Tasmanian Skilled Migration Program 2020 - 2021 Update

Tasmania has now received its full nomination quota for the 2020 – 21 program year. The full allocation is made up of: Subclass 491 – 1400 places Subclass 190 – 1000 places Business migration – 45 places Approximately 25% of skilled visa nomination places have been used. Migration Tasmania is currently adjusting selection requirements and policies to reflect the expectations and priorities set out by the Department of Home Affairs, with the expectation of opening to general applications in late January 2021. Until this time, the interim program arrangements below will continue to operate. Visa holders who do not meet the interim requirements but who believe they have exceptional circumstances warranting consideration of nomination should contact Migration Tasmania at [email protected] before lodging an application. Imminent visa expiry on its own is not a sufficient reason to prioritise a case. What are critical roles? The Department of Home Affairs provides guidance on critical roles or critical skills at https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/critical-skills-and-sectors#toc-1. For Tasmania these roles include those: • directly assisting in Tasmania’s COVID-19 response directly engaged by Tasmanian Government • providing critical or specialist medical services or delivering medical supplies potentially associated with COVID-19 response. This includes all general nursing and medical positions with the Tasmanian Health Service • directly involved in the supply of essential goods and services (medical technology, critical infrastructure, telecommunications, engineering and mining, supply chain logistics, agricultural technology, food production, and the maritime industry) including highly skilled and specialised roles in: • infrastructure engineering and maintenance such as dams, large-/high-complexity bridges, irrigation schemes, transport logistics planning and maintenance • agriculture such as artificial insemination technicians, wool classers, livestock pregnancy scanners • the supply of essential goods and services which would be in jeopardy without the applicant. *This does not include lower level positions such as retail workers, harvest labour, delivery drivers, or warehouse staff. • delivering services in sectors critical to economic recovery such as financial technology, large scale manufacturing, film and television production and emerging technology which: • must be high-value/highly-skilled/specialised roles • would normally include a significant and recognised contribution to export income, significant flow-on employment and economic benefits, high-value national/ international exposure. *This will not generally include small scale, locally-oriented operations. In addition, Tasmania will accept new applications from people employed in: • skilled health and allied health occupations, including in private and not-for-profit sectors • senior support workers/enrolled nurses/registered nurses in aged, disability and community care (minimum diploma qualified). Note: Chefs and Cooks – Now included in interim program All new nomination applicants must be in a genuine and ongoing skilled position as a Chef or Cook. This does not normally include lower-skilled employment in limited service restaurants, e.g. sushi makers, pizza makers. The scope of these priority areas may change as the needs of Tasmania’s economy evolves. What is a genuine, ongoing and meaningful contribution to the Tasmanian economy? Every nomination must be justified in terms of an applicant’s potential to contribute to economic recovery in Tasmania. The onus is on the applicant to demonstrate how they meet this requirement. Supporting claims may include: • employment in highly skilled, hard to fill roles • high value skills or experience not readily found in the local community • long-term high-value financial contribution to the local economy leading to additional employment outcomes for locals • involvement in Tasmanian business or enterprise that is significantly reliant on the applicant’s ongoing presence in Tasmania • a clear, plausible potential to live in Tasmania and contribute to the development of skills which are needed in Tasmania. Do you want to know more about migrating and living in Tasmania? Contact Pace Migration now and call us on 0434 123 123 for a quick chat or email us on [email protected] to book an appointment to have a consultation with our migration agent. Thanks for reading! Source: migration.tas.gov.au