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Netherlands day-count rules

Spending time in Netherlands? The rules below can affect tax residency, your right to remain and any path to residence or citizenship. This page brings Netherlands's day-count rules together — each explained in plain English, with a calculator and a link to the official source.

Residence & citizenship

• 🇳🇱Netherlands EU long-term residenceUses the Schengen area as a proxy for the EU; the two sets are close but not identical, and Ireland is missing from it.<=180 AWAY / 365