The 

GTE statement must include and provide the following detailed information and
evidence:

1. Personal information and circumstance
a) full name (as per passport)
b) date of birth
c) marital status
f) planned living arrangements in Australia
i) relatives in Australia/location of relatives/how they are related (example:
brother/sister/aunt/uncle)
j) ties to Australia that may present a strong incentive to stay in Australia
k) evidence of financial capacity to fund studies, accommodation, living costs

2. Previous and future study

a) academic transcripts showing qualifications achieved and certificates of attainment,
length of study, name of the education provider(s)
b) reason for not studying in your home country or region if a similar course is available
there
c) reason for not studying in an alternate country if a similar course is available there
d) level of knowledge of the proposed course content, duration of study, education provider
and city

3. Gap in previous study in Australia or offshore

a) reasons why there is a gap in your studies including where you did not maintain
enrolment

4. Value of the course to your future

a) if the course is consistent with your current level of education
b) if the course is relevant to past or proposed future employment in your home country or
a third country
c) expected salary and other benefits in your home country or a third country obtained with
your qualifications from the proposed course of study

5. Employment in your home country or third country
a) future career intentions
b) potential employment offers, including salary and other benefits, after course completion

7. Ties to home country or country of residence
a) evidence of financial, family or social ties, you need to show you have significant
incentives to return home
b) ties to your home country that support an intention to return after study is finished
c) your economic situation
d) military service commitments
e) political and civil unrest in your home country

8. Financial/Economic situation in home country or country of residence

a) documents showing employment or business activities for 12 months before lodging an
application
b) potential employment offers including salary and other benefits, after course completion
c) income tax return or bank statements

9. Your immigration history

a) previous visa applications for Australia or other countries
b) visa refusals or cancellations

Statement of Purpose (SOP)

A statement of purpose (SOP) is a mandatory requirement in all our applications. The SOP must bewritten by the
student. While you are more than welcome to assist the student, I would personally encourage that you or your staff
do not write the SOP on behalf of the student. Further, please ensure that the student is aware of the contents of their
SOP.
The SOP should cover –
(i) The applicant’s circumstances in their home country.

a. 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. Allow for any reasonable motives as established by the applicant.
b. The extent of the applicant’s 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 country.
c. 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’s circumstances relative to the home
country and to Australia.
d. Military service commitments that would present as a significant incentive for the applicant not to return to their
home country.
e. Political and civil unrest in the applicant’s home country. This includes situations of a nature that may induce the
applicant to apply for a Student visa as means of obtaining entry to Australia for the purpose of remaining
indefinitely. Should be aware of the changing circumstances in the applicant’s home country and the influence these
may have on an applicant’s motivations for applying for a Student visa.
(ii) The applicant’s potential circumstances in Australia
a. The applicant’s ties with Australia which would present as a strong incentive to remain in Australia. This may include
family and community ties.
b. Evidence that the Student visa program is being used to circumvent the intentions of the migration program.
c. Whether the Student visa is being used to maintain ongoing residence.
d. Whether the primary and secondary applicant(s) have entered into a relationship of concern for Student visa
purposes. Where it has been determined that an applicant and dependant have contrived their relationship for Student
visa purposes, the decision maker can find that both applicants do not satisfy the genuine temporary entrant criterion.
e. The applicant’s knowledge of living in Australia 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 appli-cant has undertaken into their proposed course of study and living
arrangements.

(iii) Value of the course to the applicant’s future

a. 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 pathways.
b. Relevance of the course to the student’s past or proposed future employment either in their home country or a third
country.
c. Remuneration the applicant could expect to receive in the home country or a third country, compared with Australia,
using the qualifications to be gained from the proposed course of study.
(IV) Any gaps in studies, and provide supporting documents in the application and visa application to substantiate
these claims.

(V) Any previous visa refusals that the student may have had.