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Visa Overview
The Tasmania Skilled Graduate (TSG) pathway is a state nomination stream for overseas graduates of Tasmanian tertiary institutions, leading to a Subclass 190 visa for skilled migration to Australia.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the Tasmania 190 Skilled Graduate pathway, you must meet requirements across study, residence, and visa conditions as outlined below.
Study and Qualification Requirements
- You must have completed a course with a Tasmanian tertiary institution registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) and received a completion letter.
- Your course must be listed on CRICOS with a minimum duration of 92 weeks.
- Your course must be AQF 5 (Diploma) or higher, or at least Certificate III related to an OSCA Major Group 3 or Group 4 occupation.
- Study must have been full-time and on-site in Tasmania (at least 75% of a full-time load per semester; no online or distance learning).
- VET courses must include at least 15 contact hours per week, unless the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) specifies otherwise.
- Credit transfers do not count toward full-time study hours.
- PhD candidates who did not complete their undergraduate studies in Tasmania are eligible after living in Tasmania for two years and completing two years of their PhD.
Residence Requirements
- You must have lived in Tasmania for at least two calendar years from the start of your course and throughout your studies.
- You must currently live in Tasmania and intend to stay.
- Dependant family members must not be living in another Australian state or territory other than Tasmania. They may be currently living overseas.
- If dependant family members have relocated from another state or territory, they must have moved to Tasmania at least three months before applying for nomination.
Visa and Status Requirements
- You must currently live in Tasmania and intend to stay.