Form 1000

NIV 858 visa Form 1000

The National Innovation visa (858 visa) replaced the Global Talent visa (subclass 858) in December 2024. It targets exceptionally talented migrants who will drive growth in sectors of national importance.

The NIV 858 visa requires that an application by an applicant seeking to apply for a 858 visa, which relates to the applicant’s internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in a specified area, must accompany their application with a completed approved form 1000. The current version of this form is titled ‘Nomination for National Innovation visa’ (it replaced the former ‘Nomination for Global Talent’ form).

Note: ‘Approved form’ is defined in regulation 1.03 of Part 1 of the Regulations and means a form approved by the Minister under section 495 of the Act or regulation 1.18, and a reference to an approved form by number is a reference to the form so approved and numbered.

The requirement for a completed ‘approved form’ does not mean that the form needs to be assessed in order for a valid application to be made. It simply must be completed.
Note: the extract below shows clause 858.212 as it applied to the Global Talent visa. The criteria may have been amended when the National Innovation visa started in December 2024, so check the current wording with us before relying on it.

858.212

(1)  Unless the applicant has been endorsed by the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Global Business and Talent Attraction as mentioned in paragraph 1113(3)(f) of Schedule 1, the applicant meets the requirements of subclause (2) or (4) of this clause.

(2)  The applicant:

(a)  has an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in one of the following areas:

(i)  a profession;

(ii)  a sport;

(iii)  the arts;

(iv)  academia and research; and

(b)  is still prominent in the area; and

(c)  would be an asset to the Australian community; and

(d)  would have no difficulty in obtaining employment, or in becoming established independently, in Australia in the area; and

(e)  produces a completed approved form 1000; and

 Note:    An approved form 1000 requires the applicant’s record of achievement in an area (as mentioned in paragraph (a)) to be attested to by:

(a)  an Australian citizen; or

(b)  an Australian permanent resident; or

(c)  an eligible New Zealand citizen; or

(d)  an Australian organisation;

who has a national reputation in relation to the area.

(f)  if the applicant has not turned 18, or is at least 55 years old, at the time of application, would be of exceptional benefit to the Australian community.

(4)  The applicant meets the requirements of this subclause if, in the opinion of the Minister, acting on the advice of:

(a)  the Minister responsible for an intelligence or security agency within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or

(b)  the Director-General of Security;

the applicant has provided specialised assistance to the Australian Government in matters of security.