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April 4, 2024 Pace Migration News, Student Visa
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On the 21st of March, Minister of Home Affairs Claire O’ Neil announced changes to be made affecting student and temporary graduate visas. These changes were announced as part of the government’s ‘Migration Strategy’ released on 11 December last year.
These drastic changes will come into effect for applications which are lodged on or after 23 March 2024. These decisions have been purposefully made to elevate competition among prospective visa holders. This follows closely to the changes announced last year, declaring a halving of the student visa intake to tackle issues such as high demand-pull inflation and renting crisis.
Australia’s student visa applications now require a ‘Genuine Student’ Requirement (GS), replacing the former ‘GTE Statement’.”
The changes from the ‘GTE” or ‘Genuine Temporary Entrant’ Requirement and the ‘Genuine Student’ Requirement are essentially minimal. The Department of Immigration has essentially used these changes as a political tool to appear to protect domestic students’ positions at educational institutions from the large intake of international students.
As examined by a new media publication from the Department of Home Affairs, there is essentially no difference between the two statements. However, student visa applicants should note that both the main applicant and the dependent must now each submit their own version of the Genuine Student Requirement Statement and Genuine Student Requirement – Dependant Statement.
Previous Study
Current Employment:
Circumstances in Home Country/Residence:
Assessment of Eligibility:
Situations in Home Country/Residence
Immigration History:
For applications lodged, on or after 23 March 2024:
Please note that for other English-Language Proficiency tests, you can view the minimum requirements by viewing the ‘Document Checklist Tool’ provided by the Department of Immigration, to view whether your intended institution requires English-Language requirements: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/web-evidentiary-tool
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