Tasmania ROI Points vs EOI Points – 3 Sept 2026 Round

Tasmania ROI points – 3 September 2026 invitation data

What happened in the 3 September 2026 Tasmania round?

The 3 September 2026 Tasmania skilled migration update, published on 11 September 2026, confirms a compact but revealing invitation round. Migration Tasmania invited 34 subclass 190 Registrations of Interest (ROIs) and 25 subclass 491 ROIs to apply for state nomination, all ranked using Tasmania’s own ROI points system.

ImmiIQ data users tracking EOI trends may notice that a 519 Tasmania ROI score does not translate to 519 Department of Home Affairs points. It reflects Tasmania’s internal ranking, driven heavily by employment-based priority attributes and pass colours within the Migration Tasmania Gateway.

Gold invitations slowing, non-Gold 190 invitations expected

Migration Tasmania reported that Gold invitations for subclass 190 had decreased over the three weeks before the 3 September round. It also stated that more non-Gold subclass 190 invitations were expected in coming weeks if new ROI submissions stabilised. Lowest since September 2025.

Why Tasmania ROI points matter more than EOI points

How Tasmania ROI ranking differs from SkillSelect points

Tasmania’s update directly addresses a common source of confusion: ROI scores are not the Department’s points test. SkillSelect checks federal eligibility – age, occupation, skills assessment, English and at least 65 points – but the Tasmania ROI then ranks candidates against each other using local priority attributes.

This creates situations where an applicant with lower SkillSelect points may still be highly competitive if their Tasmania ROI profile is strong. For example, an applicant with long-term Tasmanian employment in a role matching their skills assessment, earning at or above the required income level and contributing locally may outrank a higher EOI scorer with weaker Tasmania links.

Migration Tasmania states that only the most competitive ROIs are invited to apply for nomination, and that meeting minimum nomination requirements does not guarantee nomination.

How a 500-point employment attribute pushes 190 scores above 500

The government data explains exactly how subclass 190 ROI scores can reach 519. Under the Tasmanian Skilled Employment (TSE) pathway, some priority attributes carry very high points. A Green priority attribute can give 500 points where the applicant has worked in Tasmania for more than two years in a role that matches their skills assessment and meets the priority income level of at least $57,000 per year or $28.85 per hour, excluding overtime, penalty rates or casual loading.

Our analysis of the official table shows how a candidate claiming the 500-point employment attribute can reach a total like 519 once smaller orange or orange-plus attributes are added. However, Migration Tasmania makes it clear that every claimed attribute must be true and fully supported at the time of ROI lodgement, or nomination may be declined.

Gold, Green, Orange and Orange-Plus – how pass colours shape strategy

Tasmania’s Gateway uses colour passes to signal competitiveness. A Gold Pass can allow immediate nomination lodgement. A Green Pass does not allow instant lodgement but may lead to an invitation within six months, depending on available places. Orange Pass candidates might be invited depending on demand and attributes, while Orange-Plus are treated as higher priority within the Orange group.

This structure means the key question for applicants and migration agents is not only, “Do we meet the pathway rules?” but rather, “How competitive is this ROI against others in Tasmania?” Weekly score updates give a live snapshot of the market, but the real planning work lies in aligning the correct pathway with the strongest provable attributes for each profile.

Why the 491 ROI score was far lower than 190

The same 3 September round produced a lowest invited score of 82 for subclass 491, compared with 519 for subclass 190. This sharp contrast does not mean subclass 491 is always easy; it simply shows that the ranking and invitation pattern for 491 in that specific round differed from the 190 pattern.

Tasmania confirms that subclass 190 nomination adds 5 points and subclass 491 adds 15 points to the Home Affairs points test. Subclass 491 allows skilled workers to live and work in Tasmania for up to five years and may support permanent residence through subclass 191 after three years, if federal requirements are met. However, Tasmania also states that candidates nominated for subclass 491 will not be renominated for subclass 190 later, so the choice between 190 and 491 carries long-term consequences for applicants, agents and education providers planning pathways.

Next steps for agents, applicants and providers using Tasmania ROI data

Practical ways to use the 3 September 2026 data

1. 01Compare client or personal profiles against Tasmania’s priority attributes, especially Tasmanian Skilled Employment duration and income thresholds, using the official tables.
2. 02Check current SkillSelect points with the Department’s points calculator, then separate that from expectations around Tasmania ROI scores.
3. 03Review whether subclass 491 may be a more realistic pathway than 190 for some cases, given the 82 lowest invited ROI score in this round and the 15-point federal boost.
4. 04Monitor Migration Tasmania’s weekly updates to see how Gold, Green, Orange and Orange-Plus invitations shift as the remaining 1,036 (190) and 737 (491) places are used.
5. 05For education providers, map graduates’ likely employment duration and income levels in Tasmania against the TSE priority attributes to understand which cohorts may reach high ROI scores.

Many applicants ask whether they can simply move to Tasmania, work briefly and rely on minimum criteria. The 11 September 2026 update answers this indirectly: meeting minimum nomination requirements is only the starting point. The Australian Government sets quotas for each state, and Tasmania clearly states that only the most competitive ROIs are invited in any given period.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute migration advice. Always consult a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) for advice specific to your circumstances.

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