Australian GTI visa a big draw for many highly skilled Indians despite pandemic Australian GTI visa a big draw for many highly skilled Indians despite pandemic Ishani Duttagupta | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 15, 2021, 16:33 IST Representational image. Photo: Instagram/@australia With the Australian government imposing strict travel restrictions and shutting its borders for several categories of international travellers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, many Indians including business travellers and students are facing difficulties. However, for some highly skilled Indians, a new opportunity has emerged to move to the country with permanent residence benefits under the new Global Talent Independent (GTI) visa programme. With this programme, the Australian government is seeking to attract the best and brightest talent from across the world to help the country with post-Covid economic recovery.