Student Visa Risk Check

GS Question 1 of 4 on the real application

Your current circumstances

The official form asks for details of your current circumstances, covering your ties to family, community, employment, and economic circumstances. These four questions cover that.

Which best describes your ties at home?

Stable job, family, or property connections

Some connections, but I am flexible about the future

Limited connections at the moment

What is your current employment status?

Currently employed

Currently studying

Not currently employed or studying

Will any family members apply as dependants with you?

No, I am applying alone

Yes, a partner

Yes, a partner and children

Which age range are you in?

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 or older

GS Question 2 of 4 on the real application

Why this course and provider

The official 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. This is the single most commonly raised concern in the genuine-student refusals we have reviewed.

What level is the course you plan to study?

Vocational / VET (Certificate or Diploma)

Bachelor degree

Postgraduate (Masters or PhD)

English language course (ELICOS) only

How many different education providers have you enrolled with in Australia, including this application?

Just this one

Two providers

Three or more providers

Did you look into, and can you explain, why you chose this course and provider over other options?

Yes, and it is written into my Genuine Student statement

Yes, but I have not written it down yet

No, I have not really compared other options

GS Question 3 of 4 on the real application

How this course benefits your future

The official form asks you, plainly, to explain how completing the course will benefit you. Case officers look at whether it fits your education level and improves your employment prospects.

How does this course connect to your study or work background?

Clear progression from my previous study or job

Related field, but a step change in level

Different field to my previous study or job

GS Question 4 of 4 on the real application

Any other relevant information

The official form gives you space for any other relevant information you would like to include. A prior visa refusal, or gaps in your study history, are usually best addressed directly here rather than left for a case officer to notice unexplained.

Have you ever had a visa refused, cancelled, or overstayed, for any country?

No, never

Yes, once

Yes, more than once

Where are you at with your Genuine Student statement?

Drafted, and specific to my own circumstances

Drafted, mostly using a template or example

Not started yet

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 this will not affect your result.

Have you held an Australian student visa before?

No, this is my first application

Yes, and I completed my last course on time

Yes, but I changed course, provider, or level partway through

Separate from the GS questions

Financial capacity

This is assessed under a separate clause (500.214), not as one of the four GS questions above. It is included here because it is checked alongside your GS statement, not because it is part of it. You will not be asked for account numbers or documents, just the shape of your funding.

Who is funding your course and living costs?

Myself, from savings or income

Family member

Education loan

Employer or government sponsor

How would you describe your financial evidence?

Savings built up over 6 months or more

Mostly a recent lump sum deposit

Not sure yet, or missing some documents