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Visa Overview
The Tasmania Skilled Employment (TSE)-491 pathway uses a priority attribute system to rank Registrations of Interest (ROI) and invite the most competitive candidates to apply for state nomination for a Subclass 491 visa.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates are ranked based on their employment duration, salary level, and relevance of their current role to their skills assessment, using Gold, Green, Orange Plus, and Orange priority attributes. To qualify for gold, green or orange-plus priority attributes, your employment must meet the AUD 57,000 per year or AUD 28.85 per hour salary threshold (excluding overtime, penalty rates or casual loading).
Gold
| Attribute | Points | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| You have a skills assessment in health, allied health, or teaching, and have worked in a directly related job for the last six months, currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 1000 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
Green
| Attribute | Points | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| You have been employed in Tasmania for the past two years in a role directly related to your skills assessment, currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 500 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
| You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 18 months, but less than two years in a role directly related to your skills assessment, currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 300 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
Orange Plus
Candidates with at least one orange-plus priority attribute are considered a high priority. After Gold and Green pass holders, they will be the first Orange pass candidates invited to apply for nomination.
| Attribute | Points | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Your employment has a base salary of at least $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for at least the past 12 weeks | 40 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
| You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 18 months in a role not directly related to your skills assessment, currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 35 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
| You have been employed in Tasmania for more than the past 12 months, but less than 18 months, in a role directly related to your skills assessment, currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 35 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
| You have at least two years of Australian work experience in the same industry as, but not directly related to your skills assessment, and are currently earning at least $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour) | 30 | Employment must meet the base salary threshold. |
Orange
| Attribute | Points | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Your employment has a base salary of at least $76,515 per year or $38.72 per hour but less than $102,956 per year, or $52.10 per hour, and you have received this for the past 12 weeks | 15 | - |
| Your employment has a base salary of at least $68,863 per year ($34.85 per hour) but less than $76,515 per year ($38.72 per hour), and you have received this for the last 12 weeks | 10 | - |
| You have two years of relevant prior Australian industry experience, and you currently receive a base salary that pays more than the National Minimum Wage, but less than $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 6 | - |
| You have been employed in Tasmania for the past 12 months in a role that is in the same industry area as your skills assessment and you are currently paid at least $57,000 per year / base rate of $28.85 per hour | 6 | - |
| You are employed in a role that paid more than the National Minimum Wage, but less than $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour), and you hold a skills assessment related to this role | 4 | - |
| Your spouse has been employed in Tasmania for the past six months in a role that paid at least $57,000 per year (or a base rate of $28.85 per hour) | 4 | - |
| You are employed in a role that pays more than the National Minimum Wage, but less than $57,000 per year (or $28.85 per hour), and you hold a qualification related to this role (minimum Certificate III, not including online courses or qualifications gained on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning) | 2 | - |
| You have lived in Tasmania continuously for more than three years | 2 | - |
| You have Proficient / Superior English, or you have an exemption to the English language requirements based on your passport country | 1 | - |
| Your spouse has completed a minimum AQF Level 6 qualification through a Tasmanian education provider, undertaken in Tasmania | 1 | - |