Tasmanian Skilled Migration Program will reopen to general applications on 29 January 2021 at 1pm (AEDT) for skilled visa.

Subclass 491 – 1400 places
Subclass 190 – 1000 places
Business migration – 45 places

Approximately 40% of skilled visa nomination places have been used.

The same like with other states priority will be given to applicants critical to supporting Tasmania’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also applicants currently in Australia who can demonstrate their capacity to meaningfully contribute to economic recovery through skilled employment.
Existing applicants who are not in critical roles will be considered ONLY after priority applications for critical roles have been processed.

*What are critical roles?

For Tasmania these roles include people:

  • engaged by Tasmanian Government and directly assisting in Tasmania’s COVID-19 response
  • providing critical or specialist medical services or delivering medical supplies potentially associated with the COVID-19 response. This includes all general nursing and medical positions with the Tasmanian Health Service
  • directly involved in the supply of essential goods and services (medical technology, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, engineering and mining, supply chain logistics, agricultural technology, food production, and the maritime industry) including highly skilled and specialised roles in:
    • infrastructure engineering and maintenance such as dams, large-/high-complexity bridges, irrigation schemes, transport logistics planning and maintenance
    • agriculture such as artificial insemination technicians, wool classers, livestock pregnancy scanners
    • the supply of essential goods and services which would be in jeopardy without the applicant.
  • delivering services in sectors critical to economic recovery such as financial technology, large scale manufacturing, film and television production and emerging technology which:
    • must be high-value/highly-skilled/specialised roles
    • would normally include a significant and recognised contribution to export income, significant flow-on employment and economic benefits, high-value national/ international exposure.

Lower skilled positions such as retail workers, harvest labour, delivery drivers, or warehouse staff are not considered to be critical roles.

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