Australia's student visa (subclass 500) process centers on your Confirmation of Enrolment and the Genuine Student requirement. Here's what actually happens at each stage, and where applicants most often run into trouble.
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An Australian student visa application follows from your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), issued once you've accepted your offer and paid any required deposit. You then apply online for the subclass 500 visa, providing evidence against the Genuine Student requirement alongside financial, health and character documentation.
The Genuine Student requirement, which replaced the earlier GTE requirement, evaluates your circumstances, the course's relevance to your study and career plans, and your intentions regarding your stay in Australia. This is assessed through your written statement and supporting evidence — making it one of the most consequential parts of the application to get right.
Accept your university or college offer and pay any required deposit to receive your Confirmation of Enrolment.
Address the GS criteria directly, with specific, honest detail about your circumstances and study plan.
Financial evidence, academic transcripts, English proficiency test results, health insurance (OSHC) and health examinations where required.
Apply through ImmiAccount, pay the visa application charge, and upload your CoE, GS statement and supporting documents.
The Genuine Student (GS) requirement replaced the earlier Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement, with a similar but updated focus on your circumstances, course relevance, and stay intentions.
Processing times vary by your country of application and the specific circumstances of your case — check the Department of Home Affairs' current published processing times.
Yes — Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is generally required for the duration of your visa, and evidence of this is typically part of your application.
You'll receive a decision record citing specific grounds — these can usually be addressed directly in a reapplication. See our Refusal SOP Rewrite service.
We specialize in writing your GS statement — the part of your application where specific, well-argued writing makes the most difference. See our GS/GTE Statement service for details.
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