Well-established business definition
All employment and salary claims, must be with a well-established business operating in Tasmania.
A business is considered well-established if it has been under the same ownership for at least 12 months. Some pathways may require a longer period of operation—see the Occupational Caveats section for details.
A well-established business would normally include a combination of following characteristics:
- permanent signage
- existing, active online presence
- a registered address in Tasmania
- commercially leased office space, that is not in a residential building or corporate/co-shared offices
- permanent staff presence during publicised office opening hours.
- Additional outlets or franchises of the same business must individually meet the 12-month operational requirement (or a longer period if required by a relevant occupational caveat).
For example:
- If a business called Harvest and Hearth opens a new outlet in Kingston under the name Fresh Bites but the ABN is the same, then that outlet must operate for at least 12 months before qualifying. This is the case even if the original Harvest and Hearth has been running for five years.
Remote work is only accepted in the Subclass 190 Tasmanian Established Resident pathway if you have earned at least $57,000 a year (or $28.85 an hour) for at least 12 months.
Remote work for the Tasmanian Established Resident Pathway
For this pathway, Remote work refers to employment arrangements in which individuals residing in Tasmania perform work duties from within the state for a company or organisation that is located outside Tasmania, whether elsewhere in Australia or overseas. This includes roles where the worker delivers services, expertise, or digital outputs - such as IT support, software development, design, or consulting - to the external company, not to Tasmanian clients or consumers.
For example , a software engineer living in Hobart who provides backend development services to Google in California is engaged in remote work under this definition.
Individuals working for companies located outside Tasmania who deliver services to Tasmanian clients or markets are not considered remote workers under this definition. They will be classified as employees of a well-established Tasmanian business if those services are delivered at a Tasmanian worksite or worksites.
Excluded employment
The following types of employment will not be accepted in relation to minimum nomination requirements or priority attributes for any pathway:
- unpaid internships, scholarships, stipends and volunteer work
- taxi drivers and ride-share drivers
- food and alcohol delivery drivers
- massage therapists without a recognised skills assessment and a health fund provider number
Important to note:
- Massage therapists must have a relevant skills assessment, and a health fund provider number issued to them personally, not to their business or employer. Evidence must be provided to support all claims. Paid internships associated with professional registration, such as for pharmacists, are accepted as employment.
Employment for the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathway
Employment or business operation is not necessary to meet the minimum requirements for nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathways. However, it will be used to assess an application against priority attributes where that employment is with a well-established Tasmania business.Employment must average minimum 9 hours per week during study, 20 hours after completion of study.Excluded employment or business operation will not be considered in relation to Priority Attributes.
Migration industry related employment
Employment that depends heavily on the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program is not a priority for nomination. This includes registered training organisations (RTOs) that rely upon the program for their business. The main test is whether the business or job would continue if the State Nomination Program no longer existed. While this does not automatically exclude an applicant, current employment in these industries will not count toward priority attributes — except for those related to salary or pay rate.