[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-find-condition-8558-on-grant-notice":3,"blog-related-find-condition-8558-on-grant-notice":392},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":360,"description":361,"extension":362,"faq":363,"image":376,"keywords":377,"meta":382,"navigation":384,"noindex":385,"path":386,"publishedAt":387,"seo":388,"status":389,"stem":390,"unlisted":385,"updatedAt":387,"__hash__":391},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffind-condition-8558-on-grant-notice.md","How to Find Condition 8558 on Your Visa Grant Notice","visainfo.cc Editorial",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":343},"minimark",[10,14,17,22,30,56,59,63,66,126,129,132,138,141,156,161,191,205,209,212,216,225,239,246,250,253,257,260,264,267,270,274,277,293,301,305,334],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Every guide about condition 8558, including ours, ends with the same instruction: check your grant notice. That is easy to say and less obvious to do if you have never looked closely at one, or if the email is buried somewhere from two years ago.",[11,15,16],{},"This is the practical version.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"what-the-grant-notice-is","What the Grant Notice Is",[11,23,24,25,29],{},"When a visa is granted, the Department sends a ",[26,27,28],"strong",{},"visa grant notification letter",", normally by email to the address on the application. It is the document that states what you were granted and under what terms. It typically includes:",[31,32,33,37,40,46,49],"ul",{},[34,35,36],"li",{},"The visa subclass and stream",[34,38,39],{},"The date of grant and the period of stay",[34,41,42,43],{},"Your ",[26,44,45],{},"visa grant number",[34,47,48],{},"Travel conditions, such as how long the visa allows entry",[34,50,51,52,55],{},"A ",[26,53,54],{},"conditions"," section listing each condition that applies",[11,57,58],{},"The conditions section is the part that matters here.",[18,60,62],{"id":61},"reading-the-conditions-section","Reading the Conditions Section",[11,64,65],{},"Conditions are listed by code. On a visitor visa you may see several, and they are not all about how long you can stay. These are the ones that turn up most often:",[67,68,69,82],"table",{},[70,71,72],"thead",{},[73,74,75,79],"tr",{},[76,77,78],"th",{},"Code",[76,80,81],{},"What it covers",[83,84,85,94,102,110,118],"tbody",{},[73,86,87,91],{},[88,89,90],"td",{},"8101",[88,92,93],{},"No work",[73,95,96,99],{},[88,97,98],{},"8201",[88,100,101],{},"Study limited to three months",[73,103,104,107],{},[88,105,106],{},"8501",[88,108,109],{},"Maintain adequate health insurance",[73,111,112,115],{},[88,113,114],{},"8503",[88,116,117],{},"No further stay: you generally cannot apply for another visa while in Australia",[73,119,120,123],{},[88,121,122],{},"8558",[88,124,125],{},"No more than 12 months in Australia in any period of 18 months",[11,127,128],{},"Your notice lists only the conditions attached to your own visa, so do not expect to see all of these.",[11,130,131],{},"Condition 8558 is the stay limitation that most visitors ask about, and it reads along the lines of:",[133,134,135],"blockquote",{},[11,136,137],{},"The holder must not stay in Australia for more than 12 months in any period of 18 months.",[11,139,140],{},"Two things to look for:",[142,143,144,150],"ol",{},[34,145,146,149],{},[26,147,148],{},"The code itself."," If 8558 is not in the list, this rule is not your constraint.",[34,151,152,155],{},[26,153,154],{},"The exact sentence."," This is where people go wrong, because a limit on each visit and a limit across a rolling window are different rules with very different arithmetic.",[157,158,160],"h3",{"id":159},"telling-the-two-apart","Telling the Two Apart",[67,162,163,173],{},[70,164,165],{},[73,166,167,170],{},[76,168,169],{},"What the notice says",[76,171,172],{},"What it means",[83,174,175,183],{},[73,176,177,180],{},[88,178,179],{},"\"must not stay more than 3 months on each arrival\"",[88,181,182],{},"A limit per entry. Each visit is counted on its own.",[73,184,185,188],{},[88,186,187],{},"\"must not stay more than 12 months in any period of 18 months\"",[88,189,190],{},"A rolling limit. Every trip inside the window adds up.",[11,192,193,194,199,200,204],{},"Our ",[195,196,198],"a",{"href":197},"\u002Fvisa-condition-8558","condition 8558 guide"," covers both rules, and the ",[195,201,203],{"href":202},"\u002F","calculator"," handles either one, but it only gives the right answer if you tell it which rule you are under. Read your own sentence before you enter anything.",[18,206,208],{"id":207},"if-you-cannot-find-the-notice","If You Cannot Find the Notice",[11,210,211],{},"This is common, and it is not a problem, because the grant notice is not the only record.",[157,213,215],{"id":214},"use-vevo","Use VEVO",[11,217,218,224],{},[195,219,223],{"href":220,"rel":221},"https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fcheck-conditions-online",[222],"nofollow","VEVO"," shows the current status and conditions for your visa, and it is the live record rather than a document frozen at grant. To check your own visa you need your passport details plus one of:",[31,226,227,230,233,236],{},[34,228,229],{},"Visa grant number",[34,231,232],{},"Transaction reference number (TRN)",[34,234,235],{},"Visa evidence number",[34,237,238],{},"A VEVO password, if the Department gave you one",[11,240,193,241,245],{},[195,242,244],{"href":243},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-check-visa-conditions-vevo","step by step VEVO guide"," walks through the screens.",[157,247,249],{"id":248},"check-immiaccount","Check ImmiAccount",[11,251,252],{},"If the application was lodged through ImmiAccount, the correspondence including the grant letter is stored in that application record. This is often the fastest way to recover a lost notice.",[157,254,256],{"id":255},"search-your-email-properly","Search your email properly",[11,258,259],{},"The notification comes from the Department, so search your inbox for the subject or sender rather than the word \"visa\" alone, and check spam and any archive folders. Include the email address used at the time of application, which may not be the one you use now.",[18,261,263],{"id":262},"why-vevo-beats-a-saved-pdf","Why VEVO Beats a Saved PDF",[11,265,266],{},"A grant notice is accurate on the day it was issued. VEVO reflects the record now. If anything has changed, for instance a condition waiver or a subsequent visa, VEVO is what an employer, landlord or border officer would rely on.",[11,268,269],{},"Use the grant notice to understand the wording of your conditions, and use VEVO to confirm they still apply.",[18,271,273],{"id":272},"before-you-calculate-anything","Before You Calculate Anything",[11,275,276],{},"Once you have the conditions in front of you:",[142,278,279,282,285,288],{},[34,280,281],{},"Confirm 8558 is listed",[34,283,284],{},"Read whether it limits each stay or a rolling period",[34,286,287],{},"Note your visa expiry date, which caps everything regardless of remaining allowance",[34,289,290,291],{},"Then run your dates through the ",[195,292,203],{"href":202},[11,294,295,296,300],{},"Skipping the first two steps is how people arrive at a confident number that answers the wrong question. If the number you get is over the limit, read ",[195,297,299],{"href":298},"\u002Fblog\u002Fbreached-condition-8558-what-happens","what happens after a breach of condition 8558"," before you do anything else.",[18,302,304],{"id":303},"official-resources","Official Resources",[31,306,307,314,320,327],{},[34,308,309],{},[195,310,313],{"href":311,"rel":312},"https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Falready-have-a-visa\u002Fcheck-visa-details-and-conditions\u002Fsee-your-visa-conditions",[222],"Check your visa conditions: Department of Home Affairs",[34,315,316],{},[195,317,319],{"href":220,"rel":318},[222],"VEVO: Check visa details and conditions online",[34,321,322],{},[195,323,326],{"href":324,"rel":325},"https:\u002F\u002Fonline.immi.gov.au\u002Flusc\u002Flogin",[222],"ImmiAccount",[34,328,329],{},[195,330,333],{"href":331,"rel":332},"https:\u002F\u002Fimmi.homeaffairs.gov.au\u002Fvisas\u002Fgetting-a-visa\u002Fvisa-listing\u002Fvisitor-600",[222],"Visitor visa (subclass 600)",[133,335,336],{},[11,337,338,339,342],{},"⚠️ ",[26,340,341],{},"Disclaimer:"," This article is general information only and is not legal or migration advice. Your visa grant notice and VEVO are the authoritative record of your conditions. For advice about your circumstances, consult a registered migration agent.",{"title":344,"searchDepth":345,"depth":345,"links":346},"",2,[347,348,352,357,358,359],{"id":20,"depth":345,"text":21},{"id":61,"depth":345,"text":62,"children":349},[350],{"id":159,"depth":351,"text":160},3,{"id":207,"depth":345,"text":208,"children":353},[354,355,356],{"id":214,"depth":351,"text":215},{"id":248,"depth":351,"text":249},{"id":255,"depth":351,"text":256},{"id":262,"depth":345,"text":263},{"id":272,"depth":345,"text":273},{"id":303,"depth":345,"text":304},"compliance","Where the conditions sit on an Australian visa grant notice, how to tell condition 8558 from a per entry stay limit, and what to do if you cannot find it.","md",[364,367,370,373],{"q":365,"a":366},"Where are visa conditions listed on a grant notice?","Conditions appear in their own section of the grant notice, usually below your visa details and stay period. Each one is listed by its code, such as 8558, followed by the wording that applies to your visa.",{"q":368,"a":369},"What if my visa grant notice does not mention condition 8558?","Then it does not apply to you, and the 12 months in 18 months limit is not your constraint. Check VEVO as well, because it shows the live record for your visa, and conditions are what the grant notice and VEVO say rather than what a general article says.",{"q":371,"a":372},"I cannot find my grant notice. How do I check my conditions?","Use VEVO. You can check with your passport details plus a visa grant number, transaction reference number, visa evidence number or VEVO password. If you applied through ImmiAccount, the grant letter is also stored in the application record.",{"q":374,"a":375},"Does the wording of condition 8558 vary?","The condition itself is fixed, but visitor visas carry different stay limitations, and people often confuse a per entry stay limit with the rolling 12 months in any 18 months rule. Read the exact sentence on your own notice rather than assuming.",null,[378,379,380,381,45],"visa grant notice conditions","find condition 8558","where are visa conditions listed","check visa conditions Australia",{"slug":383},"find-condition-8558-on-grant-notice",true,false,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffind-condition-8558-on-grant-notice","2026-10-07",{"title":5,"description":361},"published","blog\u002Ffind-condition-8558-on-grant-notice","agzGogcnG4dHi_-MJWBVW2i0S2es0KIDtDNHbUkk0ns",[393,397,403],{"path":298,"title":394,"description":395,"category":360,"publishedAt":396,"image":376,"unlisted":385},"Breached Condition 8558? 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