Visa applicants outside of Australia will need to provide biometrics when they apply for a visa that is part of the Australian biometrics program, or where they are from a country, or located in a country at time of application that is part of the Australian biometrics program.
Dr Andrew Treloar has worked in the digital research infrastructure space for over 25 years, with an academic background in digital humanities. He ran the project to establish the Australian National Data Service, and worked to set up the Research Data Alliance (RDA), where he served as co-chair of the Technical Advisory Board for 7 years. He is currently Director, International Strategy for the Australian Research Data Commons. He co-chairs the Global Open Research Commons Interest Group within the RDA, and also chairs the Program Committee for International Data Week 2025, to be held in Brisbane, Australia in October 2025.
