1. The GS form uses the same questions as the Home Affairs Genuine Student (GS) requirement. Should your application be approved and progress, you can choose to use these same responses when applying for a student visa.
• All applicants must demonstrate they are a genuine applicant.
• Applicants must intend to stay as a student and be able to show an understanding that studying in Australia is the primary reason for any application.
• The GS requirement is intended to include students who, after studying in Australia, develop skills Australia needs and who then go on to apply for permanent residence.
• Responses with insufficient or no evidence to support claims will be assessed more strictly.
• EEI considers an applicant’s overall personal circumstances when assessing whether they are a genuine student.
• EEI is under no obligation to provide detail or reasoning behind GS refusals.
• EEI is not obligated or required to offer resubmission guidance or accept resubmissions of GS forms for any student determined to be a non-genuine applicant.