Nominator Eligibility

Your nominator must have a national reputation in Australia in your field of expertise.

Your nominator must be:

• an Australian citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an eligible New Zealand citizen
• an Australian organisation.

An eligible New Zealand citizen is a New Zealand citizen who at the time of their last entry to Australia would have met their health and character checks and:

• held a Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa on 26 February 2001
  or
• held a Subclass 444 visa that was in force for at least one year in the two years before 26 February 2001
  or
• has a certificate, issued under the Social Security Act 1991, that states the citizen, for the purposes of the Social Security Act, was residing in Australia on a particular date (Centrelink stopped accepting applications from these certificates in February 2004).

Evidence to attach to the nomination form

The nominator will need to include the following documents with the completed nomination form:

• a personal, comprehensive statement of the visa applicant's achievements in their field
• details of the visa applicant's and nominator's achievements in your common field
• relevant supporting documentation about the visa applicant
  Examples: newspaper/magazine articles, supporting comments from qualified people
• details of employment arrangements or other assistance used to help establish the visa applicant.

Before lodging an application, please read all related requirements.
See: Eligibility