Short-term change of accommodation form for under 18 international students

If you are an under 18 international student studying at Deakin or DUELI with a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW), you must get approval before staying anywhere other than your approved homestay.

There are four types of short-term change of accommodation:

Travel home or to another country to be with your parent(s).
Stay with your parent(s) when you first arrive in Australia.
Stay with a pre-approved nominated relative for a weekend.
Attend an overnight activity organised by DUSA or your faculty.

Steps to apply

Speak with a Deakin/DUELI Under 18 support officer before submitting your application:
- U18 Support for DUELI students: dueli-support@deakin.edu.au
- U18 Support for Deakin students: under18@deakin.edu.au
Get your parent’s consent by asking them to complete the Parent consent form for short-term change of accommodation. Ask them to provide you with a copy of the completed form or the receipt number to add to your application form.
If you want to stay with a pre-approved nominated relative, your parent does not need to complete the consent form. However, they must have previously submitted the parent nomination of relative for short-term stay form .
Complete and submit the below form.

Important notes

Requests take 5 working days to process.
Approval is not guaranteed.
Once you submit your application below, a copy will be sent to your guardian (either ISA, PSC, A & J or Deakin College) for support and then reviewed by your DUELI officer or International Student Support Officer for approval.

Application form

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Have you discussed your plans with either a DUELI or Deakin Universtity under 18 support officer? *

Short term accommodation details

Reason for short-term accommodation *

travel home or another country to spend time with your parent(s)
stay with your parent(s) after arriving in Australia to commence studies
attend an overnight activity organized by DUSA or a Faculty

Date of departure from approved accommodation * Please note: dates need to be in the future and not backdated.

Day Month Year

Date of return to approved accommodation * Please note: if you need to attend a class, practical, tutorial, exam etc (online or on-campus) during the above requested period or on the following day of your return then your request will not be approved.

Day Month Year

Address of temporary accommodation *

Supporting documents and additional information

If no upload options are available, please select a reason for your short-term accommodation above.

Homestay host

Have you informed your homestay host about your plans?

Privacy and Collection Statement

Deakin University is collecting the personal information and address of all adults, along with the phone number of the household’s responsible adult for the primary purpose organising a request for an overnight visit by a Deakin student under the age of 18 outside of their approved homestay for a short period. The information will be shared with the student’s guardianship service so they are aware of where the student is staying for the relevant period. For these purposes Deakin may also provide this information to authorised staff members in the International Student Services Support Unit and their supervisors. Any other disclosure will be made as required or permitted by the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).

You are not required to provide the information requested, however if the information is not provided, the request for an overnight visit cannot be considered further.

Deakin manages personal information it holds, including requests by individuals for access to their personal information, in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic). Information on privacy at Deakin is available at deakin.edu.au/privacy. Questions about privacy may be directed to the Privacy Officer on (03) 5227 8524 or by email to privacy@deakin.edu.au.