The Ultimate Australian Visa Duration Compliance Calculator
Below visitor visa duration calculator is formed as navigating Australian immigration rules can feel like solving a complex mathematical puzzle. If you hold a Visitor Visa (Subclass 600) with specific stay conditions, miscalculating your travel dates by even a single day can lead to serious consequences—including visa cancellation and a three-year ban from re-entering the country.
To take the guesswork out of your travel planning, we have developed the Australian Visa Stay Compliance Calculator.
This free tool helps you instantly calculate your maximum legal stay, accounting for confusing “rolling window” rules and strict per-entry limits. Read on to understand how these conditions work and how to use the calculator to travel with peace of mind.
How to Use the Visa Stay Compliance Calculator
We designed our calculator with an elegant, easy-to-read interface that puts your compliance first. All fields are blank by default, ensuring you don’t accidentally calculate based on pre-filled data.
Here is how to use it:
Select Your Visa Condition: Choose your overarching limit (e.g., Condition 8558).
Choose Your Entry Allowance: Select whether you are allowed 3 months or 12 months per individual entry.
Select Travel Type: Indicate if you have a Single Entry or Multiple Entry visa. (Note: If you have a Single Entry visa and have traveled before, the tool will instantly warn you that your visa is exhausted).
Input Previous Travel: Enter the entry and exit dates of any trips to Australia in the last 3 years. The tool will automatically block you from entering past dates that violate your stated visa conditions.
Enter Your Intended Trip: Put in the dates you hope to travel.
Click “Check Compliance”, and the calculator will tell you the exact maximum date you must depart Australia to remain legally compliant.
Visitor Visa Duration Calculator
How the "Rolling Window" Actually Works
Many travelers mistakenly believe that an 18-month or 24-month period resets on a specific calendar date or on the anniversary of their first arrival. This is incorrect.
Australia uses a rolling window. Imagine a continuous 18-month measuring tape that moves forward every single day. If you plan to be in Australia on a specific date, the Department of Home Affairs looks backward from that exact day to see how many days you have spent onshore in the preceding 18 months. If that number exceeds 365 days (12 months), you are in breach of your visa.
The Tricky "3-Month Per Entry" Rule
Even if you haven’t hit your 12-month overall limit, you must also obey your individual entry limits. Many visas state you can only stay for 3 months from the date of each arrival.
Our Visa Stay Compliance Calculator includes advanced deduction logic to keep you safe. If you have already spent time in Australia during your current rolling window, those past days may be deducted from your next 3-month allowance.
For example:
You have a visa with a 3-month per entry limit.
You recently stayed in Australia for 2 months.
If you try to return immediately, the calculator will warn you that you do not have a full 3 months left in your rolling window before hitting your cumulative limit.
The Risks of Overstaying Your Australian Visa
The Department of Home Affairs is incredibly strict regarding visa conditions. If you exceed your stay limit:
- Your current visa can be canceled immediately.
- You may face detention and deportation.
- You could be hit with a Public Interest Criterion (PIC) 4014, which imposes a 3-year exclusion period (ban) on returning to Australia.
For official guidelines on visa conditions, always refer directly to the Department of Home Affairs website.
When to Consult a Professional
While our Visa Stay Compliance Calculator is highly advanced, it is designed to provide a general mathematical indication of your travel dates. It does not constitute legal or migration advice.
Australian immigration laws are subject to frequent changes, and individual circumstances can alter how rules are applied. Before booking expensive flights or finalizing your travel plans, we strongly recommend taking your calculator results to a professional.
You can find a qualified expert via the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
Ready to start planning? Use the calculator above to find your safe travel dates, and share this tool with any friends or family members traveling to Australia!
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