Staytill Almanac
How long you can stay, country by country.
Visa days and tax days for people who live between countries. Each rule is checked against the law it comes from, with the source one tap away.
Try Schengen 90/180, FEIE 330 days or Italy 183
30days
The tax line in Switzerland
70days
The residence & citizenship line in Ireland
90days
The visa and tax line in the Schengen area, Switzerland and 3 more
180days
The visa and tax line in Thailand, Mexico and the UK
183days
The tax line in Italy, Spain, the UK and 12 more
184days
The tax line in Brazil
240days
The residence & citizenship line in New Zealand
330days
The tax line for Americans abroad
Start with your situation
How your Schengen days are counted, and what the border now records.
Schengen 90/180
An American abroad for a year The full days outside the US that the foreign earned income exclusion asks for.
FEIE 330 days
Living between two countries The day lines Italy, Spain and the UK draw, and what else each one weighs.
Italy, Spain and UK 183
A snowbird A winter in Spain counts against Schengen and against Spain's own tax line.
Schengen 90/180 · Spain 183 GuidesEES and your 90 daysCanadian snowbirds in the US
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The rules
Browse by regionVisa days
Schengen 90/180 Up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Visa days 
Japan 90 days U.S. citizens can visit Japan without a visa for a short stay. The period granted on landing is 90 days for most exempt countries. Visa days United Kingdom 6 months As a standard visitor you can usually stay in the UK for up to 6 months. Visa days US 90 days (ESTA) Under the Visa Waiver Program you are admitted for a stay of up to 90 days without a visa. Visa days 
Canada 6 months A visitor's authorized stay is six months, or another period fixed by an officer. Visa days Mexico 180 days The electronic FMM is valid for a maximum of 180 calendar days and can be used for a single entry. Visa days 
Georgia 1 year Citizens of the countries on the Government list can enter and stay in Georgia without a visa for one full year. Visa days Tax days
FEIE 330 days 330 full days in a foreign country or countries, within any 12 months in a row that include part of the tax year in question. Tax days Italy 183 Being present in Italy for most of the tax year, counting parts of a day, makes you tax resident. Tax days Spain 183 More than 183 days in Spain in a calendar year makes you tax resident. Tax days United Kingdom 183 At least 183 days in the UK in a tax year makes you UK resident. Tax days 
Germany 6 months A stay in Germany of more than six months in a row counts as your habitual abode, from its first day. Tax days France 6 months As a general rule, more than six months in France in a year makes it your main place of stay. Tax days Portugal 183 More than 183 days in Portugal, in a row or not, in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year. Tax days 
Greece 183 More than 183 days in Greece, added up, in any twelve-month period. Tax days 
Cyprus 183 and 60 More than 183 days in Cyprus in total, across one or more stays, in a tax year. Tax days 
Ireland 183 / 280 183 days or more in a tax year, or 280 days or more over the current tax year and the one before it together. Tax days 
Switzerland 30 / 90 A stay of at least 30 days with gainful activity, or at least 90 days without, makes you tax-resident in Switzerland by stay. Tax days 
Thailand 180 days Staying in Thailand for 180 days or more in a tax year makes you a Thai tax resident. Tax days 
UAE 183 days Being physically in the UAE for 183 days or more within the relevant 12 consecutive months makes you a UAE tax resident. Tax days 
Australia 183 days More than half the income year in Australia, in one stay or several, makes you an Australian resident under the 183-day test. Tax days 
Indonesia 183 days Being in Indonesia more than 183 days within a 12-month period makes you a domestic tax subject. Tax days 
Singapore 183 days A foreigner who stayed or worked in Singapore for at least 183 days in the previous calendar year is a tax resident for the year of assessment. Tax days 
New Zealand 183 days More than 183 days in any 12-month period makes you a New Zealand tax resident, unless you are a non-resident visitor. Tax days US 183 weighted days You are a US tax resident for a calendar year if you were in the US at least 31 days that year and 183 weighted days over the 3-year period that includes it. Tax days Canada 183 days If you have not established sufficient residential ties but sojourn in Canada for a total of 183 days or more in a calendar year, you are deemed resident in Canada for the entire year. Tax days Mexico tax home Individuals who have established their home (casa habitación) in Mexico are Mexican tax residents. Tax days 
Colombia 183 days You are a Colombian tax resident if you stay in the country, continuously or not, for more than 183 calendar days in any period of 365 consecutive calendar days. Tax days 
Brazil 184 days On a temporary visa you become a Brazilian tax resident on the day you complete 184 days in Brazil, consecutive or not, within a period of up to twelve months. Tax days Georgia 183 days 183 or more days in Georgia in any unbroken 12-calendar-month period that ends in the tax year make you a Georgian resident for that whole tax year. Tax days Residence & citizenship
UK settlement (ILR) You must not have been outside the UK for more than 180 days in any 12-month period. Residence & citizenship British citizenship You must not have been outside the UK for more than 450 days in the 5-year qualifying period or more than 90 days in the last 12 months. Residence & citizenship US citizenship The usual naturalization route needs 30 months, or 913 days, of physical presence in the US during the 5 years before filing, plus continuous residence. Residence & citizenship Canadian citizenship You must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the 5 years before applying. Residence & citizenship Canada PR residency A permanent resident meets the residency obligation by being physically present in Canada for at least 730 days within each 5-year period. Residence & citizenship Australian citizenship During the 4 years immediately before applying, you must not have been outside Australia for more than 12 months in total, including no more than 90 days in the last 12 months. Residence & citizenship Irish citizenship You need one year of continuous residence immediately before applying, plus four years in the preceding eight years. Up to 70 days outside Ireland may be allowed in the continuous year. Residence & citizenship New Zealand citizenship You must be present in New Zealand for at least 1,350 days across the 5 years and at least 240 days in each 12-month period. Residence & citizenship EU long-term residence Long-term resident status requires 5 years of legal and continuous residence. Each absence must be shorter than 6 consecutive months, and absences must total no more than 10 months over the 5 years. Residence & citizenship What changed, what's coming
Every rule change, dated From 1 January 2027, Italy's income tax rules move into a new code, Legislative Decree 117 of 2026, and the residence test keeps its words: resident, domiciled or present in Italy for most of the tax year.
ETIAS, the EU's planned travel authorisation, is not in operation yet and takes no applications; the EU says it will announce the start date several months ahead.
Since 15 September 2026, tourists from the 60 countries and territories on Thailand's visa-exemption list, the US among them, can stay up to 30 days without a visa. It replaces the 60-day exemption that had covered 93 countries and territories, which the Thai Cabinet revoked on 19 May 2026. The stay can be extended for another period of up to 30 days, at the discretion of the immigration officer.
Since 10 April 2026, the Entry/Exit System records each entry and exit of non-EU visitors on short stays at the external borders of the 29 countries using it, in place of passport stamps. The EU says the system detects overstays automatically.
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