TAS-Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190)

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. More information on this is available under ‘Eligibility’.

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.

Requirements

Meeting the minimum nomination requirements does not guarantee that you will be offered state nomination from the Tasmanian Government. The Department of Home Affairs sets a nomination quota for the state each year, which limits the number of applicants that can be nominated.

If you are able to meet the minimum nomination requirements, your application will be competitively assessed against other eligible applications, with a focus on your ability to address a number of criteria, including:

• your demonstrated ability and commitment to establishing yourself, and any dependants, in Tasmania with a view to your prospects for long-term settlement in the state
• the demand for your particular skills and expertise, and your ability to find work in Tasmania
• the suitability and transferability of your qualifications, skills and experience – including any specialist capabilities - to the needs of Tasmania’s labour market
• the skills and background of dependant family members
• your level of English language competency

Applicants who have skills in areas of particular need within the Tasmanian economy will be held in high regard, particularly if living in an area outside of Greater Hobart. These include:

• health
• trades and construction
• engineering
• community services (including aged and disability care)

Applicants currently holding a BRIDGING VISA due to Australian Appeals Tribunal (AAT) or Judicial Review are asked to include within their application details of their current review status and a written explanation detailing their plans for visa lodgement in the event that they are supported for visa state nomination.

Unsuccessful subclass 190 applications may also be considered for subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa nomination. If your application is not successful for subclass 190 nomination, we may also consider it for nomination for a subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa. If you would like this to occur you must include subclass 491 as an option in your Skillselect Expression of Interest (EOI). Unsuccessful subclass 190 applicants who fail to include both options will not be nominated for a visa.

Do you currently have any oustanding financial debts from the Tasmanian Government? If you or any family members (including those who don't apply for nomination with you) owe fees to Tasmanian Government agencies (including education or health), they must be paid or arrangements undertaken to pay them.

For more information about the subclass 491 Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa, please refer to the Department of Home Affairs website.

Category 1 – Tasmanian Graduate

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

• Have completed and graduated from a CRICOS registered tertiary institution in Tasmania and met the Australian study requirement through study in Tasmania
• Have lived in the state for at least 2 years and during your period of study prior to applying for visa state nomnation
• You and your dependants must currently be living in Tasmania and can provide evidence of genuine commitment to continue to live in Tasmania

** For applicants who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution prior to 31 July 2017, to be considered for this category, you must meet the following criteria:

• completed and graduated from a CRICOS registered tertiary institution in Tasmania. The course undertaken:
  • must be a degree (bachelor or any higher degree), a diploma (standard, advanced, associate or graduate) or a 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
  • you have lived in the state for at least 1 year during your period of study
  • you and your dependants are currently living in Tasmania and can provide evidence of your ongoing genuine commitment

More specific guidance for Tasmanian Graduates can be found on our International Student Graduates page.

IMPORTANT: If your study has been in an area that is not related to an occupation on the Tasmanian Skilled Occupations List (TSOL), you need to include with your application your 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.

OR

Category 2 – Working in Tasmania*

If you are looking for employment opportunities in Tasmania, please refer to the comprehensive resources on the Make It Tasmania website.

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

• you must have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to your application for state nomination
• your employment must be in an occupation listed on the Tasmanian Skilled Occupations List (TSOL) - (please note the English Proficiency and Other Requirements listed on TSOL do not apply to this category)
• 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
• your employment needs to be in your nominated occupation
• 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 (see Document Checklist – Employment for more details)
• you and your dependants must currently be living in Tasmania and can provide evidence of genuine commitment to continue to live in Tasmania

Please note that internships, stipends, scholarships and volunteer positions are not considered employment for the purpose of this category.

Sole traders/subcontractors may be eligible for nomination under Category 5 – Small Business Owner for the subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa.

* There are areas of non-skill shortage in Tasmania that are not supported for visa state nomination under the ‘Working in Tasmania’ category. This includes employment relating to:

• supermarkets
• service stations
• limited service restaurants** (cooks, chefs and café / restaurant managers)
• massage clinics
• taxi/uber driving

**A limited service restaurant includes the following:

• fast food or takeaway food services
• fast casual restaurants
• drinking establishments that offer only a limited food service
• limited service cafes including, but not limited to, coffee shops or mall cafes
• limited service pizza restaurants.

OR

*** Category 3 – Overseas applicant (Job Offer) ***

*** CATEGORY CLOSURE: 11:59pm AEDT 15 November 2019 ***

Any applications received for Subclass 190 - Category 3 after the closure deadline above will not be processed.

https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/skilled_migrants/skilled_nominated_visa