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The 2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program is now open for Registrations of Interest. Updated eligibility requirements, policy guidance and service fees apply.

Features of the 2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program

The 2024-25 program includes:

• Changes to priority attributes, including a reduction in green attributes and a new “orange-plus” attribute category.
• All occupations listed on the Australian Government’s subclass 190 and 491 list remain eligible for nomination in at least one program pathway.
• 18 new occupation groups, comprising 78 individual occupations, have been added to the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List for the subclass 190 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway. Candidates with a skills assessment and directly related employment qualify for permanent visa nomination after six months of work.
• Changes to income thresholds in minimum eligibility requirement and priority attributes based on updates to Australian median and average earnings and the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold.
• An updated critical roles list (for gold priority in the Tasmania Skilled Employment, Skilled Graduate and Established Resident pathways).
• More detailed policy guidance in the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section of the Migration Tasmania website.
• An increased service fee to apply for nomination to $360 (plus $36 GST). There is no charge to submit a Registration of Interest.

Change to priority attributes

Green priority attributes have been reduced for the Tasmanian Skilled Employment, Skilled Graduate Established Resident and Business Owner pathways. Some previously green attributes have been moved to a new “orange-plus” category. This will provide greater certainty, allowing all green pass holders to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within eight weeks of submitting a registration of interest.

Candidates with at least one orange-plus attribute will  be issued an Orange Pass. However they will be noted internally by Migration Tasmania as a high priority and are highly likely to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within six months. The higher the number of orange-plus attributes a candidate attains, the sooner an invitation will be issued.

All subclass 190 candidates with at least one orange-plus attribute will be invited to apply for nomination this program year.

Employment must be skilled to claim orange-plus attributes.

Additions to the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occuaption List (TOSOL)

The TOSOL is used to determine eligibility for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment – TOSOL option nomination Pathway. It lists skilled occupation groups for which employers are currently experiencing significant recruitment difficulty. It also aims to attract new skilled migrants by providing a fast and simple pathway to permanent residency.

Candidates may have a migration skills assessment and an employment role within the same four-digit group to be considered for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathway. Where an occupation is not on the Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, and a skills assessment is not available for that role, candidates may have a skills assessment for any one of the occupations listed in that group.

For example, an applicant who holds a skills assessment for “232212 Surveyor” could be working in any of the roles listed in the “2322 Surveyors and Spatial Scientists” group to meet the subclass 190 nomination requirement.

The following 19 occupation groups have been added to the TOSOL.

1311    Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers

1322    Finance Managers

1342    Health and Welfare Services Managers

1351    ICT Managers

2223    Financial Investment Advisers and Managers

2231    Human Resource Professionals

2242    Archivists, Curators and Records Managers

2321    Architects and Landscape Architects

2325    Interior Designers

2326    Urban and Regional Planners

2343    Environmental Scientists

2713    Solicitors

3112    Medical Technicians

3114    Science Technicians

3129    Other Building and Engineering Technicians

3611    Animal Attendants and Trainers

3991    Boat Builders and Shipwrights

4111    Ambulance Officers and Paramedics

Critical Roles list

The critical roles list is used to prioritise invitations to apply for nomination based on employment in highly skilled roles.

Thirty-seven occupations have been added to the critical roles list and 30 have been removed. The impact of removal is minor, as all candidates working in their skills assessment area are of high priority for nomination.

All the occupations slated for removal remain high priority and are included in the updated TOSOL.

Added

Removed

135111    Chief Information Officer 135112   ICT Project Manager 135199   ICT Managers nec 224211   Archivist 224212   Gallery or Museum Curator 224213   Health Information Manager 224214   Records Manager 233311   Electrical Engineer 233411   Electronics Engineer 233911   Aeronautical Engineer 233912   Agricultural Engineer 233913   Biomedical Engineer 233914   Engineering Technologist 233915   Environmental Engineer 233916   Naval Architect / Marine Designer 233999   Engineering Professionals nec 234211   Chemist 234212   Food Technologist 234213   Wine Maker 261111   ICT Business Analyst 261112    Systems Analyst 261113    User Experience Designer  (ICT) 261211   Multimedia Specialist 261212   Web Developer 263111    Computer Network and  Systems Engineer 263112   Network Administrator 263113    Network Analyst 263211   ICT Quality Assurance Engineer 263212   ICT Support Engineer 263213   ICT Systems Test Engineer 263299   ICT Support and Test Engineers nec 411211   Dental Hygienist 411212   Dental Prosthetist 411213   Dental Technician 411214   Dental Therapist 411311    Diversional Therapist 411411   Enrolled Nurse

133111   Construction Project Manager 133112   Project Builder 133211   Engineering Manager 232212   Surveyor 232213   Cartographer 232214   Other Spatial Scientist 232411   Graphic Designer 232412   Illustrator 232413   Multimedia Designer 232414   Web Designer 233211   Civil Engineer 233212   Geotechnical Engineer 233213   Quantity Surveyor 233214   Structural Engineer 233215   Transport Engineer 234111   Agricultural Consultant 234113   Forester / Forest Scientist 234711   Veterinarian 252111   Chiropractor 252112   Osteopath 311112   Agricultural and Agritech Technician 312111    Architectural Draftsperson 312113   Building Inspector 312114   Construction Estimator 312116   Surveying or Spatial Science Technician 312199   Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec 312211   Civil Engineering Draftsperson 312212   Civil Engineering Technician 312511   Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson 312512   Mechanical Engineering Technician

Policy Guidance (Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions)

Changes to the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section of the Migration Tasmania website:

• Income thresholds updated to reflect latest Australian average and median earnings and the new Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold.

• Excluded business operations – clarification about including parcel delivery contracting services (eg, Australia Post, Aramex). These are accepted as employment where the applicant has a related skills assessment or at least two years’ prior experience.
• Claiming skilled employment related to gold or green attributes – Additional guidance about indicators of skilled employment including:
  • Roles that match ANZSCO Skill Levels 1,2 or 3
  • Pay rate above the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold
  • Pay rate at or around National Minimum Salary isan indicator that employment is not skilled.
• Excluded employment – employment with a related skills assessment as Chef, Cook, or Café or Restaurant manager in a fast casual restaurant or café business is now accepted. It is not accepted in relation to limited-service restaurants:
  • Fast casual restaurants combine elements of fast food and casual dining, blending the speed and convenience of fast food chains and the quality and atmosphere of a casual restaurant. These establishments typically offer freshly prepared dishes, and a more appealing dining environment without the full table service of traditional sit-down restaurants. Fast casual restaurants and cafes are usually characterised by:
    • Made-to-order meals emphasising higher quality ingredients
    • Limited service or self service
    • Upscale or highly developed décor
    • All ingredients/meals are prepared on-premises
    • Off-premise and on-premise dining, but with an emphasis on dining in
    • Lower average meal price than fine dining
    • No drive-through.
• ANZSCO 4 or 5 roles – Qualifications or experience consistent with ANZSCO – Claiming employment in lieu of qualification specified in ANZSCO for a role – clarification added that for the purposes of Tasmanian nomination only qualification will be accepted:

If using employment in a role equivalent to ANZSCO Skill Level 4 or 5 to meet minimum requirements or priority attributes, you must have the relevant qualifications or experience as defined in ANZSCO (note that for the purposes of this program qualifications must be a minimum Certificate III, or at least 12 months experience).

For example, if working as a Retail Supervisor (ANZSCO 621511 – ANZSCO Skill Level 4), you must have an AQF Certificate III or at least one year of relevant experience.

For some occupations ANZSCO indicates that an amount of time in employment may substitute for the specified qualification. However, for the purposes of Tasmanian nomination you cannot use that work experience concession for ANZSCO 4 or 5 work: you will need the relevant qualification to claim this priority attribute.

Where ANZSCO does not list a qualification or experience for an occupation Migration Tasmania requires you to have a related AQF Certificate III qualification or one year of relevant Australian experience.

Where a priority attribute or Gateway question / response specifically refers to a qualification, experience cannot be used as a substitute.

• Employment related to skills assessment or study – additional guidance about how a relationship between employment and Tasmanian study can be shown:

If you are claiming employment in a skilled role directly related to your Tasmanian study, one way this can be shown is by supplying a role description or relevant job advertisement demonstrating that the role requires the qualification you gained.

For example, if you have completed a Bachelor of Social Work or have a skills assessment as a Social Worker, your job advertisement or job description may state:

“A Bachelor of Social Work or a Diploma of Community Welfare Work or other tertiary qualifications at Diploma or above level which includes units of case management/casework practice and supervised practical work placements in relevant fields.”

Migration Tasmania would accept this employment as being directly related to your study.

• Job interviews related to skills assessment or Tasmanian study – New guidance clarifying that this can only be claimed if the applicant is not currently in skilled employment.
• Genuine employment / business operation – indicators of concern – New item listing indicators of concern regarding employment claims that could prompt an officer to consider deeper checks from an applicant or employing business. All available information will be assessed and a determination made on the balance of information. This may lead to a decision to decline nomination.

Applications lodged or invited and before 12:00pm

Applications for nomination that have been lodged but not decided or have been invited before 1 August 2024 will continue to be processed against the requirements that were in place at the time of invitation.

Registrations of Interest submitted in the 2023-24 program year

Registrations of Interest (ROIs) submitted during before 1 July 2024 will remain valid for the 2024-25 program year up until the six-month expiry date or until an invitation to apply for nomination is issued.

If invited to apply for nomination, the requirements and settings in place at the time of ROI submission will apply.

New priority attributes apply to ROIs submitted from 12pm 1 August 2024. In cases where new requirements are likely to be beneficial, candidates may wish to withdraw their current ROI and submit a new one.

Questions?

If you have any questions about The Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program you can email us at contact@emkglobal.com.au

Source: https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/news/important_update_subclass_190_rois_accepting_only_gold_pass_candidates