Students under 18 years

If you are under 18, there are extra rules and requirements to take care of you. You will need to have welfare arrangements in place and this means that you either:

• Arrange a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) from UTS College covering your Confirmation of Enrolment period plus 7 days or until you turn 18; or
• Nominate a parent, legal custodian or relative over 21 years of age as your student guardian. This person must have a visa to stay in Australia for the duration of your student visa or until you turn 18.

You need these welfare arrangements in place until you turn 18, even if you turn 18 before your program starts. You must not enter Australia before your welfare arrangements start. This is a condition of your visa. If you breach your visa conditions, the Department of Home Affairs might cancel your visa.

International students under 18 need to live in UTS College approved accommodation and welfare arrangements or have welfare arrangements approved by the Department of Home Affairs.

The two UTS College approved accommodation options for international students under 18 are Homestay or Scape.

If you are an international student under 18 and want to live with a relative or close family friend who is an Australian resident, your relative or friend will need to apply to be a Special Host under UTS College Homestay arrangements.

Request for Special Host Arrangements Form.

If you are an international student under 18 and not living in UTS College approved accommodation, for example you are living with an eligible relative, you need to have welfare arrangements approved by the Department of Home Affairs.

If you want to change your accommodation or have any problems with your existing accommodation, please contact the Accommodation Team at accommodation@utscollege.edu.au.

All your accommodation guidelines and rules were sent to you at the time of your booking confirmation. If you need to read these again here they are:

• Homestay with Global Experience
• Student Accommodation with Scape

Don’t forget if you have any issues just contact us (see below).

For further assistance please contact:

• Accommodation Team: accommodation@utscollege.edu.au
• Student Centre: studentcentre@utscollege.edu.au