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• Weigh your bags to make sure you’re within the baggage allowance (for both check-in and carry-on luggage).
• Confirm your flight 72 hours before departure.
• Check how long you need to be at the airport before departure (allow time to claim any goods and services tax (GST) refunds you’re eligible for).
• Check the  and your home country’s immigration website to make sure your luggage complies with customs requirements.

• Check the maximum baggage allowance included in your airfare and the cost of excess baggage in case required.
• Consider postage and shipping options. Look at different companies and see if they have student discounts.
• Consider giving away or selling belongings you can easily replace at home to reduce the cost.
• Get insurance for items you ship or post and take photographs of the items in case anything is damaged or lost.

• Check the date of your last exam or assessment.
• Check your visa expiry date and extend it if required/allowed.
• Book your flight(s) early.
• Make sure your passport is valid.
• Get travel insurance for your trip home.
• Arrange any visas needed for stopovers on your way home.

This could include items from the library, laboratory or studio equipment, ICT devices, or keys/swipe cards.

If your final academic transcript is available before you leave, it’s a good idea to get additional copies while you’re here rather than wait for them to be posted.

Log in to  and update your postal address in your home country. If you don’t yet know where you’ll be living, ask your parents or a friend if you can temporarily enter their address.

In the future, if you want to apply to recognition of prior learning, you’ll need to provide information about your unit(s) of study. Get copies now while they are still current.

• Find out when your graduation will be held and how you can prepare for it.
• Check the date your visa expires and consider extending your visa or getting a tourist visa if you want to attend your graduation ceremony.

Visit the alumni pages to learn about:

• in-country alumni chapters and events in your home country
• careers information and networks
• online mentoring
• ambassadorship and volunteering
• alumni awards
• the Sydney Alumni Magazine (SAM) 
• further opportunities to study at the University.

• Check your lease or speak with your landlord or agent to confirm the notice period required. For a fixed-term agreement ending at the end of the term, give at least 14 days' notice. For a periodic (ongoing) agreement, give at least 21 days' notice. Use the official Notice to Terminate Tenancy Agreement form from the
• Give your housemates plenty of warning that you’ll be leaving.
• Ask your landlord or agent for a rental reference.

If your name is on the lease, arrange with your housemates and agent to remove your name so you’re not responsible for the property after you leave. 

• Make sure you leave the property clean and tidy and repair any damage you may have caused (beyond reasonable wear and tear), this includes all outdoor areas. 
• Return all keys, swipe cards and garage door openers. 
• Your bond is held by NSW Fair Trading and can be claimed back through at the end of your tenancy. If your landlord decides to take some for cleaning or other issues, you will need to agree to the amount. If you think the amount is unfair, contact the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

• Cancel direct debits after your final payments.
• Check your accounts are paid in full before you cancel them, including:
  • electricity
  • gas
  • water
  • internet
  • mobile phone contract
  • gym membership
  • subscription services (e.g., Netflix, Spotify)
• Organise a through Australia Post.
• Arrange to have your name removed from any utility accounts if your housemates are staying at the property.

If you want to get rid of any items, consider the following options:

• donating to charity (e.g. Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul and Red Cross). Some charities will pick up your items.
• getting in touch with  to donate clothing
• donating professional clothing to the Career-Ready Wardrobe, a joint initiative between the Careers Centre, Sustainability, and USYD Fashion Revolution that provides students with business attire for interviews and the workplace
• selling online using Gumtree, eBay or Facebook Marketplace 
• holding a garage sale
• for larger items that need to be thrown out, contact your local council to arrange kerbside rubbish collection.

Check the notification period you need to give.

• Make sure you will be paid any remaining wages, annual leave or sick leave.
• Request an income statement for your tax return.
• Change your contact details with HR.

• Ask for a written reference from your employer. If you were volunteering or working as an intern, this reference is important to prove that you worked there.
• Ask your manager if they are happy to be listed as a reference on your CV.
• Take a copy of your job description.
• Find out if the company or your colleagues have contacts in your home country for future work.

• Get your colleague’s contact and LinkedIn details.
• Speak to your recruitment department about sponsorship opportunities if you’re interested in coming back to work.
• If you’re thinking of returning to Australia to work, think about speaking with a migration consultant before you leave to understand your options.

Pay all outstanding fees and bills so your credit history and future visas aren’t affected.

• Submit any outstanding medical insurance claims.
• Contact your health cover provider if you finish your studies early and are eligible for a refund.
• Change your contact details with your health cover provider.
• Ask your doctor for a copy of your medical records and details of any medications you’ve been using.
• If you need to take prescription medication back home, ask your doctor for a letter authorising this and leave the medication in its original packaging.

• If you have worked in Australia, request your income statement from your employer or access it via  and lodge a tax return with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
• If you worked in Australia on a temporary visa, you may be eligible to claim your superannuation through the Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP) after your visa has expired and you have left Australia. We strongly recommend you gather all the information you need and start your application before you leave via the Note that DASP payments are subject to tax, and payments are typically processed within 28 days.

• Pay all credit card balances, loans and bank fees.
• Close your Australian bank account(s) and transfer remaining money overseas.
• Update your contact details with your bank.
• Don’t take out large amounts of cash. You need to declare to Customs at the airport if you’re leaving with more than $10,000 cash in Australian or equivalent currency.

You may be eligible for a refund at the airport under the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) if your purchases from a single business total AUD$300 or more (GST inclusive) and were made within 60 days of departure. Bring your tax invoices, passport and boarding pass. 

Exchange any remaining cash you have before you leave or at the airport.