International Students who Whange Residency Status during Candidature

If you are an international student who is granted Permanent Residency during your candidature, you will remain classified as an International Student until the end of the DEEWR reporting period during which your residency status changed.  This means you will still be required to meet your financial obligations to the University as an international student, until the end of the relevant reporting period.

At the end of the Semester and subject to availability, you will be granted a Research Training Scheme Place. An RTS place entitles the holder to an exemption from fees for up to four years of full-time candidature for a doctoral degree or two years for a Masters by Research degree. Periods of Study already undertaken towards your degree prior to the commencement of the RTS place will be deducted from your maximum period of entitlement.