When | What | Task | Tick box |
Start planning early | Graduation | Apply to graduate the semester before your final semester |
|
Visitors’ visa | If your visa expires before your graduation ceremony in Australia, apply for a visitor’s visa |
| |
Transcript | If you need a copy before graduation, buy a transcript using WES or from Monash Connect |
| |
Passport | Ensure your passport and visa are valid. |
| |
Flights | Book your flight home and confirm travel arrangements |
| |
Packing | Allow 6 weeks to sort through and pack your belongings |
| |
Tax | If you have earned an income and paid tax, lodge a tax return |
| |
Children | Notify the school or childcare centre when you are leaving |
| |
Pets | Organise to take pets with you or give them away to a good home |
| |
Renting | Notify your landlord or estate agent in writing at least 4 weeks before you plan to move out of your house/flat |
| |
About a month | Freight/shipping | Check freight costs and organise how to send your things home |
|
| Check customs and quarantine rules to see what you can take home |
| |
Fees | Pay any unpaid university fees or fines |
| |
Health cover | Submit any outstanding Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) claims or apply for a refund |
| |
Postgraduate research students | Organise how thesis corrections and binding will be handled |
| |
Renting | Book professional cleaners or hire carpet-cleaning equipment to clean your rented property |
| |
| Organise the landlord or estate agent to inspect the house/flat before you return the keys. |
| |
| Arrange to have the phone, gas, water and electricity disconnected. Pay all outstanding bills |
| |
Last few days | Contact details | Update WES with your overseas address |
|
Ask the post office to forward your mail. Fee applies |
| ||
Keep in touch | Register your details with the Alumni Relations office |
| |
Bank accounts | Close your bank accounts |
| |
Borrowed items | Return borrowed items (eg library books, videos or household items) |
| |
Goodbyes | Make time to say goodbye to friends and university staff |
|
- View this checklist in pdf format (pdf, 43kb)