{"id":135719,"date":"2021-07-13T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T06:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?page_id=135719"},"modified":"2023-07-10T13:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T05:09:53","slug":"international-under-eighteen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/international-students\/living-australia\/student-visas\/international-under-eighteen\/","title":{"rendered":"International students under 18 years of age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>International students under the age of 18 on arrival in Australia must have approved accommodation and welfare arrangements in place before a student visa can be issued. These arrangements are regulated by the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA), as per Standard 5 (Younger Overseas Students) of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/Details\/F2017L01182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Code 2018<\/a>, to ensure student safety and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Option-1---Living-in-Australia-under-a-Welfare-and-Accommodation-Arrangement-approved-by-Curtin-University-(fees-apply)\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Option-1---Living-in-Australia-under-a-Welfare-and-Accommodation-Arrangement-approved-by-Curtin-University-(fees-apply)\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Option-1---Living-in-Australia-under-a-Welfare-and-Accommodation-Arrangement-approved-by-Curtin-University-(fees-apply)\">Option 1 &#8211; Living in Australia under a Welfare and Accommodation Arrangement approved by Curtin University (fees apply)<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Option-1---Living-in-Australia-under-a-Welfare-and-Accommodation-Arrangement-approved-by-Curtin-University-(fees-apply)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>This option must be selected by students who will not be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian; or do not have a DHA approved relative living in Perth. Under this arrangement students have access to the following accommodation and welfare services:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border-color: #000000\" width=\"434\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Accommodation Provider:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homestay Accommodation arranged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestaynetwork.org\/\">Australian Homestay Network<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Perth Metropolitan area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homestay Accommodation arranged by <a href=\"https:\/\/talkabouttours.com\/\">Talkabout Tours Australia<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Perth Metropolitan area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Welfare Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curtin University\u2019s approved welfare services provider is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentguardians.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISA Student Advocates<\/a>. ISA specialises in providing support, security and advocacy services to international students during their study time in Australia. They have over 20 years\u2019 experience working with international students and education providers across Australia.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Option-2---Living-in-Australia-in-an-accommodation-and-welfare-arrangement-approved-by-the-Department-of-Home-Affairs-(DHA)\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Option-2---Living-in-Australia-in-an-accommodation-and-welfare-arrangement-approved-by-the-Department-of-Home-Affairs-(DHA)\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Option-2---Living-in-Australia-in-an-accommodation-and-welfare-arrangement-approved-by-the-Department-of-Home-Affairs-(DHA)\">Option 2 &#8211; Living in Australia in an accommodation and welfare arrangement approved by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA)<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Option-2---Living-in-Australia-in-an-accommodation-and-welfare-arrangement-approved-by-the-Department-of-Home-Affairs-(DHA)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>This option is for students who will be living in Australia with a parent or a DHA approved adult relative. Under this option the University\u00a0<strong>will not<\/strong>\u00a0issue the \u2018Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare\u2019 letter (CAAW), as the accommodation and welfare arrangements are approved directly by the DHA. Please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/student-500\/welfare-arrangements-students-under-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DHA for more information on eligible relatives and Student Guardian Visas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirming welfare and accommodation arrangements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students and parents are required to complete the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/curtin.edu\/u18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Under 18 Welfare and Accommodation Arrangements Form<\/a>&nbsp;and return with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/applying\/international\/required-application-documents\/\">other required documentation<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/students.connect.curtin.edu.au\/app\/ask_details_international\/p\/2031\/WebForm\/Ask International\/WebLabel\/Student or applicant\/\">accepting their offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International students under the age of 18 on arrival in Australia must have approved accommodation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"parent":134649,"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-135719","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135719"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161238,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135719\/revisions\/161238"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}