ISSU / Before Leaving Home

Before Leaving Home

Preparing to move to Australia can be very exciting, but there are many preparations to take care of before you leave home. To ensure that you are as prepared as possible, please read Your Road to Success in full. If you have not received a copy of this booklet by mail, you can download it by clicking on the link below:

Your Road to Success

In this section you will find:

Many of these forms are in our Things to Do booklets for Main campus and Cumberland campus students, please download in full here:

Things to Do – Main campus
Things to Do – Cumberland Campus

Airport Arrival Notification

Also see pages 5 and 6 of Your Road to Success

Once you have made your flight arrangements, please advise ISSU of your arrival details. These details are required to ensure that there is an information pack waiting for you at the Airport Arrivals Reception Desk.

The Airport Arrival Notification online form can be found at:

http://fmweb01.ucc.usyd.edu.au/issu/arrivals

You can also download the Airport Arrival Notification form and fax it to us on +61 2 9351 6818.

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Accommodation

Also see pages 7 and 38 to 49 of Your Road to Success

You will need to organise some form of accommodation before you leave your home country. If want to live on campus you will need to organise this before you arrive in Sydney. If you want to live off campus you should organise temporary accommodation for your first couple of weeks or until you find suitable permanent accommodation.

For information and booking forms for on and off campus accommodation around Main Campus and inner city areas, please download Things to Do – Main campus

If you are a student studying at the Cumberland campus and would like accommodation in that area, please download the Things to Do - Cumberland booklet

For more information about the types of accommodation available and costs, please go to the Accommodation Office

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Important Documents

Also see page 8 of Your Road to Success

There are a number of documents you will need on arrival in Sydney and in the first few weeks. To help you collect these documents we have compiled a checklist for you.

Download the Document Checklist

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Pre-Departure Checklist

Also see page 11 of Your Road to Success

There is a lot to organise and pack before you leave for Australia! Ensure that you have everything in order by completing the Pre-Departure checklist.

Download the Pre-departure Checklist

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Further Information about Australia

The following websites may provide you with some useful information about Australia and Sydney:

Australian Tourism Commission for travel, historical and general information about Australia

Tourism NSW – for information about travel, accommodation and events in Sydney and the state of New South Wales.

City of Sydney - information about Sydney for residents and tourists.

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