# CitizenDays

> CitizenDays is an iPhone and Android app, coming soon, that logs the days you spend in and out of countries and counts them against the rules for Australian citizenship (general residence requirement), Canadian citizenship (physical presence), UK settlement (180 days in any 12 months) and the Schengen area's 90 days in any 180. It shows the first day you can apply and warns before a trip breaks a limit. Trips stay on the device; there is no account. It is independent of every government and is not legal advice.

How each rule counts travel days (checked against official sources on 5 October 2026):
- Australia: the day you leave and the day you return count as days in Australia. Absences: no more than 365 days in the 4 years before applying, and no more than 90 in the 12 months before; both periods end the day before the application.
- Canada: the day you leave and the day you return count as days in Canada. 1,095 days of physical presence in the 5 years before signing; days before permanent residence count as half days, up to 365.
- United Kingdom (ILR): only whole days away count as absences. No more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12-month period, counted on a rolling basis.
- Schengen area: the day of entry and the day of exit both count as days of stay. No more than 90 days in any 180-day period, checked for every day of a stay.

## Blog
- [The Australian citizenship residence requirement, explained](https://citizendays.com/blog/australian-citizenship-residence-requirement): 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.
- [Canada’s 1,095-day physical presence rule, explained](https://citizendays.com/blog/canada-citizenship-physical-presence): 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.
- [Do the day you leave and the day you return count?](https://citizendays.com/blog/do-travel-days-count): 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.
- [Does the Schengen 180-day period reset?](https://citizendays.com/blog/does-the-schengen-180-day-period-reset): 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.
- [The Entry/Exit System is live: what it means for your 90 days](https://citizendays.com/blog/ees-entry-exit-system-90-180): 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.
- [Lost track of your trips? How to rebuild your travel history](https://citizendays.com/blog/how-to-find-your-travel-history): 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.
- [The Schengen 90/180 rule, explained day by day](https://citizendays.com/blog/schengen-90-180-rule-explained): 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.
- [The UK’s 180-day rule for ILR: any 12 months, not calendar years](https://citizendays.com/blog/uk-ilr-180-day-absence-rule): 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.

## The app
- [Home](https://citizendays.com/): what the app does
- [Support](https://citizendays.com/support): contact support@citizendays.com

## Optional
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- [Full text of the blog for AI assistants](https://citizendays.com/llms-full.txt)