Tasmania 190 Visa Requirements(2021-2022)

The Skilled Nominated visa (Subclass 190) is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers which allows you to live and work in Tasmania.

State nomination from Tasmania for this visa provides you with five additional points to help meet the Department of Home Affairs points test pass mark of 65 points. If you are nominated by the Tasmanian Government for this visa, you must live in Tasmania for two years after the visa has been granted.

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.

For recent changes to Nomination Requirements, click here.

Two main streams under which applicants can apply for a Tasmanian 190 nomination

Working Stream

To be considered for this category you must meet all the following criteria:

• you must have been working in Tasmania for 6 months immediately prior to your application for state nomination. Your employment needs to be at least 35 hours per week in one full-time job or in two or more part-time jobs and you are able to provide evidence of your employment claims.
• you and your dependents must currently be living in Tasmania and provide evidence of genuine commitment to continue to live in Tasmania
• your employment must be in an occupation listed on the Tasmanian Skilled Occupations List (TSOL) – (please note the applicants must have the English Proficiency listed on TSOL, but not those listed in “Other requirements and notes” )
• your employment needs to be in your nominated occupation
• your employer must be a well-established business that has been actively operating in Tasmania for the past 12 months
• there must be a genuine, ongoing need for your position within the business (including a minimum 12-month contract with at least 3 months remaining at the time you apply for nomination).
• 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 equivalent to the market salary rate.

Graduate Stream

There are different requirements depending on whether you commenced your last course before or after 30 June 2021.

If you commenced your last course of study in Tasmania before 30 June 2021, you must meet the following requirement for a nomination:

• You must have completed and graduated from a CRICOS registered tertiary institution in Tasmania and met the Australian study requirement through study in Tasmania
• Your course of study must have been completed full time and on-site in Tasmania
• Have lived in the state for at least 2 years and during your period of study prior to applying for visa state nomination
• 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 commenced your last course of study in Tasmania after 30 June 2021, you must meet the following requirement for a nomination:

• 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)
• Your course of study must be listed on CRICOS with a duration of at least 92 weeks and must have been completed full time and on-site in Tasmania
• You must have lived in the state for at least 2 calendar years from the commencement of your course and for the duration of your studies
• You and your dependents must currently be living in Tasmania and demonstrate a genuine commitment to continue to live 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
• 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, masters 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.

High Calibre subclass 491 category applicants may be considered for subclass 190 nomination

Applicants who have applied for nomination in any of the subclass 491 categories may be considered for subclass 190 nomination if they can demonstrate that they are a “high calibre” candidate, even if they do not meet the subclass 190 category requirements. Applicants who believe they warrant consideration as high calibre candidates should supply a written submission included in the Commitment Letter of their application outlining their reason(s) for their request.

Positive attributes include:

• Employment in highly skilled, specialist positions (normally ANZSCO skill level 1 or 2)
• Rare/unique skills in high demand
• Specialist health/allied health skills and employment (in a health-related setting)
• Recent graduate of a TSOL related occupation, with prior skills/experience and can demonstrate strong employment opportunities
• Employment directly related to nominated occupation, with highly reputable, well-known company
• Employed in skilled area of high demand, having lived in Tas for 2 years or more
• Extensive residence in Tas (over 3 years) with solid and ongoing skilled employment.

Related:

• State requirements for 190 visa
• State requirements for 491 visa
• Tasmanian Skilled Occupations List (TSOL)
• Tasmania Small Business Owner Stream – 491 visa
• Tasmania Skilled Migration Nomination Requirements (2021-2022)