The Australian Government operates a Student Visa Program for persons who wants to study in Australia. Amongst other things, a successful applicant must be both a genuine temporary entrant and a genuine student.<\/p>\n
An applicant who is a genuine temporary entrant will have circumstances that support a genuine intention to enter and remain in Australia temporarily, notwithstanding the potential for this intention to change over time to an intention to utilize lawful means to remain in Australia for an extended period or permanently.<\/p>\n
Remember when you apply for either an admission into any college or university in Australia or a student visa application to Australia, please ensure that your Statement of Purpose (SOP) to the case officer must detail out any or all of the questions raised in the (GTE) criterion below.<\/p>\n
This may well be the reason between a failed application and one that is successful.<\/p>\n
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Do not ask your agent to write a SOP for you. Any agent that writes the SOP or the cover letter by themselves is putting their clients at immense risk of their visa application being rejected.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ask the agent to take your personal circumstances and then assist you to write and research for the statement of Purpose.<\/p>\n SOP is the most important document in your visa application do not try and write in 5-10 minutes\u2019 take time and ideally spend a week or more trying to write it and refine it with support from your VISAINFO education counselor.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Circumstances where further scrutiny may be appropriate include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n An application for a Student visa\u00a0must be refused<\/strong>\u00a0if, after weighing up the applicant\u2019s circumstances, immigration history and any other relevant matter, the decision maker is not satisfied that the applicant genuinely intends a temporary stay in Australia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Immigration case officers must take into account the applicant\u2019s circumstances in their home country and the applicant\u2019s potential circumstances in Australia.In considering the applicant\u2019s circumstances in their home country, decision makers must have regard to the following factors:\u00a0(these factors must be addressed in the statement of Purpose by the applicant)<\/strong><\/p>\n For primary applicants of subclass 500 Student visas, decision makers must also have regard to the value of the course to the applicant\u2019s future. Decision makers will take notice of the following factors in considering the value of the course to the applicant\u2019s future:\u00a0(these factors must be addressed in the statement of Purpose by the applicant)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Weight should be placed on an applicant\u2019s circumstances that indicate that the Student visa is intended primarily for maintaining residence in Australia.In considering the applicant\u2019s potential circumstances in Australia, decision makers must have regard to the following factors:\u00a0(these factors must be addressed in the statement of Purpose by the applicant)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n An applicant\u2019s immigration history refers both to their visa and travel history.<\/p>\n In considering the applicant\u2019s immigration history, decision makers must have regard to the following factors:<\/p>\n Previous visa applications for Australia or other countries, including:<\/p>\n Previous travels to Australia or other countries, including:<\/p>\n If the applicant has travelled to countries other than Australia, whether they complied with the immigration laws of that country and the circumstances around any noncompliance.<\/p>\nASSESSING THE GENUINE TEMPORARY ENTRANT CRITERION<\/h4>\n
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