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Schengen Visa Rules

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Cyprus and the 90/180 Rule: The Separate Allowance UK Travellers Still Get (2026)

Cyprus is not yet in Schengen, so its 90 days are separate from your Schengen count, for now. The accession timeline, the famous 60-day tax rule, and what changes.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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How Long Can UK Citizens Stay in Greece? 90/180, the FIP Visa and the Tax Line (2026)

90 days in any 180 under the EES, the financially independent person visa for long stays, and Greece's 183-day tax residency line.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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How Long Can UK Citizens Stay in Italy? 90/180, the Elective Residence Visa and the Tax Line (2026)

90 days in any 180 under the EES, the elective residence visa route for long stays, and Italy's 183-day tax residency line. Sourced and current.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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How to Track UK Days for the Statutory Residence Test: What Actually Holds Up (2026)

Spreadsheets, diaries, phone timelines and dedicated trackers, compared against what an HMRC enquiry actually asks for. Honest pros and cons, including ours.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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The UK's New Inheritance Tax Residence Tail: How Long IHT Follows You After You Leave (2026)

Since April 2025, worldwide IHT exposure follows long-term UK residents for years after departure. The 10-of-20 test, the 3-to-10-year tail, and why residence years now need counting.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Moving to Dubai from the UK: The Day Counts That Decide Whether It Actually Works (2026)

Zero income tax only helps if you genuinely leave the UK tax net and genuinely land in the UAE's. Both are day-counting tests. The SRT exit, the UAE 183/90 rules, and the records.

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Leaving New York: The Residency Audit, the Two Tests, and the 548-Day Rule (2026)

New York runs more residency audits than anywhere. The domicile factors, the 183-day statutory trap that survives your move, and the 548-day foreign safe harbor.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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Leaving California: Residency, the Exit Audit, and the 546-Day Safe Harbor (2026)

California has no bright-line exit test: it is facts and circumstances, argued with the FTB. The temporary-or-transitory standard, the safe harbor, and the evidence.

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Schengen Visa Rules

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How to Establish Florida Residency: Domicile, the Declaration, and Surviving Your Old State (2026)

Florida has no income tax and no day-count test. The fight is with the state you left. The Declaration of Domicile, the paper trail, and the day log that wins audits.

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