It is your responsibility to ensure that you are enrolled at the start of every semester and that your enrolment is correct.

Research Students Re-enrolment Instructions and Form

In order to ensure that your enrolment details are up to date:

If you are not enrolled by the start of semester, contact the appropriate Research Administration Officer in the Graduate Research School.

It it recommended that you complete your re-enrolment before June 20. The processing of re-enrolments submitted after this date may be delayed. Late re-enrolment are accepted at the discretion of the Graduate Research School.

Please Note: If you are a holder of an APA/UPA/EIPRS/UIPA Scholarship, it is a Condition of the Award that you commence study by August 15

You should go to the Future Students section of the web site for more information.

You will not be permitted to re-enrol if you have any outstanding debt with the University. You can check if you have an outstanding debt at myUNSW.

Please download the Research Students Re-enrolment Instructions and Form. You will need to read the instructions carefully and complete every section of the form. The form will also need to have sections filled out and signed by the School. Please ensure that the form has been returned to your school office prior to 20 June 2008.

Enrolment after the census date is not permitted.

If you are a new student, you should apply to defer your start date until the following semester. If you are a continuing student, you should apply for Program Leave for that semester.

International students: It is a requirement of your student visa that you are enrolled on a full-time basis every semester.

Fee statements are not sent to students. To access your fee statement, you must logon to your student profile at myUNSW and follow the payment instructions.

Eligible students will be issued with a transport logo on their student ID card that allows concession travel on all CityRail, State Transport Authority, NSW Country Link services (including services to Melbourne and Brisbane) and private bus services with the Sydney Metropolitan area.

Part-time and international (full-fee) students are not entitled to transport concession under NSW Government legislation.

Please note: International Research Students who are in receipt of an Australian Government Scholarship, i.e. EIPRS & AUSAID, are also entitled to NSW public transport concession. International Research Students must provide documentation to satisfy UNSW of such, and declare that they are not in receipt of income other than their scholarship

Information on Sydney transport can be found on the following website: www.131500.com.au

Web: www.transport.unsw.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9385 6851
Email: transport@unsw.edu.au

If you need to extend your student visa because of further studies or need extra time to complete your current program of studies, you have to prepare a new student visa application. You must lodge your student visa application before your current visa expires.

Research students must first complete the Visa Extension Form and then bring it to the Graduate Research School for endorsement. A new electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (e-CoE) will be produced, which you will need to take to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) so that your student visa can be extended.

UNSW International has outlined a summary of what you need to do to assist UNSW students in the application process - Please click here for details.

Please refer to www.immi.gov.au for the full procedure.

If you are granted permanent residency at any stage throughout the course of your studies, you must provide certified documentation to the Graduate Research School within 7 days.

If you provide this documentation after the semester census date, you will be recognised as a Local student from the commencement of the following semester and will remain liable for International tuition fees for the current semester.

If you provide this information prior to the semester census date, your status will be updated for the current semester and you will be liable for Local student fees.

In order to change your enrolment between full-time and part-time, you will need to get approval from your supervisor as well as the Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator in your School.

Complete the Variation of Candidature Form (available on the Current Students Forms page), then ask your Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator to co-sign it. Mail or drop off the form to:

The Graduate Research School
Ground Floor, South Wing
The University of New South Wales
Rupert Myers Building
UNSW SYDNEY 2052

Please Note: International postraduate research students studying in Australia under a student visa are not permitted to study part-time.

Leave from your studies must be approved by your Postgraduate Coordinator and is generally restricted to two semesters. Postgraduate research students should be enrolled for at least one semester before applying for program leave. International postgraduate research students also need to be aware of The Department of Immigration and Citizenship' (DIAC) rules and requirements when applying for program leave.

Complete the Variation of Candidature Form (available on the Current Students Forms page), then ask your Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator to co-sign it. Mail or drop off the form to:

The Graduate Research School
Ground Floor, South Wing
The University of New South Wales
Rupert Myers Building
UNSW SYDNEY 2052

Please Note: Program leave can only be approved for a full semester and can only be sought prior to that semester’s census date (March 31 for S1 and August 31 for S2). Retrospective program leave will not be granted.

A program upgrade is dependent upon satisfactory progress being made in your current program. An upgrade to the PhD program needs to be arranged and approved by your supervisor and the Postgraduate Coordinator in your School. Final approval must be given by the Higher Degree Committee (HDC) of your Faculty. This will be organised by the Graduate Research School in conjunction with your Postgraduate Coordinator.

Please Note: An upgrade cannot be processed after the semester census date (March 31 for S1 and August 31 for S2). If an upgrade is approved after the census date, it will take effect from the following semester.

A request for a downgrade needs to be discussed with your supervisor. The number of semesters you have already completed in the PhD will affect your enrolment in the Masters by Research. For this reason, downgrades are processed on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate Research School in conjunction with your School.

For further information, contact the appropriate Research Administration Officer in the Graduate Research School.