  {"id":2727,"date":"2021-04-21T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T04:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/governance\/esos-information-for-students\/international-student-transfer-procedures\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:26:51","slug":"international-student-transfer-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/governance\/esos-information-for-students\/international-student-transfer-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Transfer Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International Student Visa holders wanting to transfer to another education provider\u202fbefore completing the first six months\u202fof their principal course, will need a release from Âé¶¹Ö±²¥. <em>A principal course is usually the final course of study you will undertake. For example, if you are completing an English Language Bridging (ELB) course followed by a Bachelors degree, the Bachelor degree is your principal course.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ will only grant a release under specific conditions. Applications for release will be considered from the understanding that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-roman\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The student made an informed decision to accept a place at Âé¶¹Ö±²¥, having considered relevant factors including family circumstances, study and career goals, other course options within Australia, location and costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ has made available extensive course and general information to support student decision making.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"eligibility\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__subtitle large\">\n                <p>You may be eligible for release due to the following factors:<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"standard\"         data-card-count=\"4\"\n         data-card-background=\"transparent\">\n                    <div  id=\"entry-requirements-not-met\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"entry-requirements-not-met\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Entry requirements not met<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>If the student has a packaged CoE but failed to meet the entry requirements for their principal course.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"appeal-decisions\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"appeal-decisions\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Appeal decisions<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>If an appeal (internal or external) on another matter recommends or decides on granting a release.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"misleading-information\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"misleading-information\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Misleading information<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>If it can be proven through documented supporting evidence, that a student was misled by Curtin or one of its representatives about the course or university environment.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"compassionate-or-compelling-circumstances\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"compassionate-or-compelling-circumstances\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Compassionate or compelling circumstances<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p><a href=\"#modal=compassionate\">Circumstances may include<\/a> serious medical or personal circumstances affecting a student\u2019s ability to study at Curtin.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"ineligibility\">Ineligibility<\/h2>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__subtitle large\">\n                <p>The following factors may make you ineligible for release:<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Outstanding-debts\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Outstanding-debts\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Outstanding-debts\">Outstanding debts<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Outstanding-debts\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Where a student has a tuition fee or other debt to Âé¶¹Ö±²¥.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Change-of-mind\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Change-of-mind\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Change-of-mind\">Change of mind<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Change-of-mind\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Where a student intends to withdraw from a course or change their provider and the primary reason for the change is that they have changed their mind about their choice.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Detrimental-transfer\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Detrimental-transfer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Detrimental-transfer\">Detrimental transfer<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Detrimental-transfer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Where the University determines that a transfer would not be in the student\u2019s best interests. For example, if the student plans to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Downgrade or move to a course at a lower Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level than their principal course; or<\/li>\n<li>Move to another field of study for reasons unrelated to their academic ability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Lack-of-supporting-documentation\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Lack-of-supporting-documentation\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Lack-of-supporting-documentation\">Lack of supporting documentation<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Lack-of-supporting-documentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Where a student fails to provide the necessary supporting documents and a personal statement to support their release request.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-No-valid-offer\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"No-valid-offer\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-No-valid-offer\">No valid offer<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"No-valid-offer\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>If you don\u2019t have an unconditional offer from another CRICOS-registered provider at the same AQF level or higher (a conditional offer is okay if the only condition is getting a release from Âé¶¹Ö±²¥).<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n    <mimas-block \n        block-name=\"articles\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"articles content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\"\n        data-bg=\"gray\">\n\n        \n\n                    <div class=\"article\">\n                                                                \n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-150x150.jpg\"\n                     alt=\"Rainbow ribbons on Curtin's Perth campus\"\n                     srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-1112x630.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/rainbow-ribbons-2cropped-tile-1112x760.jpg 1112w\"\n                     sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n                <article class=\"article__content\">\n                    \n                                            <h2 class=\"h3\">Applying for a release<\/h2>\n                    \n                                            <p><p>Release applications must be submitted through the online application form using the link below. You will need to login with your Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ student credentials to access the form. If you are a packaged student and currently enrolled with one of our pathway providers e.g. Curtin College or Canning College, you will need to apply for release through your pathway provider.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                    \n                                            \n                                                    <ul class=\"article__links\">\n                                                                    \n                                    <li>\n                                        <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/forms.curtin.edu.au\/Produce\/Form\/Reserved - Students\/Release Letter Request\/\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow button--deep-blue filled\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Access the release application form\">Access the release application form<\/a>                                    <\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                                            <\/article>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"standard\"         data-card-count=\"2\"\n         data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"required-documents\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"required-documents\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Required documents<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>You need to submit several documents when requesting a release.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"#modal=req-docs\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Find out more\">Find out more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"appealing-an-outcome\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"appealing-an-outcome\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Appealing an outcome<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>An appeal can be made in writing within 20 working days of receiving the notification. <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"card__links\"><li><a\n    href=\"#modal=appeal\"\n    class=\"ico-link--arrow\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Find out more\">Find out more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applying for release <strong>does not<\/strong> guarantee that approval will be granted by the University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications may take up to ten (10) working days to process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The application outcome will be sent to your student email address. If a release is refused, the outcome email will outline the reason(s) for refusal and the appeals procedure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If successful, you must contact the Department of Home Affairs to seek advice on whether a new student visa is required. More information on the process is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/change-in-situation\/study-situation\">Department of Home Affairs (DHA) website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The outcome of your request will be recorded online in PRISMS (as per\u202fStandard 7, of the\u202fNational Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018). Hard copy letters are not issued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As per Student Visa Condition 8202, you must not withdraw from your course or units before being granted a release. If release is approved, you will be advised of when to proceed with the withdrawal process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must ensure your application includes all required documentation as listed above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Student Visa holders wanting to transfer to another education provider\u202fbefore completing the first six [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":2720,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2727","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"page_components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"modals","modals":[{"id":"appeal","title":"Appealing a request release outcome","content":"<p>To appeal a release request outcome, you must:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>do so in writing within <strong>20 working days<\/strong> of receiving the notification by sending an appeal request to <a href=\"mailto:ci-releases@curtin.edu.au?subject=Re:%20Release%20Request%20Outcome%20APPEAL\">ci-releases@curtin.edu.au<\/a>. 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