannot fill the said position via any existing skilled visa options. If approved, you can then sponsor overseas workers for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa subclass 482 under the GTES program.

Program Highlights

The Global Talent Employer Sponsored program is designed to attract people with exceptional technical skills and talent, which can be transferred to the Australian workforce and in turn encourage business growth.

Some of the key features of this program include:

• Access to highly-skilled roles not limited to occupations listed in the TSS visa short-term and medium–term streams
• Higher earning threshold for eligible applicants
• ‘Negotiable’ visa requirements with age and occupation concessions
• Four-year validity with a permanent residency pathway after three years
• Priority processing

GTES Visa Streams

The Global Talent Scheme is split into two streams.

Established Business Stream

Under the Established Business stream, approved sponsoring employers can sponsor outstanding international talents with advanced skills. The Australian government expects that this’ll help established businesses to be more globally competitive and innovative.

Criteria for Employers

• Employers must prove that access to the GTES visa program will generate more job opportunities and knowledge transfer for Australians;
• To request a GTES agreement, employer applicants must show labour market testing evidence for the specific niche positions;
• The sponsoring employer should have a good standing with relevant regulatory agencies, including compliance with workplace laws;
• The employer must be a publicly listed company with a minimum annual turnover of at least AUD 4 million for each of the past two (2) years;
• The requesting employer must be endorsed as a TSS accredited sponsor.

Criteria for Applicants

• Applicant must not have any familial relationship with directors and/or shareholders;
• Qualifications must correspond with the highly skilled role being applied for;
• Skilled worker must have at least 3 years relevant work experience;
• Applicant must have the ability to pass on skills to Australians;
• The position must have annual earnings commensurate to the minimum Fair Work High Income Threshold;
• Workers must satisfy health, character, and security requirements.

Startup Stream

Under the Startup stream, Australian employers operating in a tech-based or STEM field can sponsor migrant workers with innovative skills to aid in Australia’s developing startup ecosystem. Qualified applicants are anticipated to help bring new ideas, generate new jobs, transfer new skills, and develop new technology to Australia.

Requirements for employers

• Employers must prove that access to the GTES visa program will generate more job opportunities and skills transfer for Australians;
• To lodge a GTES agreement request, employer must show labour market testing evidence for the specialised positions;
• Employers should have a good standing with relevant regulatory agencies, including compliance with workplace and immigration laws;
• Startup business must be in a technology-based field (e.g., digital, biomedical, or AgTech)
• Startups must either have received a minimum of AUD 50,000 of investment from an investment fund registered as an Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnership, or have been awarded an Accelerating Commercialisation Grant at any time;
• Employers must secure endorsement from the independent startup advisory panel.

Requirements for applicants

• Must not have any familial relationship with directors and/or shareholders;
• Qualifications must correspond with the specialised role being applied for;
• Overseas worker must have at least 3 years relevant work experience;
• Applicant must have the ability to pass on skills to Australians;
• Minimum annual earnings for the position must be at the market salary rate, but not less than AUD 80,000; includes equity but must have a cash component no less than the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT), which is AUD 73,150 effective 1 July 2024;
• Applicant must meet health, character, and security requirements

GTES Request & Application : Step by Step
Process

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Initial Consultation

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Eligibility Assessment

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Document Preparation

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Application Review

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Lodgement of Application

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Communication with Authorities

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