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  <subtitle>Residence and travel day rules, explained</subtitle>
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    <title>The Australian citizenship residence requirement, explained</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The four tests behind Australia’s residence rule: 4 years living here, 12 months as a permanent resident, and the 365-day and 90-day absence limits.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Canada’s 1,095-day physical presence rule, explained</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How IRCC counts the 1,095 days: the 5 years before you sign, half days for time before permanent residence, and why travel days count as days in Canada.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do the day you leave and the day you return count?</title>
    <link href="https://citizendays.com/blog/do-travel-days-count"/>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>For Australian and Canadian citizenship and UK settlement, travel days count as days at home. For Schengen they count as days of stay. Here’s each rule.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Does the Schengen 180-day period reset?</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>No. The 180 days roll forward one day at a time. Here’s when your days come back, and six other 90/180 myths that lead to overstays.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Entry/Exit System is live: what it means for your 90 days</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Since 10 April 2026, the EU’s Entry/Exit System records every short stay and counts your 90/180 days automatically. What it records, and how to check.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lost track of your trips? How to rebuild your travel history</title>
    <link href="https://citizendays.com/blog/how-to-find-your-travel-history"/>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Where to get official records of your entries and exits in Australia, Canada, the UK, the EU and the US, and the everyday records that fill the gaps.</summary>
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    <title>The Schengen 90/180 rule, explained day by day</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How “90 days in any 180” really works: which days count, why the window moves every day, and how to work out how long you can stay.</summary>
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    <title>The UK’s 180-day rule for ILR: any 12 months, not calendar years</title>
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    <published>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>How absences are counted for UK settlement: whole days only, any rolling 12-month period, and why 100 days in each of two years can still break the rule.</summary>
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