TASMANIA’S 2026–27 SKILLED MIGRATION INVITATIONS HAVE STARTED
- Youssef Haddad
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The program is now live — but applicants should understand what Tasmania’s invitation system actually means for their chances of securing a 190 or 491 nomination.
SKILLED MIGRATION | TASMANIA | 25 AUGUST 2026
AT A GLANCE
🟦 Subclass 190 allocation: 1,250 places
🟧 Subclass 491 allocation: 800 places
🟩 Total 2026–27 allocation: 2,050 places
📅 New ROIs opened: 17 August 2026
📨 Invitations scheduled to commence: 20 August 2026
Tasmania’s 2026–27 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program is now underway, with the State having opened its Registration of Interest system on 17 August 2026 and scheduled invitations to commence from 20 August 2026.
For prospective Subclass 190 and Subclass 491 applicants, attention now shifts from the opening of the program to a much more important question:
How competitive is your Tasmania Registration of Interest?
Tasmania has only 2,050 nomination places available for the entire 2026–27 program year — comprising 1,250 Subclass 190 places and 800 Subclass 491 places.
That means satisfying the minimum eligibility requirements does not, by itself, guarantee an invitation.
EOI POINTS AND TASMANIA ROI POINTS ARE NOT THE SAME THING
This is one of the most important distinctions for applicants to understand.
Australia’s skilled migration system uses the SkillSelect Expression of Interest (EOI) system and the Commonwealth points test.
Tasmania separately operates a Registration of Interest (ROI) system to determine which eligible candidates it will invite to apply for Tasmanian nomination.
THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS.
SkillSelect EOI points are the Commonwealth points used for the skilled visa process.
Tasmania ROI points and priority attributes are used by Tasmania to rank candidates competing for State nomination.
An applicant therefore needs to consider both.
⚠️ A high SkillSelect points score does not automatically mean that an applicant will rank highly for Tasmania nomination.
Tasmania assesses applicants according to its own nomination pathways and priority attributes.
TASMANIA IS RANKING CANDIDATES — NOT SIMPLY INVITING EVERYONE WHO QUALIFIES
Tasmania uses a priority system that can classify candidates according to Gold, Green and Orange priority attributes, with certain Orange attributes receiving enhanced priority.
The system can take into account matters such as the applicant’s Tasmanian employment, length of employment, income, relationship between employment and the applicant’s skills assessment, occupation and other factors relevant to Tasmania’s migration priorities. This makes the quality and accuracy of the ROI particularly important.
Applicants should not look only at whether they technically satisfy a nomination pathway.
They should also ask:
“Where am I likely to rank against other applicants competing for the same limited nomination places?”
WHY THE FIRST INVITATION ROUNDS MATTER
As Tasmania begins issuing invitations, the emerging invitation data will provide an increasingly useful indication of how competitive different categories of applicants are under the new 2026–27 settings.
Migration Tasmania has indicated that its processing and invitation information will be updated on a weekly basis as more information becomes available.
That information will be particularly important for applicants deciding whether to:
maintain an existing ROI • submit a new ROI • improve their priority attributes • pursue Subclass 190 or 491 nomination • consider another State or Territory
IMPORTANT
At the time of publication, Migration Tasmania’s official processing page has not yet published a verified lowest ROI invitation score for the new program year. Applicants should therefore be cautious about invitation scores circulating through social media, migration forums or unofficial sources. Immigration Law Matters Australia will continue to monitor the official invitation results as they are released.
A MAJOR RESTRICTION REMAINS FOR OFFSHORE 491 APPLICANTS
There is also an important limitation for skilled applicants currently outside Australia.
Tasmania has confirmed that its:
Subclass 491 Overseas Skilled Occupation Profiles – Invitation Only Pathway
is not currently open, and Migration Tasmania has stated that it will not issue invitations through this pathway during the 2026–27 program year. This is particularly significant for offshore applicants who may previously have viewed Tasmania as a potential Subclass 491 nomination option. Offshore applicants should therefore carefully examine whether another Tasmanian pathway — or another State or Territory nomination program — is available before relying upon Tasmania as their migration strategy.
WHAT SHOULD TASMANIA APPLICANTS DO NOW?
For applicants already in the Tasmania ROI system, the beginning of invitations makes it important to reassess how competitive their existing ROI is under the new 2026–27 priority settings.
For applicants considering submitting a new ROI, the assessment should go beyond basic eligibility.
The critical issues include the applicant’s:
SkillSelect points • nominated occupation • skills assessment • Tasmanian pathway • employment history • salary • hours of work • priority attributes • ROI ranking • 190 versus 491 strategy
Applicants should also ensure that every priority attribute claimed in an ROI can be properly supported by evidence.
THE KEY POINT: Tasmania is open — but “eligible” and “competitive” are not the same thing.With only 2,050 nomination places available, understanding where an applicant sits within Tasmania’s priority system may be just as important as satisfying the minimum nomination requirements.
CONSIDERING TASMANIA FOR A 190 OR 491 VISA?
ILM Australia can assess your skilled migration circumstances, including your SkillSelect points, Tasmania nomination pathway, ROI priority attributes and whether Tasmania or another State or Territory may provide the stronger migration strategy.
Immigration Law Matters Australia
📍 Melbourne Office, Level 4, 256 Queen StreetMelbourne VIC 3000Australia
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This article contains general information current as at 25 August 2026. Australian migration law, State nomination criteria, allocations and invitation settings can change. Individual migration advice should be obtained before acting on this information.
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