Are you committed to living and working in Tasmania for at least 2 years from date of permanent entry into Australia? … Attendees also get the opportunity meet other new arrivals, talk to government officers and service providers, ask questions and network.While Migration Tasmania is happy help you find the services you need, please note that we cannot provide legal, financial or migration advice, or find employment for you.Subclass 491 - Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Access to settlement support. This means processing times for other Category 3A applications with occupations not listed in the High Demand section will become extended (approximately 6 months from lodgement).The updated Tasmanian Skilled Occupation List (TSOL) can be found 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. However, you must be able to provide such documents if requested by your case officer.If you have a current application awaiting consideration or have previously applied to another Australian state or territory for state nomination or a skilled migration visa, you must attach a statement explaining why you are now applying for state nomination in Tasmania.Provide details of family members intending to migrate with you, including their skills, employment background, and any current employment.If you have family living in other parts of Australia, attach a statement explaining why you have chosen to live in Tasmania and not with them in their state/territory.While current employment is not mandatory for this category, you must provide details of how your study, and your previous skills and experience, will enable you to settle in and contribute to Tasmania. Visa processing times will be updated regularly and feature on the NEWS section of this website.If your application for state nomination has been approved you will be notified of the outcome of the application by email with an offer of state nomination. While applications for state nomination by Tasmania remain open and will continue to be considered, no nominations can be made in SkillSelect until quotas are allocated.
Please ensure that you have attached all the required documentation.Migration Tasmania may contact the people and organisations listed in your application and supporting documents to verify the information provided.
The offer is valid for 60 days from the date of approval.In addition, you will receive an invitation from SkillSelect to apply for a visa based on the EOI you have submitted to the Department of Home Affairs. Once you are nominated in Migration Tasmania can provide support to successful applicants after they arrive in Tasmania.
Flexible nomination requirements for applicants affected by COVID-19 restrictions. We will advise on this website when the 2020-2021 program is open. The Victorian nomination program closed at the end of May 2020 and will not reopen until the new financial year quota is received. After two weeks if an application has not been lodged it will lapse and close.Payment is only available by way of a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and the fee is non-refundable regardless of application outcome.Individuals who are not using an agent may apply directly for state nomination without creating an account.Migration agents lodging an application on behalf of a client must create an agency account.Processing times may vary depending on the quantity and quality of the applications lodged and also if further information has been requested (either from you or external parties).
If you have not already secured employment in Tasmania, you need to be realistic about employment expectations once you arrive in the state as it can take six months or longer to secure employment. All Migration Tasmania visa state nomination program updates will be published here, in the NEWS section of this website. While applications will be considered on a case by case basis, in general we will only accept online study where applicants had already commenced Graduates who have completed their qualification online or in another jurisdiction may also seek to meet one of Tasmania’s other nomination categories after moving to Tasmania and demonstrating their capacity to settle in and contribute to Tasmania in the long term, such as the Working in Tasmania or Small Business Owner categories.If you are looking for employment opportunities in Tasmania, please refer to the comprehensive resources on the To be considered for this category, you must meet all of the following criteria: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.Flexibility will be applied to applicants genuinely affected by COVID-19 employment stand-downs before or after meeting the mandatory 6 month full-time employment.Each application will be considered on its merits according to the particular industry, the skills of the applicant, and the likelihood of being able to return to and maintain full time in the future.An Expression of Interest (EOI) is an indication that you would like to be considered for a skilled visa. Sometimes, I binge watch Netflix (and other streaming services). I am a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) in Australia and I advise and assist clients who are looking to call Australia their home to live, work, study or do business.
However, no nominations can be made in SkillSelect until the Commonwealth Government has allocated quotas for the program year 2020-21.