Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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? :unsure:

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

Many thanks in advance!

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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!!

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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?!

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

And the Minogue sisters.

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

GL

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

I think we were done :blink:

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

The Aussies 'appear' to think very highly of Bugner and Sayer :blink: Kind of them I think ;):lol:

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

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

So then it would be a disused talent visa? :blink: :rofl:

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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

Lmao!!!

Re: Distinguised Talent Visa?
 

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