TSE Priority Occupation option
- You must have worked in Tasmania in a job closely related to your skills assessment (a role within the same ANZSCO 3-digit group as your skills assessment) for:
- At least 9 months, or
- 6 months if your skills assessment is for a teaching occupation (and you are working in a school) or health or allied health occupation.
- Your skills assessment must be listed as a TSE Priority Occupation.
- Your employment must meet any additional occupational caveats listed for your occupation.
- Your employment must have averaged at least 20 hours per week.
- If self-employed or a contractor, you need:
- A relevant skills assessment, and
- 12 months of business activity in Tasmania.
TSE long-term employment option - all skills assessments eligible for this pathway
- You must have worked in Tasmania in a role closely related to your skills assessment for at least 15 months immediately before applying.
- Your employment must meet any occupational caveats listed for your occupation.
- If self-employed or a contractor, you need:
- A relevant skills assessment, and
- 12 months of business activity in Tasmania.
- Your occupation must be on the Home Affairs skilled occupation list for subclass 190.
For both options
- You must have worked an average of at least 20 hours per week over the qualifying period immediately before you lodge your application (the minimum employment duration required under your chosen option - 6, 9, or 15 months).
- You must currently be living in Tasmania and intend to continue living in Tasmania.
- Your salary must be at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour (excludes overtime, penalties, bonuses or casual loading).
- Your dependants must not be living in another Australian state or territory. They must have moved and settled in Tasmania at least three months before applying for nomination.
- Your employment must be closely related to your skills assessment. This means a role within the same ANZSCO 3-digit group as your skills assessment. (Refer to additional information, exclusions and definitions for more guidance).
- You must genuinely intend to remain employed in Tasmania in your current industry for at least two years after nomination.
- If self-employed or a contractor, you need:
- a relevant skills assessment, and
- at least 12 months of business activity in Tasmania.
Employment and conditions
- Your employer must be a well-established business that has been actively operating in Tasmania for the past 12 months (unless longer caveats apply to your occupation).
- Your pay and conditions must be equal to or better than those for Australian citizens or permanent residents.
- There must be a genuine, ongoing need for your role (including a minimum 12-month contract with at least three months remaining at the time you apply for nomination).
- Casual employment is allowed but must comply with the Fair Work Ombudsman’s requirements.