Tasmania Skilled Migration Nomination Requirements (2022-2023)

When you apply for nomination you must supply documentation that supports the claims you made in your Registration of Interest and your application for nomination.

If you cannot support the claims you made in either your Registration of Interest and your application for nomination, your application will be refused.

Please ensure you have read and understood the nomination requirements before preparing the evidence listed below.

• The documents listed below will be required to be uploaded during the online application process and before an application can be successfully lodged.
• Migration Tasmania may also contact you for additional documents if required and directly contact people and organisations you have listed to confirm the information. This may include education providers, employers and real estate agents.
• It is important that you ensure all documentation provided is current, up-to-date and genuine. You can update information by logging into your Migration Tasmanian Gateway account.
• Where documentation or information is found to be false or misleading an application will be declined. Details may also be passed on to other agencies such as the Department of Home Affairs.

IMPORTANT: Skills assessments and English tests must be current at time of nomination or visa applications may be refused by Home Affairs.

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1. Essential required documents – all pathways:

• Passport (Bio-Data page).
• SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI) including the personal/education/employment details referred to in your Registration of Interest and nomination application.
• Skills assessment issued by the relevant assessing body for your stated occupation. Must be dated within the last 3 years.
• English language report (English proficiency test result ) dated within the last 3 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 further copy of your passport bio data page.
• Curriculum vitae (CV)/resume (up-to-date, including employment claims quoted in your registration and application).

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2. Pathway specific documents (also required):

Tasmanian Skilled Employment (Subclass 491)

• Current visa grant notice including any bridging visa notice or Administrative Appeals Tribunal or Federal Court review information if applicable (VEVO printouts are not acceptable).
• Bank transaction statements showing daily activities in Tasmania since the date of arrival in Tasmania (please upload individually, NOT combined).
• Evidence of living in Tasmania rental agreements OR if not available, statutory declarations.
• Travel itinerary – airline/Spirit of Tasmania itinerary showing permanent arrival in Tasmania.
• Signed employment contract/letter of offer.
• Pay slips for 6 months immediately prior to application submission.
• Tax assessment notice or employer payment summary – if employment commenced prior to 1 July 2022.
• Most recent superannuation statement.
• Evidence that pay and conditions are consistent with local market rates.
  This can be demonstrated by:
  – reference to an industrial award or enterprise agreement
  – market salary survey data such as Hays Salary guides or Payscale
  – advertisements from the last 6 months for equivalent positions in the same location (e.g. Seek, Indeed, CareerOne)
  – remuneration surveys completed by a reputable organisation, or
  – written advice from unions or employer associations.
• Evidence of sponsoring employer support – if currently holding a Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) and worked less than 12 months with their Tasmanian-based sponsoring employer.
• Evidence of career opportunities, endorsed by employer – if working in ANZSCO 4 or 5 role.
• Evidence of any other Australian Qualifications – academic transcript(s) and completion letter(s).

Tasmanian Skilled Graduate (Subclass 491)

• Current visa grant notice including any bridging visa notice or Administrative Appeals Tribunal or Federal Court review information if applicable (VEVO printouts are not acceptable).
• Evidence of Tasmanian qualifications – academic transcript and completion letter.
• Evidence of CoE verification for all students enrolled in Tasmanian studies after 1 August 2022. For these future applicants a non-CoE enrolment will not be accepted.
• Evidence of any other Australian qualifications – academic transcript(s) and completion letter(s).
• Bank transaction statements showing daily activities in Tasmania since the date of arrival in Tasmania (please upload individually, NOT combined).
• Evidence of living in Tasmania rental agreements OR if not available, statutory declarations.
• Travel itinerary – airline/Spirit of Tasmania itinerary showing permanent arrival in Tasmania.
• Employment or business information*
  • Current and previous employment contracts
  • Pay slips covering the duration of your employment
  • Most recent tax assessment notice or employer payment summary (if employment/business operation commenced prior to 1 July 2022)
  • Most recent superannuation statements
  • Evidence that your pay and conditions are consistent with local market rates. This can be  demonstrated by:
    – reference to an industrial award or enterprise agreement
    – market salary survey data such as Hays Salary guides or Payscale
    – advertisements from the last 6 months for equivalent positions in the same location (eg Seek, Indeed, CareerOne)
    – remuneration surveys completed by a reputable organisation
    – written advice from unions or employer associations
  • If operating a business
    • business registration and operational evidence (ABN/ASIC certificate)
    • business bank transaction statements
    • business profit and loss statement
    • Business Activity Statements lodged with the Australian Taxation Office.

*(if not working or operating business please attach a ‘blank’ pdf or personal statement)

Tasmanian Established Resident (Subclass 491)

• Current visa grant notice including any bridging visa notice or Administrative Appeals Tribunal or Federal Court review information if applicable (VEVO printouts are not acceptable).
• Bank transaction statements showing daily activities in Tasmania since the date of arrival in Tasmania (please upload individually, NOT combined).
• Evidence of living in Tasmania – rental agreements OR if not available, statutory declarations.
• Travel itinerary – airline/Spirit of Tasmania itinerary showing permanent arrival in Tasmania.
• Employment information*
  • Current and previous employment contracts
  • Pay slips covering the duration of your employment
  • Most recent tax assessment notice or employer payment summary (if employment/business operation commenced prior to 1 July 2022)
  • Most recent superannuation statements
  • Evidence that your pay and conditions are consistent with local market rates. This can be  demonstrated by:
    – reference to an industrial award or enterprise agreement
    – market salary survey data such as Hays Salary guides or Payscale
    – advertisements from the last 6 months for equivalent positions in the same location (eg Seek, Indeed, CareerOne)
    – remuneration surveys completed by a reputable organisation
    – written advice from unions or employer associations.

*(if not working please attach a ‘blank’ pdf or personal statement)

Tasmanian Business Operator (Subclass 491)

Evidence must cover the immediately previous 12-month period, or 6 months if the business commenced before 15 April 2022.

• Current visa grant notice including any bridging visa notice or Administrative Appeals Tribunal or Federal Court review information if applicable (VEVO printouts are not acceptable).
• Evidence of living in Tasmania – rental agreements OR if not available, statutory declarations.
• Travel itinerary – airline/Spirit of Tasmania itinerary showing permanent arrival in Tasmania.
  • Business registration and operational evidence (ABN/ASIC certificate).
  • Business bank transaction statements (12 months of most recent operations).
  • Business profit and loss statement.
  • Business Activity Statements (BAS) for the last 12-month period. 
  • Business plan including:
    • evidence of thorough research into, and understanding of the target market
    • research and understanding of relevant industry conditions, licensing and/or registration requirements for the business in Tasmania
    • realistic market opportunities for the proposed business in Tasmania, particularly where the business would be competing with other similar existing businesses already established in Tasmania
    • how your previous experience and qualifications will help you successfully build your business in Tasmania over at least the next 3-5 years.
• Organisational chart for business including job titles only with an indication of ‘full-time’ or ‘part-time’.
• Photographic evidence of business location and operations (10-12 photographs).
• Marketing and promotion information such as website information, operational hours, ongoing marketing plans.
• Evidence of completion of Fair Work Ombudsman online learning modules.

Overseas Applicant Job Offer (Subclass 491)

• Signed employment contract/letter of offer showing details of pay, conditions, duties and duration of employment.
• Recruitment evidence such as:
  • copy of job/position advertisement including copies of the full advertisement that show date of advert and location (not website links)
  • recruitment communications such as dated email/phone evidence of correspondence with employer during recruitment process
  • recruitment agency information – all correspondence and contact details if employment secured through an agency.
• Evidence that pay and conditions are consistent with local market. This can be  demonstrated by:
  – reference to an industrial award or enterprise agreement
  – market salary survey data such as Hays Salary guides or Payscale
  – advertisements from the last 6 months for equivalent positions in the same location (eg Seek, Indeed, CareerOne)
  – remuneration surveys completed by a reputable organisation
  – written advice from unions or employer associations.

Overseas Applicant (OSOP) (Subclass 491)

• Invitation letter from Migration Tasmania received via SkillSelect.
• Employment research such as evidence of contact with at least 2 Tasmanian employers who have been operating in Tasmania for at least 12 months. This should express interest in discussing employment opportunities with you.
• Employability statement which includes:
  • personal research into recent advertised positions relevant to the nominated occupation (2 advertisements required that are no more than 6 weeks old at the time of application). Include copies of the full advertisement that show date of advert and location (not website links).
  • an employment statement for each advertisement explaining how your qualifications, knowledge and experience relate to and meet the requirements for each submitted job advertisement (simply stating you meet the requirements is not sufficient).
• Settlement statement a 1-page written summary to demonstrate that you have researched the cost of living in Tasmania and understand the settlement costs involved while you seek employment including:
  • the estimated cost of living in Tasmania in Australian Dollars for you and any dependants, including rent, food, transport and entertainment; and
  • the estimated cost of relocation to Tasmania, including but not limited to flights, freight and initial accommodation.

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3. Additional Supporting Documents:

Below are some additional documents you may provide during the online application process.

• Outstanding Tasmanian debts/payment plan summary (REQUIRED if you have an outstanding debt) that is signed and witnessed.
• Declaration of nomination obligations if application has been submitted by a Migration Agent.
• Appointment of a registered migration agent legal practitioner or exempt person Form 956 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 wish to settle in Tasmania?
  • What additional career or business prospects or opportunities do you have in Tasmania that you cannot pursue elsewhere in Australia?
  • Details of family members settling with you. Where are they? How long have they lived 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 why and what they intend to do in Tasmania
• Tasmanian drivers’ license.
• Volunteer certificates and evidence.
• Current employment reference Letter.
• Evidence of job offers and interviews.
• 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 currently employed in Tasmania.
• Evidence of marriage, dependant relationship if claiming to meet dependant-related priority attributes. Adult dependant must be included in Expression of Interest on Skillselect.
• Evidence of other educational qualifications achieved interstate or overseas.