The Australian Government has replaced the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement for student visas with a Genuine Student (GS) requirement. This is effective for student visa applications lodged on and after 23 March 2024.
Here is information from the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs (DHA) regarding the Genuine Student requirement.
The Government has replaced the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement for student visas with a Genuine Student (GS) requirement. This is effective for student visa applications lodged on and after 23 March 2024.
This requirement does NOT apply to student visa applications lodged before 23 March 2024. We will continue to assess these applications against the GTE requirement.
All applicants for a student visa must be a genuine applicant for entry. They must stay as a student and be able to show an understanding that studying in Australia is the primary reason of their student visa. The GS requirement is intended to include students who, after studying in Australia, develop skills Australia needs and who then go on to apply for permanent residence.
To be granted a student visa, all applicants must demonstrate they satisfy the genuine student criterion or the genuine student dependent criterion.
In the online student visa application form, we will ask the applicant the below questions to address the GS criteria.
Give details of the applicant’s current circumstances. This includes ties to family, community, employment and economic circumstances.
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- Explain why the applicant wishes to study this course in Australia with this particular education provider. This must also explain their understanding of the requirements of the intended course and studying and living in Australia.
- Explain how completing the course will be of benefit to the applicant.
- Give details of any other relevant information the applicant would like to include.
Answers must be written in English, with a maximum of 150 words per question.
There is an additional question for those applicants who have previously held a student visa or those who are lodging an application in Australia from a non-student visa.
Along with the responses included in the application form, the applicant must attach supporting documents to their ImmiAccount.
Generic statements unsupported by evidence are not given significant weight in the GS assessment. This means it is important to provide evidence to support a claim made by the applicant.
We consider an applicant’s overall personal circumstances when we assess whether they are a genuine student.
You can read more about GS requirements HERE.
The form on this page is designed to assist you in making a GS statement.
Before you begin:
- Read the DHA page in full
- Read Ministerial Direction 106
- Research the GS online. There is much useful information available, for example
- The new GS requirement
- Conduct an online search for ‘Genuine Student Requirement Australia’
- Collect documentary evidence that demonstrates:
- The benefits of your intended course(s) of study
- Your ongoing commitment to return to your home country
- Your financial capability to maintain yourself and any dependents while you are in Australia
Please note that the GS statement MUST NOT be written by an agent or a family member or any other person on behalf of the applicant.
Skills Institute Australia CANNOT assist you in composing your GS statement.
The following form may help you addressing the criteria required by the DHA. When you submit the form, a copy will be sent to the email address that you provide.