Your first week abroad: do the important things before the busy things
Prioritise immigration, university, housing, money, health and communication tasks after landing.
Complete time-sensitive administration
Use your university’s current international-student arrival instructions. Immigration registration, document checks and enrolment deadlines differ by destination and intake.
Make the room operational
Record the move-in condition, test access and safety equipment, understand utilities, and report defects through the channel named in your agreement.
- Move-in inventory and photos
- Emergency contacts
- University enrolment
- Local SIM or eSIM
- Banking plan
- Health registration or cover
Learn one reliable route
Test the journey to your teaching location before the first compulsory session, including the late-evening alternative.
Use current instructions.
Requirements and provider terms change. Confirm material decisions with the responsible government, university, lender, insurer or accommodation provider.