The 12-month Australia Tech Visa pilot under the Global Talent Scheme will continue after its imminent expiry date. This is as the Federal Government holds a review of the effectiveness of the scheme.
The Australia
GTS was launched in July 2018 in attempts
to pacify the irate Tech sector in the nation. This was after the abrupt elimination of Subclass 457 Visa in
2017, as quoted by the Innovation AUS.
The Australia
Tech Visa pilot is under the Temporary
Skills Shortage Visa program. It offers Visas for highly specialised and
skilled positions that cannot be filled by workers in Australia.
Businesses in
Australia can obtain access to 4-year
Visas that are fast-tracked and with a route to Australia PR. It is divided
into 2 categories with one being for established businesses with a yearly
turnover of $4 million plus. The other stream is for specialised Start-ups.
The Global
Talent Scheme was launched by the Government of Australia as a pilot for
12-months. It is due to expire at the
beginning of July. The Home Affairs
Department has confirmed that it will hold a 2 weeks review of the scheme.
The pilot would continue during this review, it added.
A Spokesperson
for DHA said that the pilot will be reviewed once it completes 12 months. This
is for assessing its performance and considering any modifications for betterment in the achievement of its goals, added
the Spokesperson.
The Australia Tech Visa pilot will continue
under GTS in its existing form till the completion of the review said the
Spokesperson. This is until the Government takes a decision on the future of
the scheme, added the Spokesperson.
The Government
of Australia remains committed to attracting best talents said the
Spokesperson. This is for catering to skills requirements in our economy,
explained the Spokesperson.
The DHA said
that its aim remains to offer businesses a streamlined
process for sponsoring overseas workers. This is inclusive of Australian
Start-ups. This is for those with cutting edge skills and for roles that cannot
be filled by Australian workers, it added.
The Australia
Tech Visa pilot under the GTS had a slow beginning. It was also delayed by the political turmoil in
Canberra in 2018. It was not until 2018 October that the first company was
approved under the scheme. It was Safety
Culture based in Queensland. The first Start-up under the pilot was
approved as late as March 2019.
14 Australian
companies have now qualified for the GTS. They can now access fast-tracked
Australia Visas and 4 of them are under the Start-up stream. These include Gilmour Space Technologies and Q-CTRL.
The larger Tech firms that have qualified for GTS include Canva and Atlassian.
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