Refunds for commencing or newly enrolled international students

International students who hold a bridging visa or temporary visa other than an international student visa will have their refund applications assessed according to the refund rules for domestic and continuing students.

You can apply for a refund as a domestic or continuing student, if you are:

• an Australian citizen
• a New Zealand citizen
• a holder of a Permanent Resident visa
• a holder of a Permanent Humanitarian visa
• A student who holds a bridging visa or a temporary visa other than an international student visa
• an international student in the first semester of a current program whose results have been officially released.
• on an approved leave of absence
• a currently enrolled student requesting a refund for an overpayment

• If you have not yet enrolled but are considering studying at a later time, find out how to defer your offer. 
• If you have deferred your offer, please make sure you have completed the deferral process by accepting your new offer before applying for a refund.
• If you have enrolled in any classes, please make sure you cancel your enrolment before the census date prior to submitting a refund application. Find out how to cancel your enrolment.
• If you are enrolled but intend to withdraw from all study, you must cancel enrolment before the census date to be eligible for a refund.

• You may be eligible for a refund if special circumstances cause you to miss the cancellation deadline.

• If you reduce your study load in the first semester of study, you will not be eligible for a refund of the difference between the tuition fees you paid for that semester and the tuition fees charged. Instead, the difference will appear as a credit in your student account.

• If you are intending to change study plans and study elsewhere within Australia you should stay enrolled at RMIT until the outcome of your application for release is finalised. If you have applied for a release, please wait for the application to be finalised before applying for a refund.

• All refund applications are assessed based on the applicable Schedule of Fees and Charges (see refund guidelines).
• Any refund amount can only be determined after a refund application has been submitted and assessed.
• If your application for a refund is successful any outstanding charges and administrative fees will be deducted from the refundable amount.

• If you paid your fees via credit card, authorised refunds will be processed to the same credit card.
• If you paid using another method, any refundable amount will be paid to your nominated bank account. However, if you choose to have your refund transferred to an international bank, you need to enter the same bank account details of the bank account that made the original payment. International bank policies may require the refund to go back to the payer's bank account. If you provide a different bank account it may cause lengthy delays.

• Completed applications for refund will be processed within 20 working days. Please note that transfers to overseas bank accounts will take up to 6 weeks. RMIT is not responsible for any currency variations in foreign exchange rates.

• It is highly recommended that your application for refund is submitted as soon as possible. Any delays in submitting the application, may impact the refund amount. 

The refund amount is determined by an assessment of your reason for refund, supporting documentation and when you apply for a refund, relative to your Program commencement date.

Important University dates.

Please provide all supporting documents in English. 

If you have OSHC with Medibank and paid your OSHC fees to RMIT, we can organise this refund for you. If your OSHC is arranged directly with another provider, please contact them directly to discuss a refund. 

If your refund application requires more information or supporting documents to proceed, please provide these within 10 working days.  Your refund application will be closed if the required information is not received within this timeframe. If your refund application is closed, you will need to submit a new application if you wish to proceed. Please note that your application will be processed within 20 working days of receiving a new complete application.