{"id":447,"date":"2023-02-06T12:06:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visainfo.com.au\/?post_type=eduction&p=447"},"modified":"2023-03-02T06:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T06:47:35","slug":"what-is-genuine-temporary-entrant-gte","status":"publish","type":"eduction","link":"https:\/\/visainfo.com.au\/eduction\/what-is-genuine-temporary-entrant-gte\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS GENUINE TEMPORARY ENTRANT (GTE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Criteria? How do YOU satisfy GTE Criteria on your first attempt?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Canadian Government operates a Study Permit Program for persons who wants to study in Canada. 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 Canada temporarily, notwithstanding the potential for this intention to change over time to an intention to utilize lawful means to remain in Canada for an extended period or permanently.<\/p>\n

Remember when you apply for either an admission into any college or university in Canada or a study permit application to Canada, 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><\/span><\/h4>\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 counsellor.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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ASSESSING THE GENUINE TEMPORARY ENTRANT CRITERION<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Circumstances where further scrutiny may be appropriate include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Information in statistical, intelligence and analysis reports on migration fraud and immigration compliance compiled by the department indicates the need for further<\/li>\n
  2. The applicant or a relative of the applicant has an immigration history of<\/li>\n
  3. The applicant intends to study in a field unrelated to their previous studies or<\/li>\n
  4. Apparent inconsistencies in information provided by the applicant in their Study permit application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An application for a Study permit\u00a0must be refused\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>if, 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 Canada.<\/p>\n

    Immigration case officers must take into account the applicant\u2019s circumstances in their home country and the applicant\u2019s potential circumstances in Canada.<\/p>\n

    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).<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Whether the applicant has sound reasons for not undertaking the study in the home country or region if a similar course is already available there. Decision makers should allow for any reasonable motives as established by the<\/li>\n
    2. The extent of the applicant\u2019s personal ties to their home country (for example family, community and employment) and whether they would serve as a significant incentive to return to their home<\/li>\n
    3. Economic circumstances of the applicant that would present as a significant incentive for the applicant not to return to their home country. This may include consideration of the applicant\u2019s circumstances relative to the home country and to<\/li>\n
    4. Military service commitments that would present as a significant incentive for the applicant not to return to their home<\/li>\n
    5. Political and civil unrest in the applicant\u2019s home country. This includes situations of a nature that may induce the applicant to apply for a Study permit as means of obtaining entry to Canada for the purpose of remaining indefinitely. Decision makers should be aware of the changing circumstances in the applicant\u2019s home country and the influence these may have on an applicant\u2019s motivations for applying for a Study permit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For primary applicants of Study Permit, decision makers must also have regard to the value of the course to the applicant\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

      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>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Whether the student is seeking to undertake a course that is consistent with their current level of education and whether the course will assist the applicant to obtain employment or improve employment prospects in their home country. Decision makers should allow for reasonable changes to career or study<\/li>\n
      2. Relevance of the course to the student\u2019s past or proposed future employment either in their home country or a third<\/li>\n
      3. Remuneration the applicant could expect to receive in the home country or a third country, compared with Canada, using the qualifications to be gained from the proposed course of study.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Weight should be placed on an applicant\u2019s circumstances that indicate that the Study permit is intended primarily for maintaining residence in Canada.<\/p>\n

        In considering the applicant\u2019s potential circumstances in Canada, decision makers must have regard to the following factors:\u00a0(these factors must be addressed in the statement of Purpose by the applicant).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. The applicant\u2019s ties with Canada which would present as a strong incentive to remain in Canada. This may include family and community<\/li>\n
        2. Evidence that the Study permit program is being used to circumvent the intentions of the migration<\/li>\n
        3. Whether the Study permit is being used to maintain ongoing<\/li>\n
        4. Whether the primary and secondary applicant(s) have entered into a relationship of concern for Study permit purposes. Where it has been determined that an applicant and dependent have contrived their relationship for Study permit purposes, the decision maker can find that both applicants do not satisfy the genuine temporary entrant<\/li>\n
        5. The applicant\u2019s knowledge of living in Canada and their intended course of study and the associated education provider; including previous study and qualifications, what is a realistic level of knowledge an applicant could be expected to know and the level of research the applicant has undertaken into their proposed course of study and living.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          THE APPLICANT\u2019S IMMIGRATION HISTORY<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong>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