Albeit, slightly behind schedule.

And it's no thanks to the "confusing" and "frustrating" process of entering the state from a high-risk COVID area.

Renee Blachford is a 22-year-old mother of two small children, and is now in her second year of a nursing degree at the University of Tasmania.

Ms Blachford, like countless other Tasmanians, found herself trapped in Victoria a couple of months ago amid the latest wave of COVID cases.

"We moved over there in July to go be with my partner who's over there for work," she said.

"I could only go there for a bit because I had to be back for uni. COVID broke out a week after I got there."

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Ms Blackford said she had applied for a G2G pass the week before she needed to return to the Coast, pointing out that her studies were in an essential field, and that she needed to complete a practical component or else delay her degree by an entire year.

"So the first rejection said I was non-essential," she said.

"I was a bit frustrated and confused, so I gave them a call. They told me that I needed to provide evidence of being a student. Apparently my enrolment details weren't enough."

Ms Blachford said her next few applications had been rejected, each one asking for an additional piece of information - some of which she said she had already provided.

"They said I needed a payslip with my name on it, even though my name was written right in the middle," she said.

"Then they wanted a letter from my mother-in-law confirming I would quarantine at her house. Then they wanted a rates or utility bill to prove the address.

"All up I had 12 documents, as well as all the usual ID stuff."

Ms Blachford said her final application had been approved on Friday - a week after the university trimester had started.

"If all this information had been clearly outlined on the website I think it would have been a much easier process," she said.

"It was so stressful. I understand that we need strong borders, but to be told I could not return to my home state to complete my studies when there is a shortage of nurses, and when I've got two young children and I'm fully vaccinated ... it almost broke me.

"We are still human and still have lives we need to attend to.

"(I) am disgusted in the system. How can (the state) let their own residents down so much?"

A state spokesperson said each application was "thoroughly assessed" on a case-by-case basis by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, and through the COVID Coordination Operations Centre.

"In applications where there is insufficient evidence, applications will be rejected or in some cases more information will be required to be provided by the applicant," they said.

"Due the vast number of applications daily (between 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021, there have been 6,916 applications approved and 18,545 rejected), it is not always possible to have individual contact with applicants."

They said Tasmanians could be confident in the border protection systems.

"We are working hard to keep Covid-19 out of Tasmania and our border and quarantine measures are our greatest defence."