Where a student undertakes a prerequisite course prior to commencing their principal course they must complete the prerequisite study and 12 months of the principal course before changing provider.

Students wishing to change education provider during the period of restriction which applies, must make an application DIMIA.

Student's Address
All international students are required to inform their education provider of their Australian residential address within seven (7) days of arrival in Australia and any subsequent change of residential address within seven days.

Meeting Course Requirements
All student visa holders are required to meet course requirements. For persons granted a student visa on or after of 01 November 2000 where attendance records are maintained, as in the case of the Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, DIMIA requires all overseas students to attend a minimum 80% of each term or semester period. Any student unable to reach at least 80% attendance of a term or semester will be automatically reported to DIMIA, and this may result in the cancellation of the student visa.