What to pack

Australia has strict biosecurity controls to help minimise the risk of pests and diseases entering the country. Read the Australian Boarder Force website for what you can and can't bring into Australia.

Prepare a folder of official documents (and official English translations of these documents) to bring with you. Keep it in your carry-on luggage.

The folder should contain the following:

• Your valid passport and student visa documents.
• Offer letter from Charles Sturt University.
• Receipts of payments (e.g. tuition fees, OSHC, bank statements etc.)
• Original or certified copies of your a IELTS test results, academic transcripts and qualifications.
• Other personal identification documents, e.g. birth certificate, ID card, driver’s licence, proof of citizenship, marriage or change of name certificate (if relevant).
• Documents relating to credit cards and banking.
• Receipts for goods (e.g. computers, cameras) you may bring with you to Australia to assist with customs duty/sales tax assessment.
• Medical and immunisation records, prescriptions and letter from your Doctor (English translation of prescription medication is also helpful) and optical prescriptions.
• If you are travelling with your family, you will need to include their documents as well.

Make copies of important documents

Scan or make copies of your important documents and email them to yourself and/or give them to loved ones.

This will give you access to key information from anywhere worldwide and may make it easier to arrange replacement documents if your printed copies are lost or damaged.