Subclass 491 · TAS
Tasmania regional nomination
Five-year provisional visa with fifteen nomination points. 800 places for 2026-27, with weekly invitations. Pathway to permanent residence through the 191 after three years.
The Tasmanian Government nominates skilled migrants for the Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa through the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program, administered by Migration Tasmania. For the 2026-27 program year Tasmania has received 800 subclass 491 places. The program opened to new Registrations of Interest on 17 August 2026, and invitations have been issued weekly since 20 August 2026. Home Affairs recorded 55 subclass 491 nominations by Tasmania between 1 July and 31 August 2026. In the round on 23 October 2026, Tasmania issued 32 subclass 491 invitations; the lowest score invited was 76 points, 670 subclass 491 places were available afterwards, and the lowest score required to gain nomination at assessment was 81 points.
Checked on 27-10-2026 against Migration Tasmania, processing times and invitations issued (round of 23 October 2026).
The 491 is provisional for five years. Holders must live, work and study in a designated regional area. After holding the 491 for at least three years, and having complied with its conditions, holders may apply for the Subclass 191 permanent residence visa. Tasmania will not later renominate a 491 nominee for a subclass 190 visa.
Regional area scope
The whole of Tasmania, including Hobart, is a designated regional area. Home Affairs classes Hobart as Category 2 (Cities and Major Regional Centres); the rest of Tasmania falls in Category 3 (Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas).
TAS 491 eligibility
Federal eligibility
Standard 491 federal criteria: under 45 at invitation, positive skills assessment, Competent English, at least 65 points (including the fifteen-point nomination bonus), health and character.
Nominated occupation
The occupation must be on the Australian Government's skilled occupation list for the 491. Tasmania does not keep its own occupation list: all occupations on the subclass 190 and 491 list are eligible for at least one Tasmanian pathway, subject to that pathway's requirements.
TAS-specific commitment
The onshore 491 pathways are Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE), Tasmanian Skilled Graduate (TSG), Tasmanian Established Resident (TER) and Tasmanian Business Operator (TBO). The 491 TSE pathway requires at least nine months of work in Tasmania at or above Tasmania's Priority Income Level of $57,000 a year or $28.85 an hour, or at least 12 months at a lower salary of at least the National Minimum Wage, averaging at least 20 hours a week. Candidates must currently live in Tasmania and intend to stay, and dependants must not be living in another state or territory. A nominee undertakes to live in Tasmania for at least two years after nomination is approved. The 491 Overseas Skilled Occupation Profiles pathway will issue no invitations in 2026-27.
Priority attributes
Tasmania ranks ROIs by the points score from the priority attributes claimed for the pathway, revised for 2026-27 to recognise longer contribution to Tasmania. On 23 October 2026, 32 subclass 491 ROIs were invited, the lowest score invited was 76 points, and the lowest score required to gain nomination at assessment (a rolling three-month average) was 81 points. If a claimed attribute is not verified and the score falls below that figure, the application will be declined.
From the 491 to the 191
After holding the 491 for at least three years, while living, working and studying in a designated regional area within Tasmania (or elsewhere in regional Australia), holders may apply for the Subclass 191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa. Home Affairs sets no minimum income requirement for the 191 for 491 holders. The applicant must provide ATO notices of assessment for three income years out of the five years of the 491, and must have complied with the conditions of the visa for the whole period it was held.
Compliance is documented through residential leases, utility bills, employment contracts, payslips, ATO records, and bank statements showing regional transactions. Sparse documentation creates doubt at the 191 stage. Maintaining contemporaneous records throughout the provisional period is essential.
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Checked on 22-10-2026 against Home Affairs SkillSelect and the Tasmania nomination page.
- Subclass 491 nominations recorded in SkillSelect, 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026
- 55
- Latest round published by Tasmania
- 23 October 2026: 38 subclass 190 and 32 subclass 491 invitations; lowest scores invited 317 (190) and 76 (491).
Common questions
What areas of Tasmania qualify as regional for the 491?
How does the TAS 491 nomination process work?
What is the TAS 491 allocation for 2026-27?
Which occupations qualify?
What conditions apply once granted?
Can I apply for Tasmanian 491 nomination from overseas?
Information current as at 27 October 2026. Tasmania program settings, priority attributes and weekly invitation figures are revised through the program year. Confirm current settings at migration.tas.gov.au before lodging an application.