South Africa tax residency: the physical presence test
South Africa tax residency: the physical presence test
Count days in the current tax year and the previous five, and see when a long absence can end residence under the test.
New Zealand's 275-day visitor tax rule
New Zealand's 275-day visitor tax rule
The non-resident visitor exception has a time limit, work restrictions and continuing conditions. A visa answers a separate question.
British citizenship: how to count days outside the UK
British citizenship: how to count days outside the UK
Naturalisation checks the full qualifying period, the final year and a specific day of presence. Keep those checks separate.
Schengen visa: validity dates and days of stay
Schengen visa: validity dates and days of stay
A visa expiry date, a stay allowance and an entry count answer different questions. Read them together before making travel plans.
Form 8840: claiming a closer connection to another country
Form 8840: claiming a closer connection to another country
The US closer connection exception depends on actual days, a foreign tax home, stronger ties abroad and a timely Form 8840.
Irish citizenship: the 5-year and 70/30 rules
Irish citizenship: the 5-year and 70/30 rules
For the standard adult-by-residence route, Ireland normally asks for 5 years of reckonable residence, including a final continuous year subject to the 70/30 absence rule.
US visitor visa: which date controls your stay?
US visitor visa: which date controls your stay?
For a B-1/B-2 visit, the date on your I-94 controls the admitted stay; the visa in your passport serves a different purpose.
French tax residency: is there a 183-day rule?
French law never fixes a day threshold: any one of three tests can make you resident, and the day count is only the fallback.
Is there a 180-day limit on visiting the UK?
The Home Office says there is no annual cap on visits to Britain — which makes your travel history, not a number, the test you have to pass.
New Zealand's day rules for PR and citizenship
From a resident visa's travel deadline to 1,350 days for citizenship — the day counts that decide whether you can stay and return.
Moving abroad mid-year: how your tax splits
Relocate partway through the year and the tax treatment turns on your exact date — here's how four countries handle it.
US state residency and the 183-day rule
Some US states can tax you as a resident on a day count — and put the burden of proving your days on you.
How long can a US citizen stay in Europe?
With a US passport you get 90 days in any 180 — here's how that window actually works, and what EES and ETIAS change.
Does a digital nomad visa make you tax resident?
A visa is permission to stay. Tax residency is a separate test — and the two clocks rarely line up.
Germany tax residency: it's not just 183 days
In Germany, a home you keep and use can make you a tax resident before you ever count to 183 days.
Ireland tax residency: the 183- and 280-day rules
Ireland counts your days across two tax years at once — how the 183- and 280-day tests, ordinary residence and domicile actually work.
How long can you leave the US with a green card?
Brief trips are fine, but a long absence can quietly cost you your permanent residence — and the thresholds are counted in days.
Portugal tax residency: the 183-day rule
Two tests decide it — more than 183 days over a rolling year, or a home you keep in Portugal — and residency can begin on your very first day.
Which countries are in the Schengen Area?
The 29 members, the exceptions travellers keep confusing, and why they all share one 90/180 budget.
Thailand's 180-day rules: tax and the DTV visa
Thailand welcomes remote workers on a five-year visa — but stay 180 days and you become a Thai tax resident.
How to reconstruct your travel history
The exact entry and exit dates that visa, residency and tax forms demand — and where to find them when you didn't keep track.
Australia's day rules for citizenship and PR
Australian citizenship turns on four years of residence with strict absence caps, and permanent-resident travel rights lapse after five years — both are decided by counting days.
EU long-term residence: the 5-year rule
After five years in one EU country, a non-EU national can claim long-term resident status — but too many days away can reset the clock.
Spain's 183-day tax residency rule, explained
More than 183 days in a calendar year makes you a Spanish tax resident — and sporadic absences abroad still count.