Subclass 190 · TAS
Tasmania state nomination
Permanent residence with Tasmania Government nomination. 1,200 places allocated for 2025-26. Migration Tasmania Application Gateway selection through Migration Tasmania.
The Tasmania Government nominates skilled migrants for the Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa under the General Skilled Migration program. The program is administered by Migration Tasmania and uses a Migration Tasmania Application Gateway mechanism. For the 2025-26 program year, TAS received 1,200 190 places from the Department of Home Affairs, alongside 650 491 places.
State nomination is one stage of a two-stage process. Tasmania assesses applicants against state-specific criteria; the Department of Home Affairs then assesses the federal visa application following nomination. The strategic question is whether your profile matches TAS's priority sectors and selection mechanism well enough to receive nomination, given the limited 2025-26 allocation.
TAS 190 eligibility
Federal eligibility
You must meet the standard 190 federal criteria: under 45 at invitation, positive skills assessment, Competent English (IELTS 6 across each component or equivalent), at least 65 points on the points test (including the five-point nomination bonus), and health and character requirements.
Nominated occupation
Your nominated occupation must be on the MLTSSL and STSOL (no separate Tasmanian-only occupation list). All occupations on MLTSSL and STSOL are eligible subject to pathway-specific criteria. The occupation must also appear on the federal MLTSSL or STSOL.
Selection mechanism
Tasmania uses a Migration Tasmania Application Gateway system. Tasmania operates several pathways: Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE) for onshore applicants with Tasmanian work experience, Tasmanian Graduate for graduates of Tasmanian institutions, Established Resident, and Offshore. Onshore pathways generally require six to nine months of Tasmanian employment. Tasmania uses weekly invitation rounds.
Priority sectors
Tasmania prioritises health and aged care, education (including childcare), hospitality, construction, trades, advanced manufacturing, agriculture and aquaculture. Applicants whose occupation, employment, and proposed settlement aligns with these sectors are more likely to receive nomination in competitive rounds.
How Tasmania selection works
TAS's 190 selection process operates through Migration Tasmania and is documented at migration.tas.gov.au. Selection rounds are conducted on the schedule the TAS program publishes, which is revised through the program year. Successful applicants receive a state nomination, which generates a federal invitation and a 60-day window in which to lodge the complete visa application.
The TAS program publishes nomination guidelines and round results that are updated regularly. Confirm the current settings before lodging an EOI or ROI.
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We assess your profile against TAS's priority sectors and selection mechanism, identify the strongest claim available to you, and prepare both the TAS ROI and the federal application to a litigation-ready standard.
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Refusal at the Tasmania state nomination stage is a state administrative decision. Internal review or reconsideration may be available depending on the TAS program's guidelines. State nomination decisions are not directly reviewable by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Refusal of the federal visa following nomination triggers merits review rights to the ART within statutory time limits, and judicial review to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia on grounds of jurisdictional error. Time limits are strict.
Common questions
How does the TAS 190 nomination process work?
What is the TAS 190 allocation for 2025-26?
Which occupation list applies?
What are the priority sectors?
What residency or commitment is required?
What if my TAS 190 nomination is refused?
Information current as at 30 April 2026. Tasmania program settings, occupation lists, and allocations are revised through the program year. Confirm current settings at migration.tas.gov.au before lodging an EOI or ROI.