Seacaptain

Hi all,

Has anyone had any experience of the distinguised talent visa?

I have a friend who has won a BAFTA, and a BAFTA nominated for another film. Also won awards across the globe and been on BBC2 Culture Show. He has a possible nomination in Australia, but would a BAFTA win be recognised in allowing him to gain a visa?

I think this is going to be tricky one to answer, but then nothing surprises me on BE!

Many thanks in advance!

George Lombard

Dear Seacaptain,

The DTV is supposed to be for people with an international reputation, but the BAFTA is just British, no? Everyone likes to think they're distinguished so this category of visa is very seductive, sometimes bringing about very sad and misguided delusions, and at the very least your client ought to have a Wikipedia page...

Cheers,

George Lombard

Seacaptain

Thanks George.

The BAFTA is worldwide and often viewed as the run up to the Oscars. Everyone in the film industry would view a BAFTA as a recognised award, as they do the Golden Globe and an OSCAR.

It's a tricky one, as you say.

Thanks

PS. Wikipedia? I could write one on there about myself!!

hectorafp

Is this really true? I know 2 people who have succesfully applied for this visa, neither of them have a Wikipedia page and as the Seacaptain points out you could easily write this yourself?!

George Lombard

Guys, the point is that people do get knocked back - distinguished talent seems to be tied up with fame and column inches and ego and where the self-belief turns into self-delusion, that's the problem. Sorry, BAFTA only world-wide if you're British; yes, Wikipedia can be self-written but it's a metaphor - blessed are the cheesemakers and all that - for internet hits and fame.

Cheers,

George Lombard

moneypenny20

Surely if the likes of Joe Bugner, Leo Sayer etc can get in........ Presumably they got in before DIAC decided talent should mean talent

JenniGee

Maybe they do it on a like for like exchange basis....they let Joe Bugner in, but we got Jason Donovan in return

Dorothy

And the Minogue sisters.

George Lombard

... in which case it would be a Disguised talent visa - see thread heading I thought the OP was having a laugh.

GL

JenniGee

I think we were done

moneypenny20

The Aussies 'appear' to think very highly of Bugner and Sayer Kind of them I think

JenniGee

Obviously, some applicants are better at disuising their talent than others then

Matrisha

So then it would be a disused talent visa?

JenniGee

Yes...that's what you get when..... you don't move to Oz before the visa expires.....

Lmao!!!

Red_V_Roger

Look at Jimmy Barns...he's Scottish, but gets played every hour on the radio.