At an event on Friday, Premier Peter Gutwein said he would hold further meetings with members of the community after they provided him with a list of people in Afghanistan they would like to see resettled in Tasmania.

"I'm more than happy to support those that have chosen Tasmania to be their home, as best we possibly can, and those discussions will be ongoing," he said.

"The Hazara community did put forward a comprehensive list of people that they would have liked to have had the opportunity to leave Afghanistan in recent weeks.

"I have this morning agreed that we'll have a further meeting."

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Launceston's Hazara Association secretary Hosein Mohseni said talks with the state government had been productive but called on more support to get people settled in Tasmania as soon as possible.

He said the process to apply for visas was not practical in the context of the growing Afghan crisis and felt more visas were needed, with fewer delays.

Mr Gutwein said the list of names provided would be reviewed by the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade along with representatives of the Hazara community

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Mr Mohseni said for the Hazara community every visa that was granted was the equivalent of a life saved.

"Getting more visas is really important because with every visa, for example, one million visas will save one million people," he said.

"We believe the 3000 visa is a good start but it's not enough."

City Baptist Church pastor Jeff McKinnon has been working alongside the Hazara community for several years and said many in the community were desperate to help family and friends escape the crisis in Afghanistan.

"Family members are just absolutely beside themselves trying to work out what they can do," he said.

"Each family member is asking to get people out any way they can."

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Following a meeting with the Hazara community, Mr Gutwein said he would look at additional support the government could provide the community.

Mr Mohseni said mental health was a significant issue for people in the community who felt overwhelmed by recent events.

Mr McKinnon said with many in the Hazara community experiencing some level of trauma, counselling and support for mental health were issues the government could address now to support the community.

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