Australia’s Immigration Law-Related Update
The immigration focus of Australia has now turned towards luring businesses and skilled workers under the country’s Global Talent program. The GTES is Australia’s Labor Agreement pathway designed to aid businesses in filling highly-skilled, cutting-edge and innovative positions that the local labor market or a standard visa program cannot help fill. Under the Agreement, the Australian Department of Home Affairs can permit not only flexibility to Australia’s Temporary Skill Shortage visa but also a four-year stay and work period with a pathway to PR following three years. Start-ups and established businesses can access Australia’s GTES program. As for an established business, accessing the program requires meeting the following. It must be an accredited sponsor under the present TSS visa program (subclass 482). It must be a publicly listed business, or must have at least $4 million as its annual turnover for the last two years. That business must show that the positions nominated ...