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Counting days shouldn't be guesswork.
Guides to the Schengen 90/180 rule, visa day limits and tax-residency day tests — written for people who travel more than they stay.
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Which countries are in Schengen in 2026?
The 29 countries that share one 90-day count in 2026, what changed with Bulgaria, Romania and the Entry/Exit System, why Ireland and Cyprus are outside, and the territories that look like Schengen but aren't.
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New York statutory residency: 184 days and a place to live
New York can tax you as a full resident even if you live in another state: keep a home there for most of the year and spend 184 days in the state. What counts as a day, what counts as a home, and why the burden of proof is on you.
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The US substantial presence test, worked through with real dates
The U.S. counts three years at once: all of this year, a third of last year, a sixth of the year before. Here it is with real dates — why 122 days a year is the line, how 128 days can be enough, and why residency can start months before you cross it.
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The 183-day rule isn't one rule
"Stay under 183 days" is the most repeated line in tax residency, and it hides at least five different rules: which year, what counts as a day, whether 183 is enough, and why staying under it is no safe harbour.
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What actually happens if you overstay by a few days
Since 10 April 2026 overstays are detected automatically at the border rather than spotted by eye. That single change is why “just a couple of days” is a different proposition than it used to be.
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The rolling 180-day window, explained on a calendar
The 180 days never reset. The window moves forward one day at a time, which means days come back far more slowly than most people expect — and a spreadsheet that was right in March is quietly wrong by June.
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You already have a travel log. It's your camera roll.
If you need last year's days and never tracked them, the usual reconstruction methods all fail in the same way. Your photo library is the one archive that quietly recorded where you were, and when.
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Counting your days without handing over an account
A day-count history is a movement history. Track Country Days has no sign-up and no cloud — which buys you something real, and costs you something real. Here is both halves, and what we won't claim.