If you’re an over 18 student studying abroad, do you still have to homestay?
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by admin
My cousin is here from overseas and she’s over 18 years old.
Currently she’s homestaying with a family, but we want her to come live with us because it’ll save a lot of money.
Apparently we need to get some license or something for her to stay with us, and by that we’ll also have to accept other overseas students which we don’t want.
We just want her to come live with us while she’s studying here…
Since she’s technically an ‘adult’, can’t she just choose where she wants to live without all this paperwork and trouble?
I live in Australia by the way, I’m not sure if policies all over the world are the same.
G’day,
Good answer from the first one. I’m going to add what’s not covered.
In Australia law, if your cousin is NOT an exchange student, and she is ALREADY 18yrs old (by today’s date, when your read this answer), then you are correct, she can choose to live anywhere she likes. However please check whether or not she has signed a contract to live with the homestay family for a specific period of time, as you/her might get penalty rate for breaking the contract.
If she is not 18yrs yet, then you will need to get the police report to certify that you do not have criminal background and show it to the school/college/uni that your cousin studies in as they have the duty of care to make sure that students under 18yrs old stay in the good & safe environment. I do not believe that by getting the police check report & speaking to the institutions you are liable to accept more int. students. You can if you want to, but not a must.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:39 am
She’s gotta do as her program says. Part of being an exchange student means sacrificing some freedom that age would otherwise grant you; you aren’t REALLY an adult while you’re on exhcange even if you are overage. She should talk to her exchange program, but she’s agreed to live by their terms for the duration of her stay, and if they say she cannotlive with you (or that you need to host someone else too), then those are the terms you have to work with.
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February 16th, 2010 at 5:14 am
G’day,
Good answer from the first one. I’m going to add what’s not covered.
In Australia law, if your cousin is NOT an exchange student, and she is ALREADY 18yrs old (by today’s date, when your read this answer), then you are correct, she can choose to live anywhere she likes. However please check whether or not she has signed a contract to live with the homestay family for a specific period of time, as you/her might get penalty rate for breaking the contract.
If she is not 18yrs yet, then you will need to get the police report to certify that you do not have criminal background and show it to the school/college/uni that your cousin studies in as they have the duty of care to make sure that students under 18yrs old stay in the good & safe environment. I do not believe that by getting the police check report & speaking to the institutions you are liable to accept more int. students. You can if you want to, but not a must.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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