All skills assessments are eligible for these pathways.
Before you register your interest or apply for nomination, please ensure that you have read all relevant information for the pathway, including:
- Minimum requirements for nomination
- Priority attributes for the pathway
- Additional information, exclusions and definitions
- Required documents
Subclass 190 - Tasmanian Skilled Graduate (TSG)
- Candidates must have lived in Tasmania for at least two calendar years from the start of their course and throughout their studies.
- Course of study must have been:
- Listed on CRICOS with a minimum duration of 92 weeks, and
- AQF 5 (Diploma) or higher, or
- at least Certificate III related to an OSCA Major Group 3 or Group 4 occupation
- PhD candidates who did not complete their undergraduate studies in Tasmania are eligible after living in Tasmania for two years and completing two years of their PhD.
The following attributes are used to rank Registrations of Interest. Only the most competitive candidates are invited to apply for nomination.
To qualify for gold, green or orange-plus priority attributes, your employment must meet the $57,000/year or $28.85/hour salary threshold (excluding overtime, penalty rates or casual loading).
Candidates with at least one orange-plus priority attribute are considered a high priority. After Gold and Green pass holders, they will be the first Orange pass candidates invited to apply for nomination.
GOLD | Points |
|---|---|
You have a skills assessment in health, allied health, or teaching, and have worked in a directly related job for the last three months, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 1000 |
GREEN | Points |
|---|---|
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 18 months in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 500 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past nine, but less than 18 months, in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 300 |
You have completed two years of your PhD in Tasmania, or one year after completing your undergraduate study in Tasmania. | 250 |
ORANGE PLUS | Points |
|---|---|
You have been employed in Tasmania for more than nine months in a role directly related to the study you are using to meet the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway requirements, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 50 |
Your employment has a base salary of at least $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for the past 12 weeks. | 45 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least the past three but less than nine months in a role directly related to your skills assessment or eligible Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway study, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 35 |
You have received an offer for a graduate employment program but have not yet commenced. The program is full-time, was offered prior to or within twelve months of graduation, is directly related to your skills assessment, and is from a Tasmanian business with at least 20 employees that has been operating in Tasmania for more than five years. | 35 |
ORANGE | Points |
|---|---|
Your employment has a base salary of at least $76,515 per year or $38.72 per hour but less than $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for the past 12 weeks. | 23 |
Your employment has a base salary of at least $68,863 per year ($34.85 per hour) but less than $76,515 per year ($38.72 per hour), and you have received this for the last 12 weeks. | 13 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for longer than the last two years, in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 12 |
You have completed an in-course work placement of at least 400 hours in a field related to health, allied health, or education (e.g., nursing, teaching, medicine, or social work). | 10 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for longer than the last nine months, but less than two years, in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 9 |
You have commenced PhD studies in Tasmania following the completion of undergraduate or postgraduate studies in Tasmania. | 8 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past three to nine months in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 7 |
You have been employed for at least the past 12 months in a role that is directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (minimum Cert III), that paid more than the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 5 |
You have been employed for more than six months but less than 12 months in a role that is directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (minimum Certificate III), that paid more than the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 4 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for five years or more | 4 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least three months, but less than six months, in the same industry as your skills assessment or minimum Certificate III Tasmanian study, and it paid at least the National Minimum Wage. | 3 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least four but less than five years | 3 |
Your Tasmanian study is directly related to an occupation in health, allied health, or education | 3 |
Your spouse has been employed in Tasmania for the past six months in a role that paid at least $57,000 per year, or a base rate of $28.85 per hour. | 3 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least the last three years but less than four years. | 2 |
You have evidence of job interviews with at least two well-established businesses that have been operating in Tasmania for a minimum of three years, for positions directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (if not currently employed in a relevant role). | 1 |
You have not lived or studied in any other part of Australia outside Tasmania. | 1 |
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania. | 1 |
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country | 1 |
When applying for nomination, documentation must be supplied to support the claims made in the Registration of Interest (ROI) and application for nomination. If you do not supply these documents your application might be declined.
You must read and understand the minimum nomination requirements before preparing the documents listed below. In addition to the documents you upload with your application:
- Migration Tasmania may request additional documents or information. People or organisations listed in the application, including education providers, employers and real estate agents, may also be contacted to confirm the information you provide.
- After lodging the application, you can submit additional documents until the application has been assigned to a case officer, or after a case officer requests further information.
- All information you provide must be current, true and correct.
- Where documentation or information is found to be false or misleading, the application will be declined, and details are likely to be passed on to other relevant agencies such as the Department of Home Affairs.
- Skills assessments and English tests must be current at time of nomination. If they are not, the Department of Home Affairs may refuse the visa application.
Mandatory documents
- Passport (Bio-Data page).
- SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI) including the personal, educational or employment details referred to in the Registration of Interest and nomination application.
- Skills assessment issued by the relevant assessing body for your stated occupation. Must be dated within the last three years.
- English language report (English proficiency test result) dated within the last three years. If you hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America, or Republic of Ireland and do not need to complete an English language test for your skilled visa please attach a copy of your passport bio data page.
- Curriculum vitae (CV)/resume which includes all study and employment from the last 10 years.
- Travel itinerary to Tasmania demonstrated by airline or Spirit of Tasmania tickets showing date of permanent arrival in Tasmania.
- Evidence of living in Tasmania since permanent arrival, demonstrated by rental agreements or a statutory declaration listing all addresses and dates of stay since arrival in Tasmania (which also lists all household tenants).
- Bank statements thatshow spending on living expenses in Tasmania and any pay or salary deposits since the date you arrived. The statements must be on official bank letter head, clearly showing the account number and account holder’s name, and be free of highlighting or any other changes.
- Evidence of Tasmanian qualifications including academic transcript and course completion letter.
- Evidence of any other educational qualifications achieved in Australia or overseas including academic transcript(s) and course completion letter(s).
- Evidence of Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE verification). Non CoE verification is only acceptable where an applicant did not hold a Student Visa during their study.
If making employment claims:
- Employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer outlining pay, conditions and position duties for students claiming employment priority attributes.
- Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form (PDF 754.8 KB).
- Pay slips covering the duration of employment claims.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- Superannuation Fund transaction statement for the period of any employment you are claiming. The statements must clearly show all employer contributions be on official fund letter head, and clearly show the account number and account holder’s name.
- Evidence that your pay and conditions are consistent with local market rates. All employment must comply with the Fair Work Ombudsman’s National Employment Standards, with pay and conditions no less than those of Australian citizens or permanent residents in comparable roles, and consistent with current local market rates.
This can be demonstrated by reference to the relevant enterprise agreement or industrial awards, including the applicable salary level, or if none applies, we will accept:
- job advertisements from the past six months for comparable positions in the same region on websites such as Seek, Indeed, CareerOne, and either:
- Salary survey data from Hays Guides or SmartMatch,
- Information from Jobs and Skills Australia’s Jobs and Skills Atlas
Additional supporting documents
The following documents are not mandatory but may help support claims. Applicants can upload the following documents in support of those claims.
- Evidence of sponsoring employer support: If currently holding a Temporary Skill Shortage or Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and worked less than 12 months with their Tasmanian-based sponsoring employer.
- Outstanding Tasmanian debts and payment plan summary: This is required if you have an outstanding debt that is signed and witnessed.
- Declaration of nomination obligations: Required if application has been submitted by a Migration Agent.
- Appointment of a registered migration agent legal practitioner or exempt person Form 956 (PDF): Required if application has been submitted by a Migration Agent.
- Personal statement that is a maximum one-page summary of your current situation and intentions. It is very important to include this where your ties to Tasmania are unclear, you have lived in another part of Australia for a more than 2 years before moving to Tasmania or your family members are overseas or have only recently joined you.
Include the following points:
- Why do you want to live in Tasmania?
- What community support is available to help you settle?
- What career, business prospects or opportunities do you have in Tasmania?
- Which family members settling with you. Where are they? When did they arrive in Tasmania? Are they currently studying or working?
- If your spouse/partner or any dependents are currently overseas, explain why.
- If they have recently moved to Tasmania from another Australian state or territory, explain what they intend to do in Tasmania.
- Tasmanian drivers’ license.
- Evidence of job offers and interviews unless previously listed as required
- Adult dependant's passport bio-data page.
- Adult dependant's current resume.
- Dependant child/children passports bio-data pages.
- Adult dependant's skills assessment if available.
- Adult dependant's employment contract if claiming dependent employment priority attributes.
- Evidence of marriage, dependant relationship if claiming to meet dependant-related priority attributes. Adult dependant must be included in Expression of Interest on SkillSelect.
Subclass 491 - Tasmanian Skilled Graduate (TSG)
- Applicants must have lived in Tasmania for at least one calendar year from the start of your course and throughout your studies.
- Course of study must have been:
- Listed on CRICOS with a minimum duration of 40 weeks, and
- AQF 5 (Diploma) or higher, or
- at least Certificate III related to an OSCA Major Group 3 or Group 4 occupation.
Graduates who were affected by COVID-19 travel restrictions should consider the flexible requirements for visa state nomination applicants affected by COVID-19 restrictions (PDF 419.1 KB)
Please also read the additional information, exclusions and definitions and the frequently asked questions for more guidance.
The following attributes are used to rank Registrations of Interest. Only the most competitive candidates are invited to apply for nomination.
To qualify for gold, green or orange-plus priority attributes, your employment must meet the $57,000/year or $28.85/hour salary threshold (excluding overtime, penalty rates or casual loading).
Candidates with at least one orange-plus priority attribute are considered a high priority. After Gold and Green pass holders, they will be the first Orange pass candidates invited to apply for nomination.
GOLD | Points |
|---|---|
You have a skills assessment in health, allied health, or teaching, and have worked in a directly related job for the last three months, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 1000 |
GREEN | Points |
|---|---|
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 18 months in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 500 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past nine, but less than 18 months, in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour). | 300 |
You have completed two years of your PhD in Tasmania, or one year after completing your undergraduate study in Tasmania. | 250 |
ORANGE PLUS | Points |
|---|---|
You have been employed in Tasmania for more than nine months in a role directly related to the study you are using to meet the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway requirements, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 45 |
Your employment has a base salary of at least $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for the past 12 weeks. | 40 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least the past three but less than nine months in a role directly related to your skills assessment or eligible Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway study, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 30 |
You have received an offer for a graduate employment program but have not yet commenced. The program is full-time, was offered prior to or within twelve months of graduation, is directly related to your skills assessment, and is from a Tasmanian business with at least 20 employees that has been operating in Tasmania for more than five years. | 30 |
ORANGE | Points |
|---|---|
Your employment has a base salary of at least $76,515 per year or $38.72 per hour but less than $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for the past 12 weeks. | 20 |
Your employment has a base salary of at least $68,863 per year ($34.85 per hour) but less than $76,515 per year ($38.72 per hour), and you have received this for the last 12 weeks. | 10 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for longer than the last two years, in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 11 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for longer than the last nine months, but less than two years, in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 8 |
You have commenced PhD studies in Tasmania following the completion of undergraduate or postgraduate studies in Tasmania | 8 |
You have completed an in-course work placement of at least 400 hours in a field related to health, allied health, or education (e.g., nursing, teaching, medicine, or social work). | 9 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past three to nine months in a role that is not related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 6 |
You have been employed for at least the past 12 months in a role that is directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (minimum Cert III), that paid more than the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 4 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for five years or more. | 4 |
You have been employed for more than six months but less than 12 months in a role that is directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (minimum Certificate III), that paid more than the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour). | 3 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least four but less than five years. | 3 |
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least the last three years but less than four years. | 2 |
Your Tasmanian study is directly related to an occupation in health, allied health, or education. | 2 |
Your spouse has been employed in Tasmania for the past six months in a role that paid at least $57,000 per year, or a base rate of $28.85 per hour. | 2 |
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least three months, but less than six months, in the same industry as your skills assessment or minimum Certificate III Tasmanian study, and it paid at least the National Minimum Wage. | 2 |
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country | 1 |
You have evidence of job interviews with at least two well-established businesses that have been operating in Tasmania for a minimum of three years, for positions directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study (if not currently employed in a relevant role). | 1 |
You have not lived or studied in any other part of Australia outside Tasmania. | 1 |
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania. | 1 |
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania. | 1 |
When applying for nomination, documentation must be supplied to support the claims made in the Registration of Interest (ROI) and application for nomination. If you do not supply these documents your application might be declined.
You must read and understand the minimum nomination requirements before preparing the documents listed below. In addition to the documents you upload with your application:
- Migration Tasmania may request additional documents or information. People or organisations listed in the application, including education providers, employers and real estate agents, may also be contacted to confirm the information you provide.
- After lodging the application, you can submit additional documents until the application has been assigned to a case officer, or after a case officer requests further information.
- All information you provide must be current, true and correct.
- Where documentation or information is found to be false or misleading, the application will be declined, and details are likely to be passed on to other relevant agencies such as the Department of Home Affairs.
- Skills assessments and English tests must be current at time of nomination. If they are not, the Department of Home Affairs may refuse the visa application.
- Passport (Bio-Data page).
- SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI) including the personal, educational or employment details referred to in the Registration of Interest and nomination application.
- Skills assessment issued by the relevant assessing body for your stated occupation. Must be dated within the last three years.
- English language report (English proficiency test result) dated within the last three years. If you hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America, or Republic of Ireland and do not need to complete an English language test for your skilled visa please attach a copy of your passport bio data page.
- Curriculum vitae (CV)/resume which includes all study and employment from the last 10 years.
- Travel itinerary to Tasmania demonstrated by airline or Spirit of Tasmania tickets showing date of permanent arrival in Tasmania.
- Evidence of living in Tasmania since permanent arrival, demonstrated by rental agreements or a statutory declaration listing all addresses and dates of stay since arrival in Tasmania (which also lists all household tenants).
- Bank statements that show spending on living expenses in Tasmania and any pay or salary deposits since the date you arrived. The statements must be on official bank letter head, clearly showing the account number and account holder’s name, and be free of highlighting or any other changes.
- Evidence of Tasmanian qualifications including academic transcript and course completion letter.
- Evidence of any other educational qualifications achieved in Australia or overseas including academic transcript(s) and course completion letter(s).
- Evidence of Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE verification). Non CoE verification is only acceptable where an applicant did not hold a Student Visa during their study.
If making employment claims:
- Employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer outlining pay, conditions and position duties for students claiming employment priority attributes.
- Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form (PDF 754.8 KB)
- Pay slips covering the duration of employment claims.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- Superannuation Fund transaction statement for the period of any employment you are claiming. The statements must clearly show all employer contributions be on official fund letter head, and clearly show the account number and account holder’s name.
- Evidence that your pay and conditions are consistent with local market rates. All employment must comply with the Fair Work Ombudsman’s National Employment Standards, with pay and conditions no less than those of Australian citizens or permanent residents in comparable roles, and consistent with current local market rates.
- This can be demonstrated by reference to the relevant enterprise agreement or industrial awards, including the applicable salary level, or if none applies, we will accept:
- job advertisements from the past six months for comparable positions in the same region on websites such as Seek, Indeed, CareerOne, and either:
- Salary survey data from Hays Guides or SmartMatch,
- Information from Jobs and Skills Australia’s Jobs and Skills Atlas
- This can be demonstrated by reference to the relevant enterprise agreement or industrial awards, including the applicable salary level, or if none applies, we will accept:
Additional supporting documents
The following documents are not mandatory but may help support claims. Applicants can upload the following documents in support of those claims.
- Evidence of sponsoring employer support: If currently holding a Temporary Skill Shortage or Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and worked less than 12 months with their Tasmanian-based sponsoring employer.
- Outstanding Tasmanian debts and payment plan summary: This is required if you have an outstanding debt that is signed and witnessed.
- Declaration of nomination obligations: Required if application has been submitted by a Migration Agent.
- Appointment of a registered migration agent legal practitioner or exempt person Form 956 (PDF): Required if application has been submitted by a Migration Agent.
- Personal statement that is a maximum one-page summary of your current situation and intentions. It is very important to include this where your ties to Tasmania are unclear, you have lived in another part of Australia for a more than 2 years before moving to Tasmania or your family members are overseas or have only recently joined you.
- Include the following points:
- Why do you want to live in Tasmania?
- What community support is available to help you settle?
- What career, business prospects or opportunities do you have in Tasmania?
- Which family members settling with you. Where are they? When did they arrive in Tasmania? Are they currently studying or working?
- If your spouse/partner or any dependents are currently overseas, explain why.
- If they have recently moved to Tasmania from another Australian state or territory, explain what they intend to do in Tasmania.
- Include the following points:
- Tasmanian drivers’ license.
- Evidence of job offers and interviews unless previously listed as required
- Adult dependant's passport bio-data page.
- Adult dependant's current resume.
- Dependant child/children passports bio-data pages.
- Adult dependant's skills assessment if available.
- Adult dependant's employment contract if claiming dependent employment priority attributes.
- Evidence of marriage, dependant relationship if claiming to meet dependant-related priority attributes. Adult dependant must be included in Expression of Interest on SkillSelect.