Tasmania 491 visa requirements

Tasmania 491 Visa Requirements (2025-2026)

Tasmania Skilled Migration Updates:

21 May 2026 - Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update

Registrations of Interest for all pathways and passes of the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will close 5pm Wednesday, 3 June, 2026, following strong demand for nomination.
The last invitation round for the 2025-26 program year will take place on Thursday 4 June 2026.
Migration Tasmania will resume accepting ROIs from all eligible candidates when the 2026-27 program commences.

Migration Tasmania will continue to assess applications for nomination and new applications will be able to be lodged. However, with few nomination places remaining, not all applicants will be nominated this program year.

Once all nomination places are used, any applications approved will be nominated after Tasmania receives its nomination allocation for the 2026-27 program year.

ROIs that are not invited to apply for nomination before the end of the program will continue to be held in the Application Gateway for six months and considered for an invitation to apply for nomination when the 2026-27 program opens.

2025-26 State and territory nomination allocations – Tasmania

Tasmania has now received its full nomination allocation for the 2025-26 program year. In total, including interim allocations, this comprises:

Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 1,200 places (-900)
Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 650 places (-110)

Application fees:

ROI: Free
State Nomination: $370 / $407 including GST

“If you are nominated by the Tasmanian Government for this visa, you must live in Tasmania for two years after your nomination has been approved”

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Features of the 2025-26 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program

The Application Gateway has been overhauled to simplify and enhance transparency in the Registration of Interest (ROI) process.

Key improvements include:

Replacement of the previous question-and-answer format with a streamlined checklist of priority attributes
The checklist aligns directly with the priority attribute tables published on the Migration Tasmania website
Each candidate will be allocated a total ROI score which will be clearly displayed within the Gateway, helping applicants better understand their competitiveness and eligibility
When further information is requested by a case officer during assessment, applicants will be able to securely upload the new information to their online

These changes are designed to make the nomination process more intuitive, consistent, and user-friendly.

Changes to priority attributes

All attributes have been reworded in simple terms to aid understanding.

Priority attributes now display an individual score that clearly indicates the weighting of each attribute a candidate claims. This is designed to better reflect Tasmania’s nomination priorities and help candidates understand their competitiveness.

A candidate’s Registration of Interest (ROI) score is determined by the attributes they meet. This score determines the coloured pass issued upon ROI submission:

Gold Pass – Score of 1,000 or more

Allows the candidate to immediately lodge a nomination

Green Pass – Score of 250 or more

Invitation to apply for nomination within the following six

Orange Pass – Score under 250

Invitation to apply may be issued depending on the number of available nomination places and ROIs received.

Some orange priority attributes are designated “Orange plus”, scoring 25 points or more. Candidates with one or more of these attributes will be prioritised for an invitation among orange pass holders.

Priority score weightings favour the Graduate and Established Resident pathways, recognising their longer-term residence in Tasmania and the importance of attracting and retaining young people.

All ROIs in the overseas applicant pathways receive a Gold pass.

There are no green or gold priority attributes for the Tasmanian Business Operator (TBO) pathway.

Skilled and lower skilled roles

All references to skilled roles (ANZSCO 1-3) and lower skilled roles (ANZSCO 4-5) in priority attributes have been replaced with an income threshold.

Candidates earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) from eligible employment can now claim the highest scoring priority attributes.

Employment that does not meet the National Minimum Wage is not eligible to claim priority attributes.

Pay and salary attributes

To claim salary-based priority attributes, candidates must meet the specified income threshold solely through base earnings. Calculation of salary excludes:

Overtime
Penalty rates
Bonuses
Casual loading

Gold pass – employment in health, allied health, or education professions

The “critical roles list” has been restricted to include only health, allied health, or education professions. Only teaching roles in schools will be accepted for the Gold priority attribute.

Updated: TAS Nomination options for skilled migrants (2025-26)

1. Skilled Workers and Graduates living in Tasmania

Nomination Pathways

Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathways (TSE)
Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathways (TSG)
Tasmanian Established Resident Pathways (TER)
Tasmanian Business Operator Pathway (TBO)

2. Skilled Workers living overseas

Nomination Pathways

Subclass 190 Overseas Applicant (Health or Education Sector Job Offer) Pathway
Subclass 491 Overseas Skilled Occupation Profiles – Invitation Only Pathway

Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE)

Subclass 190

190 TSE – Minimum requirements

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

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 six-month period immediately before you lodge your application.
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 which excludes overtime, penalties, bonuses or casual loading.
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.
Your dependents 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 guidance.
You must genuinely intend to remain employed in Tasmania 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.

190 TSE – Priority attributes

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

GOLD	Points
You have a skills assessment in health, allied health, or teaching, and have worked in a directly related job for the last six months, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour).	1000

GREEN

GREEN	Points
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past two years 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 18 months, but less than two years 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

ORANGE PLUS

ORANGE PLUS	Points
Your employment has a base salary of at least $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for at least the past 12 weeks.	40
You have at least two years of Australian work experience in the same industry as your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year, or a base rate of $28.85 per hour.	30
You have been employed in Tasmania for more the past 12 months, 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).	30

ORANGE

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.	15
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 more the past 9 months, but less than 12 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).	6
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 hourly rate of $28.85.	4
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for more than three years.	2
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country.	1
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania.	1

190 TSE – Required documents

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

491 TSE – Minimum requirements

Salary at least $57,000

If you are working in a role that pays at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour (excluding overtime, penalties, bonuses or casual loading)
- You must have been working in Tasmania for at least nine months immediately before applying.
- You must have worked an average of at least 20 hours per week over the nine-month period immediately before you lodge your application.
- You must currently be living in Tasmania and intend to continue living in Tasmania.
- Your dependents must not be living in another Australian state or territory.
  - If self-employed or a contractor, you need:
    - a relevant skills assessment, and
    - at least 12 months of business activity in Tasmania.
- 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).
- If your job is not related to your skills assessment, you must have relevant qualifications or experience aligned with the Occupational Standards Classification for Australia (OSCA) definition for the role.
- Your job does not need to match your skills assessment (unless you are self-employed or a contractor.
- You must genuinely intend to remain employed in Tasmania in your current industry for at least two years after nomination.

Salary less than $57,000

If you are working in a role that paid less than $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour, but at least the National Minimum Wage :
- You must have worked in Tasmania for at least 12 months
- You must have worked an average 20 hours per week in the 12 months before you applied for nomination.
- You must currently be living in Tasmania and intend to continue living in Tasmania.
- Your dependents must not be living in another Australian state or territory.
- You must genuinely intend to remain employed in your current industry for at least two years after nomination.
- Your employer must provide a statement confirming severe recruitment difficulty, including efforts made to fill the role locally.
- If the role is not related to your skills assessment, you must have relevant qualifications or experience aligned with the OSCA definition for the role.
- Your employer must confirm in writing that there are genuine career advancement opportunities for you.
- If you are self-employed ort a subcontractor, you need
- a skills assessment directly related to the role or industry you are working in, 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.
Your wages and conditions must be no less favourable than those that would apply to an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and salary or wages are at least equivalent to the market salary rate.
There must be a genuine, ongoing need for your position within the business (including a minimum 12-month contract with at least three months remaining at the time you apply for nomination). The contract may be casual, but must comply with the Fair Work Ombudsman’s National Employment Standards.

491 TSE – Priority attributes

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).

GOLD

GOLD	Points
You have a skills assessment in health, allied health, or teaching, and have worked in a directly related job for the last six months, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour).	1000

GREEN

GREEN	Points
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past two years 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 12 months, but less than two years 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

ORANGE PLUS

ORANGE PLUS	Points
Your employment has a base salary of at least $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for at least the past 12 weeks.	40
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 18 months in a role not directly related to your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour).	35
You have at least two years of Australian work experience in the same industry as your skills assessment, earning at least $57,000 per year, or a base rate of $28.85 per hour.	30
You have been employed in Tasmania for more the past 12 months, 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).	30

ORANGE

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.	15
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
Your current role is not directly aligned with your skills assessment, you have two years of relevant prior Australian industry experience, and you currently receive a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour).	6
You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 12 months in a role that is not directly related to your skills assessment but is in the same industry area and you are paid at least $57,000 per year / base rate of $28.85 per hour.	6
You are employed in in a role that paid more than the National Minimum Wage, but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour), and you hold a skills assessment related to this role.	4
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 hourly rate of $28.85.	4
You are employed in a role that pays more than the National Minimum Wage, but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour), and you hold a qualification related to this role (minimum Certificate III, not including online courses or qualifications gained on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning).	2
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for more than three years.	2
You speak Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country.	1
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania.	1

491 TSE – Required documents

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 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.

Pathway specific documents

Employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer clearly outlining pay, conditions and position duties.
Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form Employer Statutory Declaration (PDF 754.8 KB).
Pay slips covering the full duration of claimed employment.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
Superannuation Fund transaction statement for the period of any employment being 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 of career opportunities if working in a role that pays more than the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour – must be endorsed by your employer
Evidence of any other educational qualifications achieved in Australia or overseas including academic transcript(s) and completion letter(s).
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

Where no enterprise agreement or industrial award exists, the higher salary from the submitted job ads or the salary survey/market insights will be relied upon to determine the applicable market rate.

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.

Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathways (TSG)

Subclass 190

190 TSG – Minimum requirements

190 TSG - Minimum requirements

You must have completed a course with a Tasmanian tertiary institution registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) and received a completion letter.
You must have lived in Tasmania for at least two calendar years from the start of your course and throughout your studies.
Your course 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
Study must have been full-time and on-site in Tasmania (at least 75% of a full-time load per semester; no online or distance learning).
VET courses must include at least 15 contact hours per week, unless the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA ) specifies otherwise.
Credit transfers do not count toward full-time study hours.
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.
You must currently live in Tasmania and intend to stay.

190 TSG – Priority attributes

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).

GOLD

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

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

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

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

190 TSG – Required documents

Basic

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

491 TSG – Minimum requirements

491 TSG - Minimum requirements

You must have completed a course with a Tasmanian tertiary institution registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) and received a completion letter.
Study must have been full-time and on-site in Tasmania (at least 75% of a full-time load per semester; no online or distance learning).
Your 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.
You must have lived in Tasmania for at least one calendar year from the start of your course and throughout your studies.
VET courses must include at least 15 contact hours per week, unless the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA ) specifies otherwise.
Credit transfers do not count toward full-time study hours.
You must currently live in Tasmania and intend to stay.

491 TSG – Priority attributes

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).

GOLD

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).

GREEN

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

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

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

491 TSG – Required documents

Basic

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

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.

Tasmanian Established Resident Pathways (TER)

Subclass 190

190 TER – Minimum requirements

190 TER - Minimum requirements

You must have lived in Tasmania for at least the last three years, with no more than 50 per cent of your total Australian residence period spent in other Australian states or territories, intend to continue living in Tasmania and either:

be working in a role with a Tasmanian-based employer that paid at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour (excluding overtime, penalties, bonuses or casual loading), with at least 12 months of work in the last two years (minimum 20 hours/week).
be working in a role that paid at least the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour, with at least 18 months of work in the last 3 years (minimum 20 hours/week).
have undertaken remote work for the immediate past 12 months while residing in Tasmania, for an employer or clients located outside the state, earning at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour (excluding overtime, penalties, bonuses or casual loading).
You must have operated a business in Tasmania for at least the past two years, generating a minimum personal income equal to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (currently $76,515), with the business also achieving a net profit of at least that amount.

190 TER – Priority attributes

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).

GOLD

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

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

ORANGE PLUS

ORANGE PLUS	Points
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 received a personal income from your business for over 12 months of at least $102,956 per year or $38.72 per hour and your business is still in profit.	45
You have a skills assessment which is directly related to your current business operation.	35
Your business had a turnover of more than $500,000 in the last financial year.	30
Your business employs more than 10 local Australian citizens or permanent or provisional visa holders.	30

ORANGE

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.	24
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least the past three months but less than nine months in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour).	20
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).	15
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.	12
You received earnings from your business of more than $76,515 for the last two years, and it is still in profit	12
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).	10
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).	9
You have been employed for the last 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).	6
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.	4
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for five years or more	4
You have operated your business in Tasmania for at least the last 3 years.	3
Your Tasmanian qualification at AQF Level 5 or above is directly related to an occupation in health, allied health, or education.	3
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least four but less than five years.	3
You are employed in the same industry as your skills assessment or minimum Certificate III Tasmanian study and are paid at least the National Minimum Wage.	2
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least three years but less than four years.	2
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country.	1
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania.	1
You have not lived or studied in any other part of Australia outside Tasmania.	1

190 TER – Required documents

Basic

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 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.
Department of Home Affairs Official International Movement Record showing travel to and from Australia. You can request the document from Home Affairs.

For applicants making employment claims:

Current and previous employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer outlining pay, conditions and position duties.
Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form (PDF 754.8 KB).
Pay slips covering the duration of your employment.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
Payslips covering the duration of 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.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
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

For applicants claiming business operations:

Business registration and operational evidence as follows:
- ABN/ASIC certificate.
- Current Company Extract (https://connectonline.asic.gov.au)
Business bank and personal bank transaction statements for 12 months of most recent operations.
Business Activity Statements (BAS) for the duration of business operation claimed.
ATO Income Statement as evidence of personal income claimed from the business.
Australian Taxation Office annual Notice of Assessment and Lodgement confirmation
Statement of Distribution if operating as partnership with spouse.
Photographic evidence of business location and operations.

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

491 TER – Minimum requirements

491 TER - Minimum requirements

You must have lived in Tasmania for at least the last two years, with no more than 50 per cent of your total Australian residence period spent in other Australian states or territories, and either:
- be working in a role that paid at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour (excluding overtime penalties, bonuses or casual loading), with at least 6 months of work in the last year (minimum 20 hours/week).
- a role that paid at least the National Minimum Wage but less than $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour , with at least 12 months of work in the last 18 months (minimum 20 hours/week).

491 TER – Priority attributes

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).

GOLD

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

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

ORANGE PLUS

ORANGE PLUS	Points
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

ORANGE

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
You have been employed in Tasmania for at least the past three months but less than nine months in a role directly related to your skills assessment, earning a base salary of at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour).	15
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.	15
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 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 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).	8
You have operated your business in Tasmania for at least the last 3 years	5
You have been employed for the last 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
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
Your Tasmanian qualification at AQF Level 5 or above is directly related to an occupation in health, allied health, or education.	3
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least four but less than five years	3
You are employed in the same industry as your skills assessment or minimum Certificate III Tasmanian study and are paid at least the National Minimum Wage.	2
You have lived in Tasmania continuously for at least three years but less than four years.	2
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country.	1
Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania.	1
You have not lived or studied in any other part of Australia outside Tasmania.	1

491 TER – Required documents

Basic

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 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.
- Department of Home Affairs Official International Movement Record showing travel to and from Australia. You can request the document from Home Affairs HERE.
- Current and previous employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer outlining pay, conditions and position duties.
- Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form (PDF 754.8 KB).
- Pay slips covering the duration of your employment.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- Payslips covering the duration of 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.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- 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.

Tasmanian Business Operator Pathway (TBO)

Subclass 190

190 is not applicable to this pathway

Subclass 491

491 TOB - Minimum requirements

You must have established and operated a business in Tasmania for at least 12 months. The business must be solely owned or co-owned with your spouse.

Your business must still have been in profit after paying yourself a salary of at least 85 per cent of the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (currently $65,037)*. This income must come from genuine business activity and not be significantly supplemented by non-business sources such as personal savings, loans from family, or other external financial support.

You must demonstrate awareness of fair employment practices by completing key units from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s online learning centre.

Owners of massage therapy businesses must have a related skills assessment and a verifiable health fund provider number.

Subcontractors and independent contractors are not eligible under this pathway (refer to Tasmanian Skilled Employment or Tasmanian Established Resident pathways.

* Your Australian Taxation Office Business Income Statement and Personal Income Statement for the most recent financial year must demonstrate that your business operated at a net profit after your personal taxable income of $65,037 was deducted.

491 TBO – Priority attributes

The following attributes are used to rank Registrations of Interest. Only the most competitive candidates are invited to apply for nomination.

There are no Gold or Green priority attributes for the Tasmanian Business Operator pathway.

Candidates with at least one orange-plus priority attribute are considered a high priority and will be the first Orange pass candidates invited to apply for nomination.

GOLD (Not applicable)

Not applicable

GREEN (Not applicable)

Not applicable

ORANGE PLUS

ORANGE PLUS	Points
You have received a personal income from your business for over 12 months of at least $102,956 per year or $38.72 per hour, and your business is still in profit.	40
Your business had a turnover of more than $500,000 in the last financial year.	25
Your business employs more than 10 local Australian citizens or permanent or provisional visa holders.	25
You have a skills assessment which is directly related to your current business.	25

ORANGE

ORANGE	Points
You have a skills assessment which is directly related to your current business.	12
You received personal earnings from your business of more than $76,515, but less than $102,956 in the last year, and your business is still in profit.	12
You received earnings from your business of more than $68,863 but less than $76,515 in the last year, and your business is still in profit.	10
You hold a qualification that is directly relevant to your current business activities (at least Certificate III), excluding online courses or qualifications obtained through Recognition of Prior Learning.	5
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.	4
You have operated your business in Tasmania for more than 18 consecutive months.	3
You employ at least 3 full time employees who are Australian citizens or permanent residents or provisional visa holders	3
You have resided in Tasmania continuously for three years or more.	3
You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country.	2
You have resided in Tasmania continuously for two years but less than three years.	2

491 TBO – Required documents

Basic

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 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.
Department of Home Affairs Official International Movement Record showing travel to and from Australia. You can request the document from Home Affairs HERE.

For applicants making employment claims:

- Current and previous employment contract and employment confirmation letter signed and dated by the employer outlining pay, conditions and position duties.
- Signed Employer Statutory Declaration form (PDF 754.8 KB)
- Pay slips covering the duration of your employment.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- Payslips covering the duration of 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.
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO) income statement for all employment claims.
- 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

For applicants claiming business operations:

Business registration and operational evidence as follows:
- ABN/ASIC certificate.
- Current Company Extract (https://connectonline.asic.gov.au)
Business bank and personal bank transaction statements for 12 months of most recent operations.
Business Activity Statements (BAS) for the duration of business operation claimed.
ATO Income Statement as evidence of personal income claimed from the business.
Australian Taxation Office annual Notice of Assessment and Lodgement confirmation
Statement of Distribution if operating as partnership with spouse.
Photographic evidence of business location and operations.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

I meet all the minimum nomination requirements? Does that mean I will be nominated?

No, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee that you will be offered Tasmanian nomination.
Meeting the minimum nomination requirements only allows you to register your interest in nomination in the Migration Tasmania Gateway.
Applicants will also need to demonstrate that they have Priority Attributes relevant to a particular nomination pathway.
The Migration Tasmania Gateway will rank you according to the information provided in the registration of interest and the Priority Attributes you hold.
The most competitive applicants will be invited to lodge an application for nomination.

I have been invited to apply for nomination. Does this mean I will be nominated?

If the information you provided is true and correct, and you can provide information and documents with your application to demonstrate this, you can be confident that your application will be approved.

How do I get a Skills Assessment?

Our service about Skills Assessments is available on the Skills Assessment Service.

Can I lodge multiple registrations of interest?

No, the Gateway system will only allow you to submit one registration of interest at a time.
You only need to register once and if you are invited to apply for nomination you will be considered against the requirements of all pathways.
If you are not invited to apply for nomination and your registration expires, you may register again.

I don’t meet the nomination requirements. Can I still be nominated?

No, you must be able to meet the minimum requirements for nomination.

What is the difference between “Employment related to skills assessment” and “employment in the same industry as skills assessment”?

Some priority attributes refer to employment that is directly related to your skills assessment, whereas others may recognise post graduate employment in the same industry.
For employment to be related to your skills assessment, the role must be in the same three-digit group as the skills assessment. A candidate with a skills assessment for Analyst Programmer (261311) could work in any of the occupations included the 2613 Software and Applications Programmers group, such as Cyber Security Engineer (261315) or Software Engineer (261313).
Where the employment or business is required to be in the same industry as the skills assessment or study area (but not directly related), as a general guide this should be within a related Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) Division or Class, as long as the ANZSIC description of that industry includes activities that are relevant to the candidate’s study or skills assessed occupation.
For example, an Accountant could be working in any activity listed in Class 6932 Accounting Services, such as accounting , auditing, bookkeeping or tax agents services, or they could be working in an industry in Division K – Financial and Insurance Services, such as Banking, Financial Asset Investing or General Insurance.

My spouse / dependent family are not living in Tasmania. Can we be nominated?

If you are currently living in Tasmania, your dependent family members may be living overseas but must not be living in another part of Australia.
If your family are living with you in in Tasmania after relocating from another state or territory, they must have moved to Tasmania at least three months before you apply for nomination.

The requirements say I must be living in Tasmania / intend to continue living in Tasmania. Are short holidays okay?

Yes, short visits or holidays that do not involve a long-term residential address are not considered “living in another state or territory”.
However, numerous regular visits to the same location may cast doubt on your intention to settle in Tasmania, especially if the visits are to your previous place of residence.
If your skilled visa has already been granted you should contact the Department of Affairs if you are unsure of your visa conditions.

Other States and territory nomination requirements:

Each state and territory has its own list of occupations, requirements and processes you must follow. Select a state below to see it’s state nomination requirements for 190 and 491 visa:

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2025-26 State and territory nomination allocations – Tasmania

Tasmania has now received its full nomination allocation for the 2025-26 program year. In total, including interim allocations, this comprises:

Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 1,200 places (-900)
Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 650 places (-110)

Application fees:

ROI: Free
State Nomination: $370 / $407 including GST

Tasmania 491 Visa Requirements (2025-2026)

Tasmania Skilled Migration Updates:

2025-26 State and territory nomination allocations – Tasmania

“If you are nominated by the Tasmanian Government for this visa, you must live in Tasmania for two years after your nomination has been approved”

Updated: TAS Nomination options for skilled migrants (2025-26)

1. Skilled Workers and Graduates living in Tasmania

2. Skilled Workers living overseas

Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE)

Subclass 190

190 TSE – Minimum requirements

190 TSE – Priority attributes

190 TSE – Required documents

491 TSE – Minimum requirements

491 TSE – Priority attributes

491 TSE – Required documents

Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathways (TSG)

Subclass 190

190 TSG – Minimum requirements

190 TSG – Priority attributes

190 TSG – Required documents

Subclass 491

491 TSG – Minimum requirements

491 TSG – Priority attributes

491 TSG – Required documents

Tasmanian Established Resident Pathways (TER)

Subclass 190

190 TER – Minimum requirements

190 TER – Priority attributes

190 TER – Required documents

Additional supporting documents

491 TER – Minimum requirements

491 TER – Priority attributes

491 TER – Required documents

Tasmanian Business Operator Pathway (TBO)

Subclass 190

190 is not applicable to this pathway

491 TBO – Priority attributes

491 TBO – Required documents

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