What Indian students should check
Use this checklist before you make a decision, pay money, accept work, travel, or sign documents in Australia.
- Do not delay phone access; it affects maps, banking, provider logins, and emergency contact.
- Keep your address, lease or booking, passport, visa, and CoE accessible.
- Learn the route from accommodation to campus before the first class.
- Complete provider address update within the required timeframe.
Practical next steps
Keep the process simple: verify the official requirement, save evidence, and act early if something feels unclear.
- Start with SIM, bank, TFN, USI, and transport guides.
- Save emergency numbers and campus support contacts.
- Check rental risk before committing to long-term accommodation.
How SETU helps
SETU India AU is built for the practical student moments that need a clear record, a local check, or a safer next step.
- Turns the first week into a sequence of practical tasks.
- Connects setup decisions with rent, transport, safety, and cost tools.
- Keeps useful information mobile-ready when students are moving around.
Step-by-step checklist
- 1Reach your confirmed accommodation safely.
- 2Set up mobile data or a local SIM.
- 3Open a bank account and save account details securely.
- 4Apply for a TFN if you plan to work.
- 5Create your USI if your course needs it.
- 6Learn your transport card, campus route, and emergency contacts.
- 7Update your education provider with your Australian residential address.
FAQ
What should Indian students do first after landing in Australia?+
Get safely to accommodation, set up phone access, contact family, confirm your route to campus, and then complete bank, TFN, USI, transport, and address update tasks.
Can SETU replace official advice?+
No. SETU helps Indian students organise practical information, records, and next steps. For visa, legal, tax, medical, or financial decisions, always check official sources or speak with a qualified professional.
Official Sources to Check
SETU provides practical information and record organisation. Always verify important visa, legal, tax, medical, tenancy, or financial decisions with official sources or a qualified professional.