Paying your fees (international students)

Find out about paying your fees as an international student.

About fees

As an international student, you need to pay a tuition fee deposit when you accept your offer, and tuition fees while you’re a current student. If you're a student visa holder, you must also pay for Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

Not an international student? See fee payment information for domestic students.

Be aware of university fee scams

Watch out for scammers impersonating the University and demanding fee payments to fake bank accounts or offers to pay course fees at a discounted rate. Never entrust the payment of your fees to anybody offering a discount on your behalf, or via unauthorised channels. Only pay your University fees via the authorised payment instructions provided on this page and your official offer letter, Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement, Statement of Liability and Student Invoice.

Learn more about how to protect yourself from scams and report suspected scams to spam-report@unimelb.edu.au.

Pay your fees

You can pay your tuition fees, deposit and OSHC (if buying OSHC through the University) using any of these secure methods:

  • CIBC foreign exchange (pay in your home currency)
  • Credit card (Visa or MasterCard)
  • BPAY
  • Telegraphic transfer.

Check the payment methods webpage for complete payment details.

Payment methods and instructions

Fee types

Tuition fee deposit

A tuition fee deposit of AU$17,000 is required for your initial fee payment when accepting your offer. You must pay the tuition fee deposit when you accept your offer to secure your place. Only pay after you read and understand your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement. After you enrol in subjects this fee deposit will be credited to the cost of your enrolment in your first semester. Download your Fee Account Statement to see the subjects your deposit has paid for.

OSHC

International students applying for a student visa must arrange OSHC. The University can help by setting up OSHC with our partner, Bupa. To use this service, please follow the instructions in your offer letter. For more information, visit the OSHC webpage.

Tuition fees

After you enrol in subjects, you will be invoiced to pay your fees by the relevant due date. You’ll receive invoices throughout the year as your fees become due for payment. For details on how your fees are calculated, check the Understanding your fees webpage.

Fee balances and statements

There are three statements about fees. They explain when payments are due, how to pay, and which payments the University has received.

You can download all your available statements from my.unimelb (student portal) at any time.

  • Statement of Liability: This statement is an invoice and may be used to pay your fees. It shows your unpaid fees, payment due dates, and payment options for the entire year. It updates when you change your enrolment.
  • Student Invoice: Shows your fees, due dates, and payment options for this billing period only. Invoices are sent to your student email account throughout the year. Need help reading your Student Invoice? Download the guide.
  • Fee Account Statement: This shows all your fee charges and payments received in a calendar year. It displays which subjects your payments, including your fee deposit, have gone to. You have already paid for these subjects, so they will not appear on your Statement of Liability or your Student Invoice. This statement can be used as a receipt for payments you've made.

Access statements

Checking if your payment has been received

You can check your payment has been received by the University by downloading your Fee Account Statement.

Please note that payments made via:

  • CIBC can take up to seven working days to be received. This timing depends on the payment method used.
  • BPAY, credit card, or local EFT transfer before 5pm on a business day will be received by the University the following business day. Payments made after 5pm on a business day will be received two business days after.

Payment due dates

Commencing students

You pay your tuition deposit and OSHC when you finish your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement. To do this, follow the instructions in your offer letter and Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement.

Current students

Your Student Invoice and Statement of Liability list the due dates for your unpaid fees. You are responsible for paying your fees on time. Keep your payment receipt as proof that you paid fees prior to or on the due date. You do not need to send your payment receipt to the University unless you are requested to do so.

Late payment fees don’t apply if the University gets the payment within ten days of the due date.

Census dates

Census dates are different for each subject.

If you decide to withdraw from a subject, you must withdraw by the subject census date for that subject fee to be removed. If you withdraw after the census date, you will remain charged for that subject.

You can check subject census dates in the Handbook. Visit the Census dates webpage for more details.

Applying for a refund

The University will only issue refunds where:

  • The money to be refunded has been received and entered into the University's accounts.
  • All other debts to the University, such as library fines or student loan fees, are paid.
  • The course or subject withdrawal has been processed where applicable.

The University will issue refunds:

  • By Electronic Funds Transfer or telegraphic transfer. We will make the payment to the bank account specified on your refund request. Make sure the details are correct. We can’t check if the account name matches the BSB and account number. Incorrect details may result in payment to the wrong account and loss of funds.
  • If you paid by credit card, we will refund to that card if possible. In Australian dollars, unless the international bank process states otherwise.
  • Within 10 to 15 working days after we receive your refund application.
  • You must provide proof of identification if you can't access your University of Melbourne student email. Non-current students must provide a certified copy of an ID, such as a passport or driver's licence.

How to apply

After you submit your fee refund form, you’ll get an automated email confirming your submission.

Submit a refund application

Help and support

Need help with your fees? Submit an online enquiry to Stop 1 and we'll get back to you within 10 business days.

Submit an enquiry