Free student tool

GS Statement Builder

Build your four Genuine Student answers, matched directly to the four questions on the real online application form. Home Affairs prefers you answer in the form itself rather than attach a separate document, so this gives you four ready-to-paste drafts, not one long letter. See the official page.

Step 1 of 6
GS Question 1 of 4

Your current circumstances

The form asks for details of your current circumstances, covering your ties to family, community, employment, and economic circumstances. 150 words maximum on the real form.

Who do you currently live with, or who is your closest family?
Family detail (optional)

Names are not needed. A short factual detail is enough, e.g. "my parents and younger sister" or "my wife, who works as a teacher".

Community ties (optional, select any that apply)
What is your current employment status?
How is your household mainly supported financially?
Anything else about your current circumstances? (optional)
GS Question 2 of 4

Why this course and provider

The form asks you to explain why you wish to study this particular course with this particular provider in Australia, including your understanding of the course requirements and of studying and living here. 150 words maximum.

Course and provider
What level is this course?
How many different education providers have you enrolled with in Australia, including this application?
Main reason you chose this course
Have you researched, and can you explain, why you chose this provider over others?
Why are you not studying a similar course in your home country or region?

Be specific. This is the single most commonly raised concern in the genuine-student refusals we have reviewed, a vague answer here is a real risk.

Anything else about your course or provider choice? (optional)
GS Question 3 of 4

How this course benefits your future

The form asks you, plainly, to explain how completing the course will be of benefit to you. 150 words maximum.

How does this course connect to your study or work background?
What outcome are you aiming for after the course?
Specifically, how will this course help you get there?
GS Question 4 of 4

Any other relevant information

The form gives you space for any other relevant information you would like to include. 150 words maximum.

Have you ever had a visa refused, cancelled, or overstayed, for any country?
Do you need to explain a gap in your studies, or a change of course or provider?
Anything else you would like to include? (optional)
Additional question on the real application

Returning student question

There is an extra question on the form for applicants who have held an Australian student visa before, or who are applying onshore from a different visa. If neither applies to you, pick the first option and skip ahead.

Have you held an Australian student visa before?
Last step

Review your name and course dates

These are not part of your answers, just used to personalise the drafts.

Your details