Do you meet Genuine Temporary Entrant requirements for your temporary visa?

What is a GTE?

“GTE” stands for “Genuine Temporary Entrant”. The criterion is applied to ensure temporary visa applicants genuinely intend to stay in Australia for a short period of time and for the purposes of relevant visa programs. If you are applying for a short-term TSS visa, student visa or a visitor visa, you may be required by law to pass the GTE assessment before the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) could grant you a visa. This requirement has potentially increased the complexity and difficulty of a visa application.

What are the factors considered by immigration case officers?

To pass the GTE requirement, visa applicants should convince decision makers that they do not intend to use a temporary visa to maintain an ongoing residency in Australia. Factors that may be considered by decision makers would include:

• Applicants’ circumstances in their home country;

• Applicants’ potential circumstances in Australia;

• Value of the course to applicants’ future;

• Applicant’s immigration history, including both visa and travel history;

• If a primary or secondary applicant is under 18, the intentions of his/her parent, legal guardian or spouse; and

• Any other relevant matter.

For example, if you are a short-term work visa applicant but you have stayed in Australia for more than 4 years, you would not meet the GTE requirement. If you are applying for a student visa but one of your parents has lodged a partner visa application, you would also need to address the GTE issue to avoid a rejection of your student visa application.

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Disclaimer: The information provided herein is of a general nature only and does not constitute immigration advice. For more detailed and case specific information or advice, please contact SCA Connect.