Prove you are eligible for a government subsidised place

How to prove your eligibility

Australian and New Zealand citizens

Complete your Evidence of student eligibility declaration online and verify your citizenship online using your current passport:

Have your current passport ready (you cannot use an expired passport)
Log in to Enrolment Online.
Select Enrol.
Complete the Evidence of student eligibility declaration, including details of your previous study or qualifications.
Enter your passport details when you are prompted to do so and verify your citizenship.
Agree to the student declaration.
Submit your Evidence of student eligibility declaration online. An RMIT staff member will contact you via phone to discuss your responses and assess your eligibility for a government subsidised place.
When you receive email confirmation that your assessment has been completed, log in to Enrolment Online and acknowledge your assessment outcome.
Continue with your online enrolment.

If you are unable to verify your passport online, you will be given the opportunity to take your original document, or certified copies, to RMIT Connect or a supported enrolment venue for verification in person.

When your citizenship has been verified, an RMIT staff member will assess your eligibility and contact you to ask some questions. Usually this takes up to 48 hours, but may take longer during our busiest times.

Australian permanent residents and Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders

Complete your Evidence of student eligibility declaration online and verify visa entitlements in person:

Have your passport / Immicard AND current evidence of your visa entitlement ready (such as your Visa Grant Notice or current Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) entitlement statement)
Log in to Enrolment Online.
Select Enrol.
Complete the Evidence of student eligibility declaration, including details of your previous study or qualifications.
Enter your document details when you are prompted to do so.
Upload a scan or photo of your documents, and agree to the student declaration.
Submit your Evidence of student eligibility declaration online.
Take your original documents, or certified copies, to RMIT Connect or a supported enrolment venue as soon as possible. An RMIT staff member will discuss your responses with you and assess your eligibility for a government subsidised place - this may be in person or via telephone.
When you receive email confirmation that your assessment has been completed, login to Enrolment Online and acknowledge your assessment outcome.
Continue with your online enrolment.

Please note

If your Evidence of student eligibility declaration indicates that you are ineligible for a government subsidised place then you may be offered a full-fee place at RMIT. Find out the full-fee rate for your program by using the RMIT fee finder.

If you already verified your citizenship when you enrolled in a previous program, you may be prompted to show the original or certified copy of the document you verified. Take your original document, or a certified copy, to RMIT Connect as soon as possible.

Acceptable documents

For the smoothest enrolment experience it is recommended that Australian and New Zealand citizens use a valid passport for your Evidence of student eligibility declaration.

If you do not have a valid passport, you can use one of the following documents for your evidence of eligibility:

Document	How to verify
Australian or New Zealand passport	Verify online
Australian citizenship certificate	Verify online
New Zealand citizenship certificate	Verify in person
Australian birth certificate (not a birth extract) issued in VIC, NSW, QLD, SA or TAS	Verify online
Australian birth certificate (not a birth extract) issued in issue in NT, WA or ACT	Verify in person
Valid green Medicare card*	Verify in person

* You must also provide documents that prove your citizenship/residency status, such as a valid passport, Australian birth certificate, or evidence of permanent residence, before you can enrol.

Important: If you are under 20 as at 1 January, and the document you provide as evidence does not state your date of birth, then you must also provide one of the following:

current driver license
current learner permit
Proof of Age card
Keypass card.

Verify online

Refer to the table below for document details you will need to enter for online verification of your citizenship documents.

Document	Document details required
Australian passport - must be a current passport	Passport number (between 7–9 letters and numbers with no spaces) Issue date and Expiration date in DD/MM/YYYY format
Australian citizenship certificate	Stock number (typically found on the back of the certificate – enter all letters and numbers without any spaces) Date citizenship was acquired (not the date the certificate was issued) in DD/MM/YYYY format
Australian birth certificate (VIC, NSW, QLD, TAS and SA)	Registration Number (typically found at the top of the certificate - do not enter ‘/’ and year) Registration year (Required for VIC and NSW birth certificates - listed with the registration number but is separated by the ‘/’) Registration date (Required for TAS and QLD birth certificates - located at the bottom of the form) Certificate Printed Date (Required for SA birth certificates - located at the bottom of the form) Certificate Number (Required for SA birth certificates issued after 1/11/1999 - located at the bottom of the form)
New Zealand passport - must be a current passport	Passport number (up to 7 letters and numbers without any spaces) Issue date and Expiration date in DD/MM/YYYY format

Verify in person

If you cannot verify your evidence online, take your original documents, or certified copies, with you to a supported enrolment venue or RMIT Connect for verification as soon as possible.