Date calculator
Policy date calculator
A student visa runs longer than your course, and your cover has to span the whole visa. Enter the course dates from your offer letter to get the right window.
These are the general rules — your grant letter is the authority. Start the policy the day you land, not the day term begins.
Recommended policy window
Cover starts
17 Oct 2026
Cover ends
15 Mar 2029
Policy length
29 months881 days
How this was worked out
Course over 10 months ending in November or December: the visa runs to 15 March the following year.
See quotes for these datesCourse under 10 months: the visa runs one month past the course end date.
Course over 10 months ending January to October: the visa runs two months past the course end.
Course over 10 months ending in November or December: the visa runs to 15 March the following year.
If your visa has already been granted, buy cover to the expiry date on the grant letter — it always overrides the estimate here.