Guides to the Schengen 90/180 rule, EES, ETIAS and tax-residence day counts.https://daycounteu.com/https://daycounteu.com/blog/ees-and-the-90-180-rule/https://daycounteu.com/blog/ees-and-the-90-180-rule/The EU Entry/Exit System now counts your Schengen days from biometrics. Here is what is different for travellers, and what the 90/180 rule still says.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/how-the-rolling-180-day-window-works/https://daycounteu.com/blog/how-the-rolling-180-day-window-works/The 90/180 rule looks back 180 days from every day of your stay. Worked examples from the European Commission show how days are counted and regained.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/ees-missed-my-exit/https://daycounteu.com/blog/ees-missed-my-exit/If the Entry/Exit System has no exit record for you, it can look like you are still in the Schengen area. What proof to keep and how to ask for a correction.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/entry-and-exit-days-edge-cases/https://daycounteu.com/blog/entry-and-exit-days-edge-cases/Entry and exit days both count as full days. How same-day trips, midnight crossings, transit, leap years and several countries in one day are handled.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/does-a-new-passport-reset-schengen-days/https://daycounteu.com/blog/does-a-new-passport-reset-schengen-days/Getting a new passport does not give you a fresh 90 days. The Entry/Exit System links your record to you through biometrics, not just a document number.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/non-eu-spouse-of-an-eu-citizen/https://daycounteu.com/blog/non-eu-spouse-of-an-eu-citizen/Family members of EU citizens who exercise free movement are treated differently at the border, but the exemption is narrower than many people believe.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/uk-second-home-owners-staying-longer/https://daycounteu.com/blog/uk-second-home-owners-staying-longer/Owning a home in the EU does not change the 90/180 rule for British visitors. How splitting the year and national long-stay visas can help.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/spain-183-day-rule-and-sporadic-absences/https://daycounteu.com/blog/spain-183-day-rule-and-sporadic-absences/Spain treats you as tax resident if you spend more than 183 days there in a year, and short trips abroad can count as time in Spain. How the rule works.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/portugal-tax-residency-183-days/https://daycounteu.com/blog/portugal-tax-residency-183-days/Portugal counts more than 183 days in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year, and a habitual home can also make you resident.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/uk-statutory-residence-test-midnight-rule/https://daycounteu.com/blog/uk-statutory-residence-test-midnight-rule/For the UK Statutory Residence Test a day counts if you are in the UK at midnight. How days are counted, and what a simple counter leaves out.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/schengen-days-vs-tax-days/https://daycounteu.com/blog/schengen-days-vs-tax-days/Your Schengen 90/180 count and your tax-residence day counts use different windows and rules. Why one number cannot tell you the other.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://daycounteu.com/blog/etias-what-we-know/https://daycounteu.com/blog/etias-what-we-know/The current status of ETIAS, the EU travel authorisation for visa-free visitors. Whether it has started, what it costs, and what you should and should not do.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT