Genuine Temporary Entrant: Passing the GTE Requirement and impacts of not doing so

What is a Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE)?

GTE stands for Genuine Temporary Entrant and is an additional criterion that requires the Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) to be satisfied that you intend genuinely to stay in Australia for only a temporary stay, with consideration of:

• your prior immigration history and visas;
• your circumstances i.e. whether you might have an incentive to stay;
• evidence that you would want to return after the expiry of your visa i.e. employment and family; and
• any other relevant matter.

GTE is commonly required for temporary visas i.e. Visitor and Student Visa. To satisfy the GTE requirement, you may provide evidence, statutory declaration and a submission to explain your circumstances.

The DOHA profess that the requirement is used to make sure the student visa program is accessed as intended and the program is not a way “for international students to maintain ongoing residency in Australia”. The initiative is that the GTE requirement helps identify applicants who are using the student visa program for motives other than gaining a quality education.

Practical effects and how we can help

The GTE requirement is a common basis for visa refusals and decision makers have applied this requirement strictly over the previous months.

As such, the requirement should be addressed carefully in your initial application along with suffcient supporting evidence to avoid significant impacts and delays to yours, and/or your family’s, application.

Here at All Access Migration, we are well experienced in compiling detailed and carefully evidenced submissions to support your application, drafted in line with the relevant legislation and policy guidance referred to by the decision makers. To find out more about how we can undertake this to assist you, contact us today.