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Schengen Visa Rules

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Canada's PR Residency Obligation: The 730-Day Rule

Permanent residents must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days in every five-year period. The window rolls, and some days abroad still count.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Irish Citizenship: The 70-Day Absence Rule and the 100-Day Cliff

Ireland requires five years of reckonable residence in the last nine, and allows only 70 days outside the country in the final year. Past 100 days there is no discretion at all.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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F-1 Students and the 5-Calendar-Year Rule: When You Become a US Tax Resident

Your days do not count toward US tax residency, until suddenly they do. An August arrival can burn a whole year of the allowance in four months.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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J-1 Researchers and Professors: The 2-of-6-Years Rule

Visiting scholars assume they are exempt from US tax residency for years. The teacher and trainee clock is far tighter than the student one, and repeat visits burn it.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Posted Workers in the EU: The 24-Month Rule Explained

Sent by your employer to another EU state? You can stay in your home social security system, but only if the anticipated duration is 24 months or less.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Foreign Performers in the UK: There Is No 183-Day Safe Harbour

Touring artists assume a day threshold protects short UK visits. It does not exist. UK withholding attaches to the payment, not to the length of your stay.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Touring Europe: How the Schengen 90/180 Rule Works for Musicians and Crew

The 90/180 limit is recalculated on every single day of your stay, not per trip or per year. For a touring schedule that changes how you plan a whole season.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Working Remotely From Another EU Country: The 25% Rule Explained

If you work in two or more EU states, one country's social security system covers you. Which one depends on whether a substantial part of your work is at home.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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New York's 183-Day Statutory Residence Trap for Consultants and Commuters

You can be domiciled elsewhere and still be taxed by New York on worldwide income. Any part of a day in the state counts as a full day.

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