As mentioned in the previous article about the Subclass 500 Student Visa, the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) is one of the requirements in applying for the student visa in Australia. To be eligible for a student visa, the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) requires you to be a genuine temporary entrant.
As an applicant, you must never overlook this requirement because the GTE is the reason why DOHA will accept your application or not. Therefore, we will guide you to understand about this requirement. This article will explain about what GTE is, what to include in GTE statement and how the DOHA will assess your GTE statement.
What is GTE?
The Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) is a measure to ensure that the student visa is used as intended and not as a way for international students to maintain ongoing residency in Australia. Another purpose of the GTE statement is to verify that applicants are truly pursuing a quality education and are not entering Australia under this visa with any intentions other than to study.
However, the GTE statement doesn’t prevent you from staying in Australia after you complete your studies, should you wish to extend your studies or be eligible for a post-study work visa.
As an applicant, you are required to submit a personal statement regarding the GTE requirement. The GTE statement is the opportunity for you to convince the Department of Home Affairs why you should be granted a student visa. Therefore, to convince DOHA, you need to provide information about your personal circumstances. More about this in the next section.
Evidence and information to include in GTE statement
In your GTE statement, you have to provide evidence or information about your personal circumstances. In doing so, DOHA encourages you to read Ministerial Direction 69 before drafting your GTE statement. Below is the example of information that must be available in your GTE statement, according to DOHA’s website:
Include as much information and evidence as possible in your GTE statement to help the assessors to understand your situation. This is important for DOHA in deciding on your student visa application. Otherwise, the assessors might need to ask you for more information, delaying the decision on your visa application.
GTE assessment factors
DOHA uses the GTE requirement to make sure the student visa program is accessed as intended. The student visa program is not a way for international students to maintain an ongoing residency in Australia.
The GTE requirement helps identify applicants who are using the student visa program for motives other than gaining a quality education. Below are the factors that will be assessed by DOHA.
1. Situations in your home country (or country of residence)
In this factor, DOHA considers the applicants’ reason for not studying in your home country or region if a similar course is available there. From the GTE statement, DOHA also checks the applicants’ ties to their home country that support an intention to return after study is finished.
The economic situation in the applicants’ country and military service commitments are also checked since these would present as significant incentive for the applicant not to return to their home country. DOHA also consider the factor whether there is any political and civil unrest or not in your home country.
2. The potential situation in Australia
DOHA considers the applicants’ ties to Australia that present a strong incentive to stay in Australia. They also check the applicants’ level of knowledge of the proposed course and education provider.
3. Value of the course to your future
The GTE statement is a prime opportunity for applicants to explain why they chose to study in Australia and specifically why they chose to pursue their selected courses.
In this section, it is advisable to describe how the course relates to your field of study, your desired professional field, and how this period of study in Australia will add value to your future endeavours. Doing this will clear your motivation to the Australian Government and prove that your intent to study in Australia is genuine.
4. Your immigration history
As an applicant, your immigration history will also be checked by DOHA. They consider your previous visa applications for Australia or other countries as well as whether there are any visa refusals or cancellations in your immigration history. If you are a minor, then DOHA considers the intentions of your parent, legal guardian or spouse.
Do you want to know more about the GTE requirement? Contact Pace Migration now and call us on 0434 123 123 for a quick chat or email us on [email protected] to book an appointment to have a consultation with our migration agent.
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Source: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, insiderguides.com.au
