How to apply to transfer to RMIT Melbourne

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Application timeline

Semester 1 (starting in February): 1 October to 1 December (the year before starting to transfer)
Semester 2 (starting in July): 15 February to 1 May (the same year with the transfer year)

Notes:

Remember to check the information HERE whether your program will be offered in your preferred intake.
Late applications might be rejected or might cause a delay in the application assessment and visa process.

Steps to register

1. Research your intended program at RMIT Melbourne

Eligibility
Program structure and course syllabus, program fee
Deadline for application

Useful links:

2. Prepare your documents (in soft copies)

To avoid delays in admissions processing, please submit a complete set of supporting documents.
Fill in the RMIT Melbourne application form and prepare your application package. Download the Application checklist - students applying directly from RMIT Vietnam OR Download the Application checklist - cross campus students applying to transfer to RMIT Melbourne to ensure that you have included all the necessary documents to make your package complete.

Note: Students who have got visa refused to Australia or other countries or from specific countries/ regions may have to submit a Statement of Purpose form in the application.

Prepare the colored scans of your documents and send to transfer@rmit.edu.vn

3. Apply online via the Studylink Portal

RMIT Vietnam's Admissions Office will submit an online application to RMIT Melbourne via the Studylink Portal on your behalf.

4. Accept the Offer Letter from RMIT Melbourne

The International Office (transfer@rmit.edu.vn) will inform you of your application outcome
Accept the offer by making payments to RMIT Melbourne via Western Union

OSHC - Overseas Student Health Cover: compulsory for all international students who apply to study in Australia
Tuition fee deposit: One semester’s tuition fee of the chosen program at RMIT Melbourne
Details of bank account of RMIT Melbourne's shall be sent to you by RMIT International Office after you receive and accept the Offer Letter.

Students to send the payment confirmation to transfer@rmit.edu.vn so we can help you with accepting the offer on Studylink Portal

5. Receive the eCoE - Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment

After accepting the Offer Letter, an Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE) is sent from RMIT Melbourne within 2-3 working days (unconditional Offer Letter)
For conditional Offer Letters (if students have yet to meet all the entry requirements to study at RMIT Melbourne), Admissions at RMIT Vietnam will apply for a conditional eCoE on the student’s behalf

6. Receive your eCoE (Electronic Confirmation of Enrolment)

After your eCoE is issued, RMIT International Office shall continue to help you with you visa application.

For cross-campus students applying for transfer, you can apply for your student visa while in Australia, the process for lodging your online visa application is similar as when you apply for your student visa for cross-campus exchange. At the 2nd time of visa application, you might not be required to have a health check or provide your biometrics.

For students currently studying at RMIT Vietnam, besides the above-mentioned fees including OSHC health cover and tuition fee deposit - equal to the 1st semester’s tuition fee at RMIT Melbourne, you also have to prepare for your student visa application:

Health-check fee: ~2,000,000 VND (~120 AUD)
Visa fee (to be paid immediately via credit/ debit card when submitting the online visa application form): ~575 AUD+ (you also bear the the currency conversion and international transfer surcharges)
Biometrics fee at VFS Ho Chi Minh / Hanoi: ~500,000 VND (~30 AUD)

You can refer to following links:

7. Pre-departure and enrolment at RMIT Melbourne

Attend Pre-departure sessions: usually 1-2 months before your program at RMIT Melbourne starts
Contact RMIT Connect in Vietnam to cancel your enrolment at RMIT Vietnam (after you have received your student visa) - Enrolment cancellation form
Enrolment at RMIT Melbourne:

After you receive your eCoE, you shall receive an email from RMIT Melbourne to activate your RMIT Melbourne student email and instructions of enrolment. However, you must wait until you receive your student visa to start enrolling courses
For students who receive conditional Offer Letters, you must submit evidences to us (transfer@rmit.edu.vn) at your earliest convenience that you have met the offer conditions; so RMIT Melbourne can lift your offer conditions, and you can start enrolling courses.
Some reference resources:

Scholarship information

2 RMIT International Excellence Scholarships with the value of 20% tuition fee reduction for the entire program duration for transfer students (only for February 2019 intake and July 2019 intake).

Primary conditions

Students have to receive Offer Letter for a program at RMIT Melbourne before applying for the scholarship. Further details:

Undergraduate transfer: study at least 3 semesters at RMIT Melbourne (at least 3 courses / semester)
Postgraduate transfer: study at least 2 semesters at RMIT Melbourne (at least 3 courses / semester)

Other conditions and how-to-apply for the scholarship