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Annual indexation of skilled visa income thresholds from 1 July 2025 From 1 July 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). This delivers on the commitment outlined in the Migration Strategy, as recommended by the Migration Review.
Income thresholds are indexed annually so wages for skilled migrants increase at the same rate as Australian workers. This ensures that people cannot use skilled migration to undercut Australian workers.
From 1 July 2025, indexation changes will be as follows: - Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT) will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515. This will impact nomination applications for the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186). - Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT) will increase from AUD135,000 to AUD141,210. This will impact nomination applications for the Specialist Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482). - Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) used for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) and the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (subclass 187) will increase from AUD73,150 to AUD76,515. This is in line with the CSIT and subject to approval of relevant legislation.
New nomination applications from 1 July 2025 must meet the new relevant income threshold or the annual market salary rate, whichever is higher. This change will not apply to existing visa holders and nominations lodged before 1 July 2025.
Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update 25 March 2025 Subclass 491 Overseas Applicant (Job Offer) pathway currently closed The subclass 491 Overseas Applicant (Job Offer) pathway has closed to new registrations of interest (ROIs) and applications for nomination.
The pathway will be closed for the remainder of the 2024-25 program year due to extended visa processing times for visa applications made outside Australia and an increasing number of false claims.
Pending a review of the pathway, no further applications for nomination will be accepted.
Invitations to apply for nomination that have been issued but not yet accepted (application lodged) have been withdrawn.
Further information about the pathway will be issued at the commencement of the 2025-26 program year.
The subclass 190 Overseas Application (Health Sector Job Offer) pathway remains open to new ROIs and applications.
Overseas skilled workers seeking to work in Tasmania, and Tasmanian businesses wanting to employ them, may want to consider alternative visa pathways. These include employer-sponsored visas.
Processing times and remaining nomination quota are updated every week on the Migration Tasmania website here →
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