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183-day tax residency calculator

Add where you have been and we will count the days per country per calendar year, then flag the ones getting close to the line.

Where you have been

One row per stay. Trips that cross new year are split across both years automatically.

The threshold you care about

183 days is the common line. Some countries use a lower one, so set your own if you know it.

Where you stand

Add your stays

Put in where you have been and we will count the days per country per year.

Days accounted for

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Nothing entered yet.

Countries tracked

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Each one counted separately, per calendar year.

This counts days and nothing else. It is not tax advice, it does not know your treaty position, and it uses calendar years rather than the tax year your country may actually run. Use it to spot where you should get proper advice.

Why 183 days is the number everyone watches

Spend more than half a year in one country and most tax systems start treating you as resident there. Half of 365 rounds to 183, which is how that number ended up on every nomad forum.

It is a useful alarm, not a rule you can rely on. Plenty of countries can make you resident on far fewer days if your home, your family, or your business sits there. Others run their tax year from April or count a rolling twelve months instead of a calendar year.

What a day count is genuinely good for is spotting the drift. Two long winters in the same place, plus a few work trips, and you are past the line without ever deciding to move there. This tool exists to show you that before the year is over rather than after.

Common questions

Does 183 days automatically make me tax resident?

No. Crossing 183 days in a country is the point at which most systems start looking at you, not an automatic verdict. Many countries also have tie-breaker tests covering where your home, family, and economic interests are, and those can make you resident on far fewer days.

Does every country use the calendar year?

No. Several run a tax year that starts in April or July, and some count a rolling twelve months rather than a fixed year. This tool counts calendar years, which is the most common basis and a reasonable first check. If your country runs a different year, treat these numbers as indicative.

Do part days count?

Usually yes. Most countries count any day where you were present at midnight, or any part of a day at all. This tool counts the day you arrive and the day you leave as full days, which is the stricter and safer reading.

What about the country I am leaving?

Leaving is often harder than arriving. Some countries keep treating you as resident until you can show you have become resident somewhere else, so being under 183 days in your old country does not by itself end your obligations there.

Is this tax advice?

No. It counts days. Tax residency depends on treaties, ties, and facts about your life that no calculator sees. Use the counts to work out when to talk to an accountant, not instead of talking to one.

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Counting days by hand is how people get caught out

Hopway builds this count from your bookings as they land, so you notice the drift in March rather than the following January.

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