International student enrolment

Your first step is to formally accept your offer to study at UOW. You will need to accept your offer so you can receive your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

More about how to accept your offer

Once you successfully accept your offer and receive your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), you to apply for a student visa.

To ensure you are able to arrive in Australia in time for the start of your course, please take any necessary steps to secure a student visa as soon as possible. You will not be able to enrol in your course, or enter Australia, without a valid visa.

For more information and advice, please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Before you can enrol in your course at UOW, you need to complete the Arrival Registration Form (ARF) to confirm your travel plans and arrival in Australia.

To complete the ARF, you will the following documentation:

1. Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)
2. UOW Offer of Admission
3. Australian Visa Grant Notification
4. UOW student number (listed on your offer letter)
5. Confirmed flight itinerary for travel to Australia (with payment receipt) or a copy of your boarding pass which confirms you are arriving in Australia prior to the first day of session

Complete the Arrival Registration Form

Once completed, we will email you with instructions on how to enrol in your course.

Note: In order for you to be able to commence your studies on time, no ARF will be accepted after the Thursday before your session commences.

Travelling to Australia

For information about entering Australia, visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

If you are unable to travel to Australia

If you do not receive your visa in time to enrol and travel to Australia for the beginning of classes, or you do not wish to commence your course at the allocated start session, you can maintain your offer by deferring your start date. You can defer your offer to study at UOW for up to one year. You will have to complete a UOW Deferral request after you've received your offer from UOW. Once you submit your deferral request, we'll send you a new offer and information on how to enrol.

Plan your subjects

Refer to the First Year Enrolment Guides  (available late November 2024 for students commencing in Autumn 2025) for help with choosing your subjects and planning for your course.

If you are starting a postgraduate course with the Sydney Business School, UOW, refer to our online study sequencesfor help with planning your course.

Credit for prior learning

If you have completed previous studies or have relevant work experience, you may be eligible to apply for recognition of prior learning. To allow time for you to make decisions about what subjects you will need to enrol into for upcoming sessions, you should submit your application as soon as possible.

Once you have completed the Arrival Registration Form (ARF) and your submission has been processed, your final step is to enrol in your course and first-year subjects.

• You can visit your UOW Australia campus and enrol in-person with the support of our AskUOW staff.

OR

• You can enrol online by following the steps below. If you need assistance, you can find helpful information on the Enrolment help page.

Access the enrolment portal

You will need your UOW student num ber (included with your offer) to access the online enrolment portal. If you have conditions listed on your offer, these will need to be cleared before you can log in. If you have any questions about clearing conditions, please contact us.

Note: The first day you can enrol in your course will depend on your commencing session.

Access the enrolment portal

In the enrolment portal, you will need to complete the following steps:

Create user account

Here you will activate your UOW username and password which you will use to log in to university systems like SOLS, your UOWMail email account, and AskUOW. When activating your user account, make sure you provide a mobile number or email address to recover your user details should you forget them.

Confirm personal details

Update and confirm your personal details, add an emergency contact, and let us know where you will be living in and out of session.

Complete survey

The Australian government requires all students to complete this survey as part of the enrolment process. If you do not know the answer to a question, leave it blank and move to the next question.

Upload your photo

Upload a photo of yourself for your student card. Ensure it meets our requirements.

Select your offer

All valid offers made to you will be listed. Select the course you'll be studying.

Note: The date from when you can select your course and begin your enrolment will depend on your commencing session. See enrolment dates below or find a full list on our key dates page. 

Enter your Unique Student Identifier (USI)

A USI is a unique number issued to each student by the Australian Government. You can only apply for a USI once you have entered Australia. Visit our USI page for more information on applying for a USI, or to check if you already have one.

If you are not yet in Australia, you can choose to not provide a USI at this step and tick the box to acknowledge that you will provide it at a later date once you have arrived. 

Select your billing preference

You can skip this step, as international students are not eligible for HELP Loans.

Enrol in your subjects and declare your major

Here you will enrol in your first-year subjects. Default subjects might already be listed for some courses.

Refer to our First Year Enrolment Guides (available late November 2024 for students commencing in Autumn 2025) for help with choosing your subjects and planning for your course. If you are starting a postgraduate course with the Sydney Business School, UOW, refer to our online study sequences for help with planning your course.

Most degrees have major options. If you're unsure of your major at this point, you can add or change it later in SOLS. 

If you need further academic advice or support please contact AskUOW.

Finalise your enrolment

Once you have enrolled in your subjects, click on the ‘Summary’ tab to complete your online enrolment. Here you can choose to have a confirmation sent to your nominated email address.

Now that you’re enrolled you will be able to log in to Student Online Services (SOLS) within 24 hours. SOLS is the student system that you will use to manage your course and access course materials. Visit the SOLS help page for assistance with logging in, including setting up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

Select your classes/ enrol in tutorials

Once you have enrolled in your course and subjects, the next step will be to select your classes via SOLS, also known as tutorial enrolment. Tutorial enrolment opens at different times for each subject, so it is important you regularly check the 'timetable' tab in SOLS in the lead up to the start of session.

Find out more about when and how to enrol in tutorials

Having trouble with one of the steps above?

Access Enrolment Help