AulandStudy in Australia

Australia,
one step at a time.

Choosing a course, getting your documents together, or your first week after landing. You don't need it all figured out. Start with the step in front of you.

Find my next step Just look around
A student sits by the garden beyond a sandstone archway at the University of Melbourne, looking at their phone
University of Melbourne
  • Apply on your own or with help. Either is fine.
  • Look first, decide later.
  • No forced sign-up, and talking to an adviser is never the only way forward.

Where are you right now?

Start from today. No need to walk the whole road again. Every entry works on its own.

  1. Still exploringSubjects, cities, budget. See what's open to you first.Find a direction
  2. Getting ready to applyPut your targets and documents in one place.Organise my application
  3. Getting readyBeyond packing: where to stay and your first week.Go through the checklist
  4. Already in AustraliaCover, moving, everyday life. Sort the small things first.Find help with life
  5. After graduationNot sure what's next? Take some room to think.Look at next steps
Students reading and working at long tables in the reading room of the State Library of NSW
State Library of NSW, Sydney
Students on the lawn at UNSW, sitting at benches under white umbrellas
UNSW, Sydney
A green heritage tram on a city street in central Melbourne
City tram, Melbourne

Here to help you think it through, not to sell.

Auland is a small team focused on studying in Australia. We help students heading there sort things out one at a time. Most tools work on your own; ask us when you want a second pair of eyes.

About us
Early morning at Sydney Harbour, people walking by the water below the Harbour Bridge
Circular Quay, Sydney, early morning

  1. Browse without leaving a number

    Most pages work without logging in. You only need an email login to save things or see a course's detailed requirements.

  2. Same tools, DIY or assisted

    Nothing is hidden to make you pay. Students applying on their own use the same checklists and information.

  3. We say when we don't know

    Unverified information is marked as such, and where there's a partner or commission, the page says so.

You don't have to keep
it all in your head.

Keep the courses you like, your health cover and your next steps in one plan. Carry on from here, on your own or with help.

Open my plan

Making the confusing bits clearer.

Not more information, just explanations you can use now.

Visa & departure

After your offer: health cover, CoE and the student visa (500)

Accept the offer and buy OSHC, get your CoE, lodge the subclass 500 student visa, then get ready to fly. Each step and what it needs, in order.

Read the guide Arrival

Your first week: what to sort out first

Phone, bank account, telling your uni your address, tax file number and a transport card. In this order, most of it takes a day or two.

Read the guide Renting

Renting safely: inspections, bonds and leases

The most common rental scam takes your money and disappears. Remember three things: inspect first, pay the bond to the state authority, and read the lease before you sign.

Read the guide
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Some questions are easier to talk through.

You don't need a perfectly worded question. Tell us where you're stuck and we'll break it down together. Before any paid help, scope and fees are made clear.

See how we can help