Tasmania State Nomination Migration Program

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Tasmania State Nomination Migration Program

Tasmania is now open for 190 & 491 applications.  

There are multiple streams available for nomination for onshore as well as offshore applicants.  

 

Tasmania's nomination quota for the 2021-22 program year is: 

 
Subclass 491  2200 places 
Subclass 190  1100 places 


Around 500 of these places are expected to be used for applications carried over from the 2020-21 program year. 

 

If you meet the criteria of one of the following streams, you may be eligible for nomination  

 

    • Studied from Tasmania 
    • Working in Tasmania 
    • Occupation listed in Tasmanian Skilled Occupation List  
    • Job Offer from Tasmania 
    • Family in Tasmania 
    • Small Business Owner in Tasmania  

     

    Studied from Tasmania (Subclass-491) 

    If you commenced your last course of study in Tasmania before 30 June 2021 

     

    If you commenced your last course of study in Tasmania commenced after 30 June 2021 

     

    You must have completed and graduated from a CRICOS registered tertiary institution in Tasmania. 

    You must have completed a course of study and obtained a letter of completion from a tertiary institution in Tasmania registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) 

     

    The course undertaken: 

     

    must be a degree (bachelor or any higher degree), a diploma (standard, advanced, associate, or graduate), or trade qualification (minimum Cert III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group 3 in ANZSCO) 

     

    must have a minimum duration of one academic year (40 weeks) 

     

    must be full time and on-site in Tasmania 

     

    Your course of study must be listed on CRICOS with a duration of at least 40 weeks and must have been completed full time and on-site in Tasmania You must have lived in Tasmania for least one year from the commencement of your course and for the duration of your studies 

     

    You must have lived in the state for at least 1 year and during your period of study prior to applying for visa state nomination 

     

     

    You and your dependents must be currently living in Tasmania and can provide evidence of your ongoing genuine commitment 

     

    You and your dependents must currently be living in Tasmania and able to provide evidence of your genuine ongoing commitment to remain in Tasmania 

     

    If you are not currently in skilled employment you must provide a career plan that explains how your studies have increased your ability to find skilled work in Tasmania. This may include areas unrelated to your Tasmanian study 

     

    If you are not currently in skilled employment you must provide a career plan that explains how your studies have increased your ability to find skilled work in Tasmania. This may include areas unrelated to your Tasmanian study 

     

    Your study does not need to be related to your nominated occupation, however, a relevant skills assessment will be highly regarded 

     

     

    If you held a student visa (subclass 500) when you completed your last course of study in Tasmania, the study must be: 

     

    a degree (bachelor, master or any higher degree), or a diploma (standard, advanced, associate, or graduate); or 

     

    a qualification directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area. 

     

     

    If you held a visa that was NOT a student visa (subclass 500) at the time you completed your last course of study in Tasmania, the study MUST be directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area. 

     

    Employment is not a minimum requirement for this category of nomination. However, evidence of employment or business operation will be taken into consideration in our assessment where: 

     

    the employer is well established and has been operating in Tasmania for at least 12 months 

     

    the employment has been more than 3 months in duration 

     

    Where candidates have been employed in the dairy, meat, accommodation, logistics or farming industry for at least the previous 6 months prior to lodging their application for nomination, they should have completed relevant industry training of at least Cert III (or equivalent training provided by industry peak bodies) 

     

     

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