Apply and Accept

• Pre-Departure and Arrival
• Visas
  • Applying for a visa
  • Visa renewals
  • Health cover renewals
  • Work permission and tax file numbers
  • Permanent resident status
  • Assessment services for 457 Visa
• Overseas Health Cover
• Pre-departure checklist
• Flying to Melbourne
  • Flights and money
  • Melbourne Airport
  • Customs
  • Airport pick-up
• Orientation
• Accommodation
  • On-campus
  • Recommended Housing Providers
  • Homestay
  • Renting and sharing
  • Temporary accommodation
  • Accommodation Help Desk
• Living in Melbourne
  • Banking
  • Living expenses
  • Safety
  • Health
  • Transport
  • Communications

Accommodation

• On-Campus At Swinburne you can live on-campus in a student apartment or a residential college.
• Recommended Housing ProvidersRecommended Housing Providers are student apartments which have been endorsed by the university.
• Homestay Find out about the possibility of living with a local family while you study.
• Renting and Sharing We can assist you in finding a room in a share house, or a vacant flat, unit or house.
• Temporary Accommodation Find out how to arrange accommodation for your first few weeks in Melbourne.
• Accommodation Help Desk The help desk can assist you with all your accommodation queries.

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  Accommodation Guide

  The Swinburne International Accommodation Guide is a comprehensive resource featuring useful and important information on accommodation for international students.

• Email the Accommodation Officer to make a query

Accommodation for Students Who are Under 18 Years of Age

If you are less than 18 years of age, you must live with either a DIAC approved relative*, apply to live on campus at Swinburne Residential College or apply for Swinburne-approved homestay accommodation.

* DIAC will approve the following relatives: parent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, step-parent, step-grandparent, step-brother, step-sister, step-aunt, step-uncle, step-niece, step nephew. Final approval rests with DIAC.