To claim gold, green or orange-plus attributes related to employment, the role must be skilled ANZSCO Skill Level 1, 2 or 3.
When evaluating a claim to be in ANZSCO Skill Level 1, 2 or 3 role, Migration Tasmania considers 3 main factors: the applicant’s skills and qualifications, the duties they undertake, and their pay rate.
A pay rate above the current Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (currently $73,150) can also be an indicator of skilled employment. However, this will still be considered in conjunction with the other indicators mentioned in this section.
Migration Tasmania may also compare pay rates to those of other roles in the same industry and the pay those roles normally receive.
In cases where there is some overlap between lower (ANZSCO 4-5) and higher (ANSZSCO 1-3) roles there must be a substantial proportion of duties listed on the applicant duty statement that are consistent with an ANZSCO occupation classified as Skill Level 1, 2 or 3. For the Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway, there should be at least a 70 per cent match between the duties of the applicant role and the duties listed for the position on ANZSCO.
For the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate and Tasmanian Established Resident pathways; the match should be at least 40 per cent.
Key statistics (as of 26 November 2024)
Since 1 July 2024
Registrations of interest (ROIs)
1,924 submitted
1,230 invited to apply for nomination (64 per cent)
Applications for nomination
1,235 lodged (includes ROIs invited before 1 July 2024)
755 approved
7 withdrawn
356 yet to be processed
108 declined
The primary reason applications are declined is the submission of false or misleading information. This includes fabricated employment details or exaggerated claims, such as:
Claiming gold, green, or orange-plus attributes without working in a skilled role.
Misrepresenting salary levels or other employment details.
Skilled Migration Update: Construction Trade Occupations Prioritised for Visa Nomination
The Victorian Government has announced updates to its skilled visa nomination program for the 2024-25 period. Certain construction trade occupations will be prioritised under the Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) and Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) categories.
The prioritised occupations are listed below:
ANZSCO Code
Occupation Name
331211
Carpenter and joiner
331212
Carpenter
331213
Joiner
333111
Glazier
333211
Fibrous plasterer
333212
Solid plasterer
334111
Plumber (general)
334112
Air conditioning and mechanical services plumber
334115
Roof plumber
341111
Electrician (general)
341112
Electrician (special class)
342111
Electrical lines worker
342411
Cabler (data and telecommunications)
394111
Cabinetmaker
Submitting a Registration of Interest (ROI)
To be considered for Victorian skilled visa nomination, eligible candidates must first submit a Registration of Interest (ROI).
Key Points:
The online ROI form takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
There is no cost to submit an ROI or nomination application.
Steps to Apply:
Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) on the Australian Government’s SkillSelect system.
Complete the Registration of Interest (ROI) on the Live in Melbourne website.
If invited, submit your nomination application on the Live in Melbourne portal.
Once nominated, proceed to submit your visa application to the Australian Government.
The Australian Department of Home Affairs has announced the recommencement of Evidence Level updates under the Simplified Student Visa Framework (SSVF), with the latest changes effective from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM AEDT today. This update follows the temporary pause announced in September 2024 and is based on visa outcomes from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024.
The new updates aim to reward education providers demonstrating improved performance while ensuring integrity within Australia’s student visa program. Adjustments will support genuine education providers to prepare for semester 1 of 2025, with country-specific Evidence Levels also being revised.
Key Highlights of the Update
Improved Performance: Providers showing better Evidence Level ratings will advance in Evidence Levels.
Addressing Decline: Providers with deteriorating Evidence Level ratings will be downgraded, except those in higher education, schools, and public vocational education and training sectors, which remain paused at their current levels.
Monitoring Integrity: The Department will closely monitor outcomes and may implement further interim changes if inappropriate recruitment practices are detected.
Context and Trends
Student visa applications for the first quarter of 2024-25 have decreased by 28% compared to the same period last year, with 99,868 applications lodged compared to 112,605 in 2018-19. Encouragingly, some offshore markets are seeing improved visa application quality and lower refusal rates. However, refusal rates for older onshore applications have risen due to stricter integrity measures and the introduction of the Genuine Student test.
Ongoing Engagement and Support
The Department has committed to expanding communication with the education sector and recently announced workshops on recruiting genuine students. These workshops have seen substantial interest from education providers.
Providers are encouraged to submit high-quality, decision-ready visa applications to facilitate timely processing for the 2025 academic year.
About Evidence Levels
Evidence Levels, updated biannually in March and September, reflect adverse immigration outcomes such as visa refusals and cancellations. These updates guide the financial and English language requirements for student visa applicants. The Department stresses the shared responsibility among education providers, migration agents, and students to maintain the integrity of Australia’s international education sector.
Routine Evidence Level updates are scheduled to resume in March 2025, with ongoing monitoring ensuring the program aligns with trends in visa outcomes and recruitment practices.
South Australia’s 2024-2025 General Skilled Migration Program has experienced unprecedented levels of Registration of Interest (ROI) applications for the following occupations:
Chef
Motor Mechanic (General)
Enrolled Nurse
With interest so high, Skilled & Business Migration (SBM) is advising current and prospective applicants for these occupations to consider exploring alternative visa options, such as SBM’s DAMA Program. Clients can discuss visa options with their current employer and migration agent.
Currently, the number of ROI’s submitted exceeds the quota available to SBM.
SBM will continue to send invitations to clients living and working in South Australia on a weekly basis across all available occupations.
The Occupation Shortage List (OSL) was established in mid-October 2024 provides an overview of shortage status of occupations in the Australian labour market, by each state and territory.
The OSL this year 2024 was released with 4-digit ANZSCO Level (Unit Group) or the 6-digit ANZSCO level (Occupations)
According to the 2024 OSL, Key Findings and Insights Report showed a persistent shortage in 2021-2024 in Managers (Business), Professionals (Business, ICT, Cyber security), Community and Personal Service Workers (Social Work) and Technicians occupations.
And the Top industries under pressure of shortage are:
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Statistics New Zealand have announced that while they will continue to maintain comparability, each country will now introduce their own tailored occupational classifications. This move marks a shift from the joint Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) established in 2006.
What’s Changing?
Australia will introduce the new Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), 2024, with the first version being released on 6 December 2024.
New Zealand will implement its tailored list starting 20 November 2024, designed to better reflect its modern labour market.
A Unified Approach with Individual Focus Australian Statistician Dr. David Gruen and New Zealand Government Statistician Mr. Mark Sowden have emphasised the importance of maintaining Trans-Tasman and international comparability while also adapting to each country’s evolving labour markets.
What This Means:
For Australia: The new classification will be tailored to the needs of the Australian labour market, ensuring that local changes are accurately represented while still supporting Trans-Tasman data comparisons.
For New Zealand: The new list will reflect the country’s unique labour market dynamics while maintaining crucial comparability with Australia.
The agencies will develop concordances to map between classifications, ensuring data continuity and consistent time-series analysis across both countries.
The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) will commence operation on Monday, 14 October 2024 and it will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). To assist with the transition the Administrative Review taskforce have developed a factsheet which provides information about the new Tribunal and what it means for people who are seeking review of decisions, or have current matters in the AAT. Members are encouraged to distribute the factsheet to their clients and colleagues. Download the factsheet.
On 27 September 2024, the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) made an announcement regarding legislative updates. These updates included important information about State nomination updates.as following:
ACT Skilled migration nomination invitation round
ACT held a skilled migration nomination invitation round on 19 September 2024.
During this round, a total of 68 nominations were issued for the Subclass 190 visa, and 62 nominations were issued for the Subclass 491 visa. Below is a detailed breakdown of the invitations provided:
Canberra residents Matrix nominating Small Business Owners Matrix submissions for Small Business Owners were not considered in this invitation round. Matrix nominating 457 / 482 visa holders 190 nominations: 12 invitations 491 nominations: 1 invitation
An update from The Tasmanian skilled migration webpage on 26 September 2024 included important details about the requirements and processes for Sc 190 and Sc 491 skilled migration nominations, applications, and Registrations of Interest (ROI) as follow:
Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: Nominations – 360 of 2100 places used Nomination applications lodged but not decided – 211 Invitations to apply for nomination issued but not yet accepted – 100 Registrations of interest on hand – 402
Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: Nominations – 104 of 760 places used Nomination applications lodged but not decided – 81 Invitations to apply for nomination issued but not yet accepted – 45 Registrations of interest on hand – 386
Australia Unveils New International Student Profiles for 2025
Australian higher education providers have released updated international student profiles for 2025, outlining key attributes and academic backgrounds of prospective students. These profiles aim to help institutions attract a diverse global student body and strengthen Australia’s position as a top education destination.
For further details, a full proposal is available as a downloadable PDF.
Invitation rounds will be run periodically during the program year for:
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – Family Sponsored.
In each round, invitation numbers may vary depending on the number of onhand applications.
State or territory government nominations for skilled visas will not be affected by the departmental invitation rounds.
For results of previous SkillSelect invitation rounds, see Previous rounds.
Occupation ceilings
Occupation ceilings do not apply to these visa subclasses:
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) – State and Territory Nominated
Invitation process
The highest ranked EOI, by points score, will be invited to apply for their visa before an EOI with a lower points score.
For EOIs who have equal points scores, we will determine the time and date at which the EOI reached its score for that subclass. We call this a ‘tie break’ or the ‘date of effect’. The EOI with an earlier date of effect will be invited before EOIs with a later date of effect.
Current round
Invitations issued on 13 June 2024
The table below shows the number of EOIs invited, and the tie break month and year, for the SkillSelect invitation round on 13 June 2024.
Invitations issued by occupation and minimum score invited
Occupation*
Subclass 189* Minimum scored
Accountant (General)
100
Actuary
95
Aeronautical Engineer
95
Agricultural Consultant
95
Agricultural Engineer
95
Agricultural Scientist
95
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber
65
Analyst Programmer
95
Architect
85
Audiologist
85
Biomedical Engineer
95
Biotechnologist
95
Bricklayer
65
Cabinetmaker
65
Carpenter
65
Carpenter and Joiner
65
Chef
95
Chemical Engineer
95
Chemist
95
Child Care Centre Manager
85
Chiropractor
85
Civil Engineer
90
Civil Engineering Draftsperson
85
Civil Engineering Technician
85
Clinical Psychologist
85
Computer Network and Systems Engineer
100
Construction Project Manager
85
Dancer or Choreographer
95
Developer Programmer
100
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
85
Drainer
65
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
85
Economist
95
Electrical Engineer
90
Electrician (General)
65
Electrician (Special Class)
70
Electronics Engineer
95
Emergency Medicine Specialist
85
Endocrinologist
95
Engineering Manager
95
Engineering Professionals nec)
95
Engineering Technologist
95
Environmental Consultant
95
Environmental Engineer
95
Environmental Research Scientist
95
External Auditor
95
Fibrous Plasterer
65
Food Technologist
95
Forester
95
Gasfitter
65
General Practitioner
85
Geophysicist
95
Geotechnical Engineer
85
Glazier
65
ICT Business Analyst
100
ICT Security Specialist
100
Industrial Engineer
95
Internal Auditor
95
Joiner
65
Land Economist
95
Landscape Architect
85
Life Scientist (General)
95
Life Scientists nec
95
Lift Mechanic
65
Management Accountant
100
Management Consultant
95
Marine Biologist
95
Materials Engineer
95
Mechanical Engineer
90
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
85
Medical Laboratory Scientist
85
Medical Practitioners nec
85
Metal Fabricator
85
Metallurgist
95
Microbiologist
95
Midwife
85
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
95
Motor Mechanic (General)
95
Multimedia Specialist
95
Naval Architect
100
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
85
Occupational Therapist
85
Other Spatial Scientist
95
Paediatrician
85
Painting Trades Worker
65
Pathologist
85
Petroleum Engineer
95
Physicist
95
Physiotherapist
85
Plumber (General)
65
Production or Plant Engineer
90
Psychiatrist
85
Psychologists nec
85
Quantity Surveyor
85
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
85
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
85
Registered Nurse (Community Health)
90
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
85
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
85
Registered Nurse (Medical)
85
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
85
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
85
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
85
Registered Nurse (Surgical)
85
Registered Nurses nec
85
Roof Plumber
65
Secondary School Teacher
85
Sheetmetal Trades Worker
85
Shipwright
105
Social Worker
85
Software and Applications Programmers nec
95
Software Engineer
100
Solicitor
95
Solid Plasterer
65
Special Needs Teacher
85
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
85
Speech Pathologist
85
Statistician
95
Stonemason
65
Structural Engineer
85
Surveyor
95
Systems Analyst
100
Taxation Accountant
95
Telecommunications Engineer
95
Telecommunications Field Engineer
100
Telecommunications Network Engineer
95
Telecommunications Network Planner
90
Transport Engineer
85
University Lecturer
95
Valuer
95
Veterinarian
95
Wall and Floor Tiler
65
Welder (First Class)
85
Zoologist
95
* Results could indicate that no EOIs were available to be invited, or EOIs were available but did not meet parameters to receive an invitation. Note – ‘nec’ means ‘not elsewhere classified’.
Total invitations issued during 2023-24 program year
The above figures do not include invitations issued for state and territory government-nominated visa subclasses. State and territory governments nominate throughout the month for specific visas.
State and Territory nominations
2024-25 program year
The number of EOIs that have received nominations from state and territory governments from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
In 15 August 2024, South Australia announced the state nominated skilled migration program for 2024-2025.
There are 464 occupations are available for the onshore streams and 427 occupations are open for the offshore stream. With onshore stream, there are 3 sub-streams for the applicants who meet requirements can submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) through one of the following streams:
Skilled Employment in South Australia stream – for applicants who have shown commitment to South Australia and have South Australian work experience in their skilled occupation.
South Australian Graduates stream – for applicant have graduated and work in SA in their skilled occupation.
Outer Regional Skilled Employment stream – for skilled migrants who are currently living and working in an outer regional area of South Australia in their nominated occupation may be eligible for state nomination through the Outer Regional Skilled Employment stream.
The general eligible under those streams are:
Have an active EOI on Department of Home Affairs’ SkillSelect system
Currently live and work in South Australia
The applicant’s nominated occupation is eligible under the eligible stream on South Australia’s Skilled Occupation List
Be under 45 years of age at time of state nomination is approved
Have a valid and positive skills assessment
Have at least Competent English (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent)
Score at least 65 points in the Department of Home Affairs’ points test (including state nomination points)
Apart from those general requirement, each streams has it own requirement as following:
Skilled Employment in South Australia stream: The applicant have been residing and working in South Australia for at least the last 12 months, in a full-time (at least 30 hours per week) job.
Australian Graduates stream:
The applicant have completed their qualification at a South Australian education provider
Have resided in South Australia for at least one year during their studies
Have been residing and working in South Australia for at least the last 6 months in a full-time job (at least 30 hours per week).
Outer Regional Skilled Employment stream: The applicant ave been living and working in Outer Regional SA for the last 9 months, and be currently employed, in a full-time job (at least 30 hours per week).
For the prospective skill migrants currently residing offshore and would like to apply for the Offshore stream, South Australia will be assessing candidates on merit by the following factors:
English language ability
Skilled employment years (at least 3 to 5 years) and field of skilled employment
EOI points
Quota for visa 190/491 for South Australia are 3.800 slots
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