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Contents<br />
Chapter 1 – Before leaving<br />
home .............................................3<br />
Pre-departure checklist ......................... 3<br />
Visas ....................................................... 4<br />
Applying for a student visa...............................4<br />
Student visa conditions ..................................4<br />
Permission to work on a student visa ..............4<br />
Visas for family members .................................4<br />
Visas for students under 18 years of age .........5<br />
Education Services for Overseas<br />
Students (ESOS) – ESOS Act 2000 ....... 5<br />
Your rights .......................................................5<br />
Your responsibilities .........................................5<br />
Health check and medicine ................... 6<br />
Travel arrangements ............................... 6<br />
International Student Identity Card ..................6<br />
Booking your flight ...........................................6<br />
Arriving in time for enrolment ...........................6<br />
Booking airport pick-up ...................................6<br />
Arranging for preliminary accommodation ........7<br />
Considering your long-term<br />
accommodation options ..................................7<br />
Australian currency .........................................7<br />
Affording Australia .................................. 7<br />
Accommodation and living expenses...............7<br />
Other expenses ...............................................8<br />
Attending pre-departure briefing ............ 8<br />
Travelling with family .............................. 8<br />
Child care .......................................................8<br />
Primary and secondary school .......................9<br />
Packing ................................................... 9<br />
Important documents .....................................9<br />
Clothing ...........................................................9<br />
Other items ....................................................9<br />
What you cannot take into Australia.................9<br />
Living independently ............................ 10<br />
Pre-enrolment requirements ................ 10<br />
Higher Degree Research Students .................11<br />
Chapter 2 – Getting settled ........12<br />
Checklist on arrival .............................. 12<br />
At the airport ........................................ 13<br />
Customs and quarantine ...............................13<br />
Duty free allowance ......................................13<br />
Unaccompanied goods ................................13<br />
Student Welcome Desk .................................13<br />
Departing the airport ............................ 13<br />
Travel times to campuses ..............................13<br />
Airport pick-up ..............................................14<br />
Other transport options .................................14<br />
Contacting your family ........................ 14<br />
Telephones ...................................................14<br />
Making international calls ...............................15<br />
Finalising long-term accommodation .. 15<br />
Best accommodation option for you ..............15<br />
On-campus accommodation .........................15<br />
Off-campus accommodation ........................16<br />
Off-campus accommodation service ............16<br />
Types of off-campus accommodation ...........17<br />
Further accommodation tips ..........................18<br />
Insurance .....................................................18<br />
Organising your finances ...................... 19<br />
Banks ...........................................................19<br />
Getting a Tax File Number (TFN) ...................19<br />
Paying taxes in Australia ...............................20<br />
Health insurance ................................... 20<br />
Overseas student health cover .....................20<br />
Transportation ..................................... 21<br />
Public transport: trains, trams and buses ......21<br />
Taxi service in Victoria ....................................22<br />
Driving in Victoria ..........................................22<br />
Bike riding .....................................................23<br />
Finding your way around<br />
Melbourne and Gippsland .............................23<br />
Shopping for food<br />
and other items ................................... 23<br />
Shopping near campus .................................23<br />
Shopping in general.......................................23<br />
Students with children ......................... 25<br />
Child care .....................................................25<br />
Child Care Benefit (CCB) ...............................25<br />
Kindergarten..................................................25<br />
Playgroups ....................................................26<br />
Schools ........................................................26<br />
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