If your tax residency depends on days, the burden of proof is usually yours. Reconstructing a year of travel in April is painful. Keeping the evidence as you go is easy.
Records that help
- Boarding passes and e-tickets. Keep the PDFs and booking confirmations, not just the app.
- Passport stamps and border records. In the Schengen Area, stamps have been replaced by the digital Entry/Exit System.
- Accommodation. Leases, hotel invoices and rental receipts with dates and addresses.
- Bank and card statements. Local transactions show where you were on a given day.
- A day-by-day log. A record made at the time, with the country for every day, is far stronger than one rebuilt months later.
What a tax office accepts depends on the country. Ask your adviser what they want to see before the year starts, not when the return is due.
Keep it as you go
Save tickets to one folder as you book them. Note the dates of every border crossing. Once a month, check that your log matches your bank statements.
How Noverstay helps
Noverstay logs the country you’re in every day, automatically. Each day keeps its source: detected by your phone, checked in, scanned from a ticket or added by you. At the end of the year, export a CSV for free, or a PDF day report with Pro, ready for your adviser.
Not legal or tax advice. Rules change; check the official sources above or a qualified adviser.
