Submission and your student visa
If you are an international candidate studying in Australia, your submission for examination will be automatically reported to the Australian government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) by RMIT.
It is your responsibility to check your student visa and contact the DIBP before you submit for examination to find out if you are able to stay in Australia during your entire examination period.
The examination period includes the time that your thesis/project is under examination (including unforeseen delays by examiners), the final classification, the time in which you are attending to the examiners’ comments, and the lodgement of your final thesis for archiving. You should also be aware that if you have been granted an extension beyond maximum duration, the period you can remain onshore may be significantly shorter than students who have submitted within the standard duration of their program.
You are not required to remain onshore during your examination period, however if you want to stay in Australia during this time, the SGR Examinations team can, upon request, provide a thesis marking letter to you. DIBP may accept this letter as evidence of enrolment for the period you are under examination and extend your visa for a period of time.
It is important that your examiners are nominated in advance of your submission for examination. If you do not have an approved panel of examiners before you submit, you will lose valuable time on your visa.
