This is a permanent visa for people who have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible field.
This visa grants you the following privileges:
- To stay in Australia indefinitely.
- To work and study in Australia.
- To enrol in Medicare, Australia’s public healthcare scheme.
- To sponsor your relatives to come to Australia.
- To travel to and from Australia for 5 years.
- To apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.
If you are a newly arrived resident, you might have to wait before you can access certain Australian Government payments and benefits.
You may be in or outside of Australia but not in immigration clearance when you apply and when this visa is decided.