What Shall International Students Bring To Australia?

Many International students are worried about what they shall carry while going to Australia. Well the requirements may vary because not all students have same needs and it may also vary among international students from various countries. In this article I will try to focus on basic needs of international students and what they should bring to Australia with themselves.

List of Items:

1. In Australia mostly people use casual dressing so International students should bring at least 4 jeans and any type of 7 shirts. Students seldom use any dress pant and shirts, so don’t worry about that.
2. The temperature is very cold in winter, minimum 5 C, so International students should bring a blanket or quilts along with 1 pillow.
3. It is very windy in Australia and it’s very difficult to resist the cold winds in winter, so international students shall bring at least a pair of sweater/jersey, a pair of good jackets and a jumper that can be used during whole student life.
4. International students should bring 1 dress shoe (black color shoe for jobs), 1 casual shoe, 1 jogger and 1 slipper (chapel).
5. International students should bring 1 towel, 2 tooth brush, 2 tooth pastes and 1 big shampoo. Male students should also bring Shaving kit with themselves.
6. Male International students should bring at least 6 knit wears and 6 under wears. Female students should do arrangement according to male student requirements.
7. International students should bring at least 4 pair of socks for summer and 4 pair of socks for winter.
8. It is better for International students to bring a mobile phone from their country as mobiles are not cheaper in Australia.
9. Any international student who is going to study computers in Australia or any their degree is related to computers then it’s better to bring a laptop from their country rather than buying it here. You will find laptops and other electronic equipments expensive in Australia.
10. International student must bring 1 college bag/school bag to carry books and notes to university.
11. There are some other stuff that International student should carry with them like comb, nail cutter, pen, pencil, rubber, sharpener, notebook, diary, sun glasses, cap, ja nimaaz (for Muslim), perfume, deodorant, gel etc.,

How Much Weight Can I Carry?

The weight that students can carry with them while coming to Australia depends upon the airlines they used. Some allow 20kg along with 7kg hand carry so International students must consult the ticket agency. Some agents trick students by saying that they can carry 30kg but on ticket it is written 20kg. Just tell them if it is 30kg then write it on ticket and verify it from airlines otherwise you may face problem at airport. But one thing is confirmed that if you are allowed to carry 20kg, then you can put 20kg in your suitcase and can also carry some extra luggage in hand carry, suppose extra 7kg.

How To Decrease The Weight:

You can easily decrease the weight and can carry more stuff by following some tips.

1. Don’t buy heavy suitcases
2. Don’t buy heavy blanket or quilt; you can buy some light one that are equally utilizable as heavy one. Just need to pay a little more to buy them. No need to buy strong bag for blanket, you can bring it in the same plastic bag in which you bought it. There won’t be any damages to it.
3. Don’t buy heavy towel, go for light but good one.
4. Don’t carry boxes, you can reduce the space and weight by throwing the boxes with items you bought like shoe box, deodorant box etc.,
5. You can also reduce the weight by wearing jeans, shirt, jacket and heavy shoe that you are suppose to bring with yourself. Also can put some luggage in your college bag and keep it with yourself as hand carry.

Note:

You can buy glass, cups, plates, soap, electricity converter, any kind of electronic equipment at cheap price in Chinese shops in Australia.

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