Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination will open a new ROI (Registration of Interest) on 17 August 2026.
In the 2026–27 financial year, Tasmania’s state nomination policy will adjust its Priority Attributes, Selection Policy and Program Guidance to make selection criteria more transparent and prioritise applicants who can contribute to Tasmania’s economy and community over the long term.
2026–27 state nomination allocation and invitation arrangements
The Tasmanian Government will receive a total of 2,050 state nomination places in 2026–27, comprising:
- Subclass 190: 1,250 places
- Subclass 491: 800 places
State nomination invitations are expected to be issued weekly from 20 August 2026 and in batches throughout the financial year to ensure that places are allocated appropriately.
The Migration Tasmania website will regularly publish:
- The number of ROIs invited to lodge a state nomination application that week;
- The minimum score of invited applicants;
- The remaining state nomination places;
- The number of ROIs currently awaiting assessment.
The website will also publish the estimated minimum ROI score required for assessment, based on the average minimum invitation score over the preceding three months. Applicants must continue to meet the requirements of their claimed Priority Attributes during assessment or they may not receive state nomination approval.
We also contacted the Tasmanian Government to confirm this point: if some scoring attributes are found not to meet the requirements during assessment and points are deducted, but the score remains above the minimum three-month average, the nomination will still be approved.
Key policy changes
The principal changes include:
- Clarifying the descriptions of Priority Attributes so applicants can understand the applicable conditions more easily;
- Adjusting scoring criteria to place greater weight on the likelihood that applicants will work and settle in Tasmania over the long term;
- Distinguishing more clearly between points for different periods of Tasmanian work experience;
- Updating the policy guidance on Leave Periods and Breaks Between Jobs;
- Adjusting TSE Gold Priority requirements so applicants must have at least one job providing 30 hours of work per week;
- Updating income-related criteria by reference to the latest Median Earnings, Average Earnings and TSMIT indicators.
The Priority Income Level remains unchanged at:
- An annual income of at least A$57,000; or
- An hourly rate of at least A$28.85.
The requirements for recognising relevant work experience for Massage Therapists and Motor Mechanics / Service Technicians have also been updated.
State nomination application fee changes
The state nomination application fee has been adjusted to A$387, or A$425.70 including GST.
Lodging an ROI remains free.
For applicants who lodged an ROI within the past six months, Migration Tasmania recommends lodging a new ROI if the new Priority Attributes scoring rules would improve their ranking and therefore their chance of invitation.
The new Migration Tasmania Application Gateway also has an updated web address: https://apply.migration.tas.gov.au
The application system will formally open on 17 August 2026.
Changes to offshore applicant streams
The Subclass 491 Overseas Applicant–Skilled Employment in Demand stream is not expected to issue invitations in the 2026–27 financial year.
This stream is mainly for applicants currently living overseas who have skills and experience in Tasmanian priority shortage industries and strong employability.
Because the Australian Government will prioritise processing visa applications from onshore applicants in future, the Tasmanian Government has decided to pause invitations through this stream for the financial year.
However, offshore applicants in the Health or Education sector who have a formal job offer from a Tasmanian health or education institution may still be able to apply for Subclass 190 state nomination through the relevant stream.
Important changes to application streams
Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE), Tasmanian Skilled Graduate (TSG) and Tasmanian Established Resident (TER) streams
Applicants who meet the Subclass 190 state nomination stream requirements but cannot meet the Subclass 190 visa requirements because of their skills assessment, EOI points or similar factors should still lodge an ROI through the Subclass 190 stream and explain their circumstances. The state government will assess the application against the Subclass 190 stream criteria but may ultimately grant Subclass 491 nomination.
The income requirement is uniformly called the Priority Income Level: an annual income of A$57,000 or an hourly rate of A$28.85.
The business-income requirement for the TER Subclass 190 category has been adjusted to A$79,423 per year under the new TSMIT.
The income requirement for the TBO Subclass 491 small-business stream has been adjusted to A$67,509 per year.
Changes to Priority Attributes scoring
The former ‘Employment directly related to skills assessment’ has been changed to:
‘A role that matches your skills assessment’.
Criteria involving annual income of A$57,000 or an hourly rate of A$28.85 are now uniformly described as the Priority Income Level.
The new scoring criteria distinguish more clearly between different periods of employment:
- 15–18 months in work matching the skills assessment: 40 points;
- 12–15 months in work matching the skills assessment: 30 points;
- Nine to 12 months of matching work experience: 25 points.
At the same time, the points for two years of work experience in the same industry at the Priority Income Level have been reduced from 30 to 15.
TSE Gold Priority changes
Gold Priority applies only to applicants who have worked continuously in Tasmania for the past six months and have at least one job providing 30 hours per week.
Applicants may have multiple jobs, but cannot combine their hours to meet the 30-hour requirement.
This change is intended to ensure that Gold Priority is awarded primarily to applicants who are in stable Tasmanian employment and intend to settle for the long term.
Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Stream (TSG)
TSG Gold Priority remains unchanged.
Applicants who continue living, studying and working in Tasmania can still receive 15 points, but those points alone do not guarantee a state nomination invitation.
Scoring for work experience related to Tasmanian study has also been adjusted:
- More than 18 months of relevant work experience:
- Subclass 190: 100 points;
- Subclass 491: 95 points.
- 12–18 months of relevant work experience:
- Subclass 190: 75 points;
- Subclass 491: 70 points.
- Nine to 12 months of relevant work experience:
- Subclass 190: 50 points;
- Subclass 491: 45 points.
Updated work-experience and occupational-relevance requirements
Massage Therapist
From 1 December 2026, massage therapy work will be recognised as experience matching the skills assessment or relevant course only if it is performed in a medical, Allied Health or Aged/Disability Care organisation.
Motor Mechanics / Service Technicians
From 1 December 2026, automotive repair experience must meet stricter requirements.
Motor Mechanic work generally requires the employer’s principal business to be vehicle repair.
If the employer’s principal business is used-car sales, the work experience generally will not be recognised.
Auto Service Technician experience requires the employer to be an authorised dealer for a recognised vehicle manufacturer and the applicant’s principal duties to be vehicle servicing and repair.
Salary and employment requirements
Annual Leave cannot be counted towards Total Guaranteed Income.
Income must be calculated on the standard 38-hour working week.
If an applicant works more than 38 hours per week, the hourly rate must be used for assessment.
A casual employee’s base hourly rate must not include Casual Loading.
Applicants with multiple jobs may combine working hours to meet the minimum-hours requirement, but cannot combine income to meet the income threshold.
Applicants can use only the highest hourly rate from one of their jobs as the income standard, and every job used to meet the minimum-hours requirement must separately satisfy the income requirement.
Review of employment genuineness
Migration Tasmania will strengthen its review of genuine employment and business operations.
The following circumstances may trigger further scrutiny:
- A clear mismatch between the position and the business’s principal activities;
- Unusual financial transactions between the employer and employee;
- Circular payments, irregular wage payments or similar arrangements;
- A business model that cannot reasonably support the existence of the position.
Applicants may need to provide additional materials demonstrating that the position is genuine.
Changes in employer ownership and working-hour requirements
If an employer changes ownership and the applicant had worked continuously for at least three months before the business changed hands, the work experience may still be recognised.
Applicants generally need to average at least 20 hours of work per week.
Exceptions include:
- During study under the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Stream: an average of at least nine hours per week;
- Gold Priority: at least 30 hours per week in a single job.
Withdrawal of state nomination
If Migration Tasmania finds that an applicant provided false or misleading information during the state nomination process, it can withdraw an already approved state nomination.
This rule applies to the ROI, state nomination application materials and declarations submitted by the applicant.
If the state government considers that grounds exist to withdraw a nomination, the applicant will be given an opportunity to respond. Applicants usually have seven days to submit a response.
The final decision will take into account the truthfulness of the information, the applicant’s explanation and the possible effects of withdrawing the state nomination.
If state nomination is withdrawn, Migration Tasmania will notify the Australian Department of Home Affairs and the withdrawal decision cannot be reviewed.
Applicants planning to seek Tasmanian state nomination are advised to confirm early whether their occupation, work experience, income and Priority Attributes meet the new policy requirements and to prepare the relevant materials promptly.
